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What the University of Minnesota says about the loss of its head lawyer

What the University of Minnesota says about the loss of its head lawyer

This is the University of Minnesota’s official announcement of General Counsel Mark Rotenberg’s departure: Mark B. Rotenberg, who has served as the University of Minnesota’s Chief Legal Officer for the past 20 years under four presidents and 11 Board of Regents chairs, will leave the U to take the post of vice president and general…
by Alex Friedrich

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UMN general counsel Rotenberg leaving for Johns Hopkins

UMN general counsel Rotenberg leaving for Johns Hopkins

University of Minnesota General Counsel Mark Rotenberg is leaving the U for a similar position at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MinnPost reports. Sure, that’s insidery stuff, but writer Eric Black mentions why Rotenberg was worth watching: Rotenberg has been in the middle of some of the most important controversies that the U has faced…
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Macalester: How final is a financial aid offer?

Macalester: How final is a financial aid offer?

Macalester College financial aid chief Brian Lindeman discusses in The New York Times how final a college’s financial aid offer is: “Most financial aid offices will not respond positively to simple requests for more aid. We generally won’t improve financial aid packages in response to a financial aid offer from another school.  … Over the years,…
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Notes in the Margins: Ag, adjunct profs and an old ally

More colleges break the news to would-be students online While some holdouts continue to rely only on the U.S. Postal Service to deliver the news, growing numbers of colleges have migrated to online notification in recent years, via Web sites or e-mail. (The Washington Post) The paradox of the college denial letter At the heart of college…
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What new UMN basketball coach Richard Pitino told reporters today

Newly chosen University of Minnesota basketball coach Richard Pitino made a confident debut Friday, telling reporters the U already has the resources it needs to have a successful basketball program. Critics have questioned whether the U is attractive enough to lure the players necessary to build a great team. Williams Arena needs renovations, and the…
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Interactive graphic: What’s the financial return of Minnesota colleges?

Interactive graphic: What’s the financial return of Minnesota colleges?

I recently stumbled across this Wall Street Journal interactive graphic that attempts to show the return on investment (ROI) that various colleges give their students. It factors in cost, debt, graduation rates, average starting salaries and so forth. I typed in a number of Minnesota schools, including a state university, the University of Minnesota and…
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Interactive graphic: What's the financial return of Minnesota colleges?

Interactive graphic: What's the financial return of Minnesota colleges?

I recently stumbled across this Wall Street Journal interactive graphic that attempts to show the return on investment (ROI) that various colleges give their students. It factors in cost, debt, graduation rates, average starting salaries and so forth. I typed in a number of Minnesota schools, including a state university, the University of Minnesota and…
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Notes in the Margins: Chinese, homophobia and super seniors

New guarantees seek to combat the ‘super senior’ To avoid having students take five years to finish college, some universities are instituting a policy that requires students to graduate within four years given they follow a set of rules. (USA Today) Chinese Deluge U.S. Master’s Programs Specialized master’s degrees in accounting, finance and other disciplines have found…
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How much a Minnesota Dream Act would cost the state in financial aid

How much a Minnesota Dream Act would cost the state in financial aid

Meredith Fergus, State Grant analyst at the state Office of Higher Education, told the Senate higher-education committee at a hearing late yesterday that the State Grant program can afford to take in the estimated 330 or so students who are living illegally in Minnesota and who would qualify for state financial aid. The estimated cost…
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A copy of the DEED report on hiring difficulties in Minnesota

Here’s a copy of the state Department of Employment and Economic Development report — obtained by MPR reporter Tom Robertson — on “hiring difficulties” in Minnesota. We’ve already reported on the doubts of research director Steve Hine, but I found the third bullet point in the executive summary of this report interesting. An initial look…
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