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On Campus Blog

Notes in the Margins: Rape, condoms and radiology

Trainees in Radiology and Other Specialties See Dream Jobs Disappearing Recent radiology graduates with huge medical school debts are having trouble finding work, let alone the $400,000 jobs that beckoned as they signed on for years of low-paid labor as trainees. (The New York Times) Boston College Says Students Giving Away Condoms In ‘Safe Sites’ May Be…
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Why Jason Alexander was in St. Paul

Why Jason Alexander was in St. Paul

“So the other day, I get a call from Sen. Al Franken, and he says, ‘Hey, Jason Alexander is in town. Do you want to have dinner with him? He’s the guy who played George (Costanza in the TV show Seinfeld).’ And I said, ‘Of course, I want to have dinner with him.’ (Laughter.) And…
by Alex Friedrich

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Rep. Pelowski on how the buyout of Tubby Smith could hurt UMN

Yesterday I linked to a Rochester Post-Bulletin article that quoted the state House higher education committee chairman calling the $2.5 million contract buyout for fired University of Minnesota basketball coach Tubby Smith “obscene.” The chairman, Rep. Gene Pelowski (DFL-Winona), has been tough on spending by the U and the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU)…
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A confusing moment for UMN-Duluth students in DC

A confusing moment for UMN-Duluth students in DC

A group of University of Minnesota – Duluth students were walking down the street in Washington, D.C., recently, when some dude in a passing car yelled out: “Duluth, Duluth!” That dude ended up being Democratic U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan of the 8th District, who got out and chatted with the students, and then posed for a…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Twitter, millennials and non-degree courses

On Campus, Hoping Success Will Be a Draw Conventional wisdom is open to debate, but there is no denying that Florida Gulf Coast University has vaulted, over the course of a single weekend, from obscurity to floodlighted national visibility. (The New York Times) What I learned this week on Twitter These are the things I have learned,…
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What Rep. Gene Pelowski thinks of the Tubby Smith buyout

State Rep. Gene Pelowski (DFL-Winona), chairman of the House higher education committee, tells the Rochester Post-Bulletin he thinks the $2.5 million buyout of University of Minnesota basketball coach Tubby Smith is ‘obscene’: “I don’t think the university has grasped the public reaction to all of this, that it hurts the university not just as an…
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What Sen. Bonoff says about the UMN admin pay consulting fee

What Sen. Bonoff says about the UMN admin pay consulting fee

I was away last week, so am playing a little catch-up during the lull at the Capitol. Above is a video by Senate higher-education committee Chairwoman Terri Bonoff (DFL-Minnetonka), who, along with state Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk of Cook, asked the University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler to submit a report on administrative spending.…
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Do you agree with the decision to fire Tubby Smith?

Do you agree with the decision to fire Tubby Smith?

By now you may have digested all of the ins and outs of the firing of University of Minnesota basketball coach Tubby Smith and his $2.5 million contract buyout. MPR News is now trying to gauge your reaction in Today’s Question: Do you agree with the decision to fire Tubby Smith? So far, reader John…
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Notes in the Margins: MOOC doubts, prepaid plans and mental-health needs

72% Of Professors Who Teach Online Courses Don’t Think Their Students Deserve Credit  The survey reveals the Grand Canyon-size gap between the higher-education establishment and the coalition of tech companies and lawmakers that are mandating college credit for online courses. (Techcrunch) Prepaid Plan Can Ease Private College Expenses The Private College 529 Plan lets participants prepay tuition at private colleges…
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