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My arrival and breakfast at Inver Hills Community College
When I drive onto the Inver Hills Collegecampus this morning, I find it’s quite different from the other two community colleges I’ve visited so far. Unlike Saint Paul College and South Central, which have essentially one main building where most things take place, Inver Hills is much more spread out. I have to drive past…
Blogging today from Inver Hills Community College
I’m off this morning to Inver Grove Heights to spend the day at Inver Hills Community College. It’s my third community college, and so far may be the one with the most campus life — even as it sits a little isolated from the rest of the community. (It’s right near the intersection of Minnesota…
U of M names Karen Hanson as provost
The University of Minnesota has announced that Karen Hanson will be the school's next provost and senior vice president of academic affairs.
From The Bemidji Pioneer via MPR’s Minnesota Today: The man who was once dubbed “Bemidji’s best friend” has died. Lowell “Ted” Reno Gillett, former Bemidji State University president and founder of the Joint Economic Development Commission, died Sunday morning at Sanford Bemidji Medical Center. He was 86 years old. Memorial services will be held at…
Video: How St. Thomas had Gehry's Winton house moved
Now that the Frank Gehry-designed Winton Guest House has been moved to the grounds of the University of St. Thomas’ Daniel C. Gainey Conference Center in Owatonna, Minn., St. Thomas has released the video on the move. Reassembly at the St. Thomas site comes in around the 8-minute mark. (The grand opening is Sunday, and here’s the…
In case you haven’t heard, this year’s winners of the Nobel Prize for economics are former University of Minnesota professors. This from the U: U of M President Kaler congratulates former U faculty on receiving the Nobel Prize in economics Two former University of Minnesota Department of Economics faculty – Thomas Sargent of New York…
Karen Hanson named provost of the University of Minnesota
This just in from the U: University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler names alumna Karen Hanson as the new provost Board of Regents to vote on the appointment at October meeting   University of Minnesota president Eric Kaler today announced that Karen Hanson will be the university’s new senior vice president for academic affairs and…