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How a professor wants to change UMN grading

“I would like to state my own alarm and dismay at the degree to which grade compression … has infected some of our colleges.” — Christopher Cramer, University of Minnesota chemistry professor and chairman of the U’s Faculty Consultative Committee, on what has prompted his proposal to include in every transcript the percentage of students…
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Why some low-income students don't focus on studies

Why some low-income students don't focus on studies

College Possible founder Jim McCorkle runs the Minnesota-based nonprofit to help low income students get into college. Last night he told Bright Ideas host Stephen Smith how his organization drills into them a fundamental life lesson when it preps them for the ACT. The students in his program take a full practice test four times…
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Should colleges get out of the cafeteria business?

Should colleges get out of the cafeteria business?

“Why the universities … are even in the business of providing food and lodging is a question one could ask. Maybe they should turn those functions over to outsiders and concentrate on what they know best. … Some schools have made some headway in that way. Food services at many many colleges are now contracted…
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Notes in the Margins: Vets, Japanese and Britannica

Why Romney, Obama are education twins Poor Mitt Romney. He appoints a splendid group of education policy advisers, smart people with great ideas. Then he learns that he has to give a speech explaining how he differs from President Obama on schools when those same advisers have spent their careers making that nearly impossible. (The Washington…
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How the UMN may change compensation policy

How the UMN may change compensation policy

The University of Minnesota regents committee on executive pay and transitional leave seems to be sticking to the course it laid out at its last meeting. The review comes after former President Robert Bruininks gave $2.8 million to outgoing officials in leave and other compensation. In some cases, he waived university policy and allowed some…
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Notes in the Margins: Recruiting, security and four years

Denver, Phoenix may be last hotspot for college recruiting But administrators worry that once these areas are tapped, few other locales exist for targeted recruitment. (USA Today) How One University Aims To Make Sure Students Finish In Four Years With an innovative new program, Indiana State University aims to increase those numbers by making a…
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Franken introduces bill for transparency in college costs

Franken introduces bill for transparency in college costs

For those familiar with Minnesota U.S. Senator Al Frankin’s recent call for a boost to student aid, here’s an edited press release just in: Sen. Franken Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Help Families and Students Understand the True Cost of College The “Understanding the True Cost of College” Act Will Ensure Families Know Exact Cost of…
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Notes in the Margins: Ethnic shifts, dual degrees and a CEO debate

At CUNY, an Ethnic Shift Because of Stricter Admissions First-time freshmen at the university’s top-tier schools are entering with higher SAT scores, more Asian students, and fewer black and Hispanics. (The New York Times) For medical students, dual degrees gain popularity A growing number of medical students nationwide are putting in the extra time to earn dual…
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U-Wisconsin students study more than those at UMN

U-Wisconsin students study more than those at UMN

Looks like the U might need to hustle a bit more to catch up with its rival in a key area: studying. From a Washington Post column on findings by the National Survey of Student Engagement: Wisconsin outscores the University of Rhode Island, the University of Arizona, the University of Wyoming, Rutgers, the University of…
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Notes in the Margins: Elite culture, easy classes and online quality

Findings give boost to online classes The burgeoning movement to put more college classes online, which attracted the support of Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology earlier this month, is getting another endorsement that may have an even greater impact: rigorous evidence that the computer can be as effective as the classroom. (The Boston…
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