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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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What UW-Stout students might want to major in

What UW-Stout students might want to major in

So how did UW-Stout start this one? From The Quad News: Maybe a career in packaging is better fit for you. Can you imagine studying boxes for four years? Well, people apparently do and according to University of Wisconsin-Stout, “the employment rate for graduates from the school year 2009-2010 was 100 percent.” Read the full…
by Alex Friedrich

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What caused MnSCU to turn sour on the U's transfer decision?

What caused MnSCU to turn sour on the U's transfer decision?

Well, this is an interesting change of opinion. When I was raising some questions earlier this month about the University of Minnesota’s decision to scale back a bit on the number of transfer student’s it’ll be accepting, I wanted to get the reaction of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system. It has some…
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How so is the Freshman 15 a myth?

How so is the Freshman 15 a myth?

This is timely enough, considering we’ve just come off Thanksgiving. TommieMedia (of the University of St. Thomas) covers an Ohio State University study that says the Freshman 15 is a myth. What it finds: Women 2.4 pounds, on average; Men 3.4 pounds; Weight gain does happen over a college career — 7-9 pounds on average for…
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Notes in the Margins: Digital texts, too little debt and the survival of for-profits

The other student loan problem: too little debt Students who take extreme steps to avoid debt at all costs, they say, may get stuck with something much more financially damaging than moderate student loan debt. They may not wind up with a college degree. (Associated Press via NAICU) Textbooks Finally Take a Big Leap to Digital Though…
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For young math phenom, age is just another number

For young math phenom, age is just another number

"He's probably smarter than all of us," his middle school classmates say of eight-year-old Mani Chadaga, who's currently taking geometry and Algebra II.

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My impression of MCAD students — It's the studio

As a wrap-up to the coverage of my visits to Minnesota colleges, I try to write a post summing up my impressions of the campus and its students. This time, though, after visiting the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, I realize I need to highlight an essential part of the students’ lives: their studios.…
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What Kaler is telling the University of Minnesota about reporting sexual assaults

What Kaler is telling the University of Minnesota about reporting sexual assaults

Just got this forwarded to me: To: Members of the University Community From: Eric W. Kaler, President Re: Reporting Sexual Assaults I have been saddened by the deeply disturbing reports from Penn State University in recent weeks, and all of us are understandably upset by the horrific allegations of sexual abuse of children by a…
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After saving athletics, St. Cloud students veto student center renovations

After saving athletics, St. Cloud students veto student center renovations

St. Cloud State University students have again rejected a fee increase to pay for renovations of Atwood Memorial Center, the St. Cloud Times reports. Nine percent of the student body voted, and 42 percent supported the increase, which would have been an additional $4.20 a credit, up to 12 credits, for the next two decades.…
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How Minnesota college business instruction is changing

The Minnesota Private College Council newsletter takes a look at how programs in entrepreneurship are becoming all the rage among colleges: Deeds sees the spate of new programs and centers promoting entrepreneurship as part of a larger trend. “In the 1990s, most of the major business schools had one entrepreneurship course in their MBA program.…
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