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MPR News keeps track of the latest education news in Minnesota so you can understand the events shaping the future of learning and how it impacts students at any level.

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A guide to the new University of North Dakota names

A guide to the new University of North Dakota names

Now that the University of North Dakota has retired its “Fighting Sioux” mascot, the school has been changing the names of associations and programs affiliated with the old name, the Grand Forks Herald reports. (It has no replacement, because by law it’s not supposed to take on another mascot or nickname for a few years.)…
by Alex Friedrich

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Is Northeastern University coming to Minnesota?

Is Northeastern University coming to Minnesota?

Northeastern University in Boston may be coming our way, this recent New York Times piece reports: Northeastern, known for its co-op program in which undergraduates spend significant amounts of time in the workplace, opened its first satellite campus this fall in Charlotte, N.C., and is planning a second in Seattle next year; outposts in Austin,…
by Alex Friedrich

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What's no longer allowed at MSU – Mankato

What's no longer allowed at MSU – Mankato

The Free Press of Mankato has news for university students and staffers there: If you want to purchase an incandescent light bulb or a smoke a cigarette on the Minnesota State University campus — too bad. New regulations are now in effect, so read the full story here.
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Free speech, banned words and the Indian boom

Pushed out of Harvard, professor returns fire Dismissal stirs debate over free speech. (The New York Times via University Business) 5 Colleges That Are Slashing Tuition Costs A plateau seems to have been reached among certain colleges. A stagnant economy and declining attendance has prompted some colleges and universities to cut tuition costs for the first time…
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2012 Think-Off question: Is humankind good or evil?

The Minnesota-based Great American Think-Off is posing a familiar question for its 20th annual debate. This year's question is: "The Nature of Humankind: Inherently Good or Inherently Evil?"

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UND phasing out Fighting Sioux nickname

UND phasing out Fighting Sioux nickname

The university has been working to retire the nickname and accompanying American Indian head logo, which the NCAA deems offensive, and rebrand several organizations and media related to UND's athletics department.

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Checking in with Monte Bute

Checking in with Monte Bute

Minnesota Public Radio reporters have picked their most memorable stories from the past year, you can see all of them here. The story I picked was my profile of Monte Bute, a Metropolitan State University professor diagnosed with a rare form of terminal cancer.  Bute’s cancer is in remission, but could make an aggressive return at any time.…
by Tim Post

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Notes in the Margins: Women back to school, forgiving student loans and hip hop higher ed

Instead of Work, Younger Women Head to School There are now — for the first time in three decades — more young women in school than in the work force. (The New York Times) Should Student Loans be Dischargeable in Bankruptcy?  Will legislative attempts to ease students’ debt burden work, or is a bigger fix needed?…
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Some states phasing out funding for remedial courses

Some states phasing out funding for remedial courses

Our friends at the Hechinger Report are taking a look at Ohio’s effort to defund remedial courses and what the state’s public colleges might do with students who aren’t prepared for college level course work. A Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system report says 40 percent of students who enroll in Minnesota’s public colleges take at…
by Tim Post

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