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Why the U issued a warning letter to one of its physicians

Why the U issued a warning letter to one of its physicians

“I thought I was doing as good a job as could be done on the disclosure and complying with the university policies. I came up short in two or three instances where my ‘I’s’ weren’t perfectly dotted or ‘T’s’ crossed. I acknowledge that and completely accept the responsibility that goes with it.” — University of…
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Video: If Keynes and Hayek had rapped

Video: If Keynes and Hayek had rapped

For your Econ 101 students: In the style of the previous Strunk and White video, famed economists John Maynard Keynes and F. A. Hayek go out on the town before attending a conference — and turn their theories into rap battle.
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: James Franco, Korean exams and education in one course

Making Science Leap From the Page When a college textbook, “Principles of Biology,” comes out from the Nature Publishing Group in January, one place it won’t be is on the shelves of school bookstores. (The New York Times) M.I.T. Expands Its Free Online Courses While students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology pay thousands of dollars for courses, the university will announce a new program…
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State looks at alternative ways to evaluate schools

State looks at alternative ways to evaluate schools

A recent report from the Center on Education Policy found that almost half the nation's public schools failed to make adequate yearly progress under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. Minnesota, along with 11 other states, has asked for a waiver allowing it to establish alternative evaluation standards. Midmorning speaks with the state's education commissioner about what those standards would look like.

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Another note that Hamline reportedly sent to Emmer

 “Please note, if you have another development and don’t want to come to Hamline on a full-time basis, you can always teach next spring as an adjunct to get your feet wet and embark on a teaching career.” — A note that jilted teaching candidate Tom Emmer says came from Anne McCarthy, dean of Hamline…
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What role should personal politics play in the hiring of faculty?

What role should personal politics play in the hiring of faculty?

In writing about the Hamline-Emmer hiring controversy, I asked dozens of faculty and administrators in our Public Insight Network how much of a role personal politics should, and does, play in the hiring of tenure-track and non-tenure-track faculty. (Emmer was reportedly rejected over his political views, including his vocal opposition to same-sex marriage.) The general…
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When is an oral job offer as good as a written one?

When is an oral job offer as good as a written one?

Concordia University – St. Paul faculty member David Mennicke joined a minority of Public Insight Network folks who’ve commented on the Emmer-Hamline job-offer flap in saying that it wouldn’t be fair to dump a candidate after an oral offer is extended. He adds: An oral offer should be extended only if the formal written offer…
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University of Minnesota chief lobbyist leaving after two decades

“She’s smart as a whip. She could look three, four days into the future and know exactly how things were going to come out and get everybody ready for what was going to happen.” —  University of Minnesota CFO Richard Pfutzenreuter on the U’s chief lobbyist, Donna Peterson, who’s retiring next month after 20 years on…
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