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On Campus Blog

Notes in the Margins: Youth voting, financial aid and another anti-Obama ruckus

Racial epithets heard at Virginia college after Obama’s reelection Hampden-Sydney College, an all-male school in central Virginia, is investigating an election-night incident in which a group of students upset about President Obama’s reelection set off fireworks, threw bottles and then shouted racial epithets at members of a minority student organization, officials said Thursday. (The Washington Post)…
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Video: How Minnesota families manage to pay for college

Today, the Minnesota Office of Higher Education will be previewing its new video (trailer above), “Paying for College: How Minnesota Families Make It Happen.” (Considering my previous post, I think I’ll be paying special attention.) Here are some of the college and government folks who’ll be appearing in the video — a few of whom…
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Why I am opening up a Minnesota College Savings Plan

Why I am opening up a Minnesota College Savings Plan

Her name is Aria, has just turned 8 weeks, and is one of the reasons On Campus was out of commission recently. This is it, folks. After all that writing about college finance, I’ve finally got some skin in the game. Time to practice what we’ve all been preaching.
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Notes in the Margins: Anti-Obama disturbance, grad-student tweets and ROTC

A third of young Americans hold college degrees One-third of the nation’s 25- to 29-year-olds have completed at least a bachelor’s degree, accordin to a Pew study. That’s a new high. Sixty-three percent have completed at least “some” college. And 90 percent have a high school diploma or GED. (Linking and Thinking on Education) University Of…
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University of Minnesota eliminating Office of Academic Administration

University of Minnesota eliminating Office of Academic Administration

The U has announced more administrative cost-cutting. This from Tim Post: The University of Minnesota has announced plans to eliminate its Office of Academic Administration to save money and streamline operations. The move is expected to save the university $1.6 million eliminate five and a half positions. President Eric Kaler’s chief of staff, Amy Phenix, says…
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Notes in the Margins: Penn State, Canada and fitness over sports

Graham B. Spanier, Former Penn State President, Charged in Sandusky Case The charges against Graham B. Spanier, which include perjury, come as authorities examine how Penn State officials handled allegations of child sexual abuse involving Jerry Sandusky. (The New York Times) The 10 Colleges Where The Professors Get Low Marks The Princeton Review recently ranked the colleges where the…
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How will MOOCs fit into academic plans and support?

Todd Bloom, chief academic officer at Hobsons, an education company, guest blogs on LearnMoreMN about what could be a challenging new responsibility for those schools using Massive Open Online Courses: As institutions find creative ways to use MOOCs to broaden educational opportunities for all students, colleges and universities need to go a step beyond putting in…
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Notes in the Margins: Paper rejection, tuition by major, and Chicago's loan-free aid

NYU Hospital Storm Damage Could Destroy Years Of Research The hospital was forced to evacuate Monday night after a power failure due to Hurricane Sandy, and a significant amount of research also could be washed away. (The Huffington Post) Is Tuition by Major a Good Idea? A Florida state task force on education has just released a recommendation to adjust tuition, by…
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