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On Campus Blog

What the National Iranian American Council wrote TCF Bank

Here’s a copy of the letter that Jamal Abdi, the council’s policy director, told me was sent to TCF yesterday. It’s in response to TCF’s notifications last month that it would close the accounts of a number of Iranian students at the University of Minnesota. (My story on that is here.) Students I spoke with…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Sandusky, Obamacare and college startups

2013 looks promising for college startups Many factors that weigh on a college startup’s chances and a recent nationwide business survey reveals that confidence might actually be the key. (USA Today) Online college courses to grant credentials, for a fee Providers of free online college courses are experimenting with academic security measures that will enable students who…
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Notes in the Margins: Charm School, endowments and Catholic dorms

Dartmouth Controversy Reflects Quandary for Endowments Trustees’ connections can prove profitable for the universities, offering access to top-performing hedge funds and private equity firms that may not be open to other investors. But they can also create the appearance that the colleges may have nonfinancial motives for picking investments. And if the investments do not perform well, it…
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How Eric Kaler is responding to accusations of admin bloat

How Eric Kaler is responding to accusations of admin bloat

Looks like the University of Minnesota is still dealing with the aftermath of The Wall Street Journal’s Christmas-week piece on administrative spending there. The piece made the U the poster child for administrative bloat, and prompted a Washington Post column in which writer Charles Lane says: … The bloat on many U.S. campuses is now…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Prof stress, homelessness and tech-school teachers

Top 10 Reasons Being a University Professor is a Stressful Job Being a university professor is in no way the least stressful job for 2013, as a recent Forbes article stated. In fact, 2013 is likely to be one of the worst years to be a university professor. (Forbes via Education Dive) Tech school teachers are paid more…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Crowd-sourced loans, aid fraud and the Millennial brain

Millennial Brain Responds Differently to Digital Media These younger brains have the ability to switch tasks and integrate information much more quickly than earlier generations. (ClickZ) 3 Law School Trends to Watch for in 2013 The new year could bring shifts within law schools and the legal industry. (U.S. News & World Report) Student-aid fraud not limited…
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Why STEM must offer students a dose of reality

Yvonne Ng of St. Catherine University writes on the LearnMoreMN blog why hands-on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) courses would be more appealing to women: It’s not surprising that reality is important for females. The majority has not had these experiences as children so they need to have the time to play in reality.…
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Notes in the Margins: Chat rooms, tuition and the fiscal cliff

Colleges using online chat rooms to reach high school students The service, called CollegeWeekLive, is a sort of a virtual college fair, without a crush of students crowding around a table in a school gymnasium. (Los Angeles Times) More private colleges holding line on tuition At least 24 private schools froze tuition this year and eight…
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How would the fiscal cliff affect Minnesota students?

Minnesota Office of Higher Education policy analyst Tricia Grimes has this recap in light of the sequestration-delaying agreement today on the Minnesota State University Student Association website. I think it’s kind of a what-did-we-just-delay piece: (The scheduled cuts) would likely include reductions in Federal SEOG Grants and Federal Work-Study. It would also increase student loan…
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Who is on the House higher-education committee

Who is on the House higher-education committee

As promised, here’s the list of the Minnesota House higher-ed committee members shaping policy this session: Meets: Mon 12:30 – 2 p.m. (Room 5 of the State Office Building)   Chairman: Gene Pelowski (DFL-Winona) Vice Chair: Unnamed (Terry Morrow recently announced his retirement.) GOP Lead: Bud Nornes (R – Fergus Falls) Zachary Dorholt (DFL –…
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