On Campus Blog

May 15, 2014 10:07 AM

Coach Kill setting up epilepsy training fund

University of Minnesota football coach Jerry Kill and his wife are setting up a fund to pay for training on how to respond to epileptic seizures. Kill suffers from epilepsy, and has missed all or part of some games because of seizures. He says the help he received from his wife, Rebecca, and others during Read more →

by Alex Friedrich

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

May 15, 2014 9:23 AM

A look at competing claims over Markingson reviews

The recent campus vigil and remarks by former Gov. Arne Carlson over investigations into the 2004 death of University of Minnesota research patient Dan Markingson have dredged up a long-running question about the case: Has it ever been adequately investigated? The U has stated repeatedly that it has. When asked to lay out its case, Read more →

by Alex Friedrich

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

May 15, 2014 2:37 AM

Notes: Privacy, suicide and the Fighting Sioux

Senators Intend to Amend Federal Student Privacy Law Senator Edward J. Markey, the Massachusetts Democrat, and Senator Orrin G. Hatch, the Utah Republican, say that law needs to be amended to keep pace with the proliferation of student data that has resulted from increased technology use in schools. (The New York Times) Suicide Suit Involving Read more →

by Alex Friedrich

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

May 14, 2014 5:53 AM

Notes: Troop loans, study abroad and the housing market

As Study Abroad Reaches New Highs, Some Are Being Left Out Blacks — who make up 13 percent of all students — account for 5 percent of Americans who study abroad, and Hispanics 7.5 percent, compared to their 11 percent share of enrollment overall. (Washington Monthly) Students need an education in sexual assault – before Read more →

by Alex Friedrich

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

May 13, 2014 12:37 PM

Franken: We need to refinance student loans

U.S. Senator Al Franken is cosponsoring a bill that would enable borrowers to refinance old student loans. The Minnesota Democrat says interest rates as high as 10 percent are one reason graduates carry so much debt. “It’s not good for the economy,” he said. “It prevents Americans from making the kinds of decisions that help Read more →

by Alex Friedrich

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

May 13, 2014 4:56 AM

Plato, non-Ivy happiness, and a diversity requirement

The Streamlined Life Students clearly feel besieged. There is the perception that life is harder. Certainly their parents think it is harder. The result is that you get a group hardened for battle, more focused on the hard utilitarian things and less focused on spiritual or philosophic things. (The New York Times) An Ivy League Read more →

by Alex Friedrich

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

May 12, 2014 10:22 AM

Ex-Gov. Carlson asks U regents about Markingson death

I recently received this copy of a letter that former Gov. Arne Carlson sent to University of Minnesota regents expressing his concern over the U’s handling of the Dan Markingson suicide case: He appears to want an independent investigation into the case — or at minimum a public hearing — as well as information on Read more →

by Alex Friedrich

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

May 12, 2014 9:51 AM

U of M answers demands by Whose Diversity? group

Following up on the demands made by a group of students at the University of Minnesota in how it should handle diversity, the U has issued this response:

by Alex Friedrich

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

May 12, 2014 5:58 AM

Hamline president to retire in 2015

This announcement just in from Hamline University: HAMLINE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT LINDA HANSON TO RETIRE IN JUNE 2015 Hamline University President Linda Hanson has announced her plan to retire, effective June 30, 2015, at which time she will have completed 10 years of dedicated service to Hamline University. Under President Hanson’s leadership, the university has moved Read more →

by Alex Friedrich

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

May 12, 2014 3:03 AM

Notes in the Margins: Latinos, optimism; bye, laundry

America’s First, and Last, Latino University The National Hispanic University, founded in Oakland, California, in 1981 to address the needs of Latino students, announced in March that it’s over next year. (Washington Monthly) What Would Socrates Think About MOOCs? A brief history of technology revolutionizing education. (Slate) Graduates, take some lessons from commencement speech fiasco Pasadena City College officials invited Read more →

by Alex Friedrich

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.