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February 13, 2014 2:13 PM

U of M campus security upgrade to cost $4.1M

Campus security improvements prompted by last fall’s surge in robberies will cost the University of Minnesota $4.1 million. More than three-quarters will go toward installation of a key-card security system in campus buildings. The rest will go to improved campus lighting and more external security cameras. Pam Wheelock, vice president for university services, said the Read more →

by Alex Friedrich

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February 13, 2014 2:57 AM

Notes in the Margins: AP growth, drought and shady internships

Advanced Placement Classes Grow In Popularity There are questions, though, about whether doors to AP classes have been opened too wide and whether schools are doing enough to assist students in them. (Associated Press via The Huffington Post) Federal College Ratings: Three Modest Steps First, I would launch a pilot program of surveys of the veterans and Read more →

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February 12, 2014 9:35 AM

University of Minnesota readies next step for future Rochester campus

Officials with the University of Minnesota Rochester continue to move ahead with plans to build a campus just south of the city’s downtown district.

by Elizabeth Baier

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February 12, 2014 5:25 AM

More two-year colleges turning to on-campus housing

The college residential experience — living on campus, walking to class and hanging out with classmates at night – may no longer be the domain of four-year colleges and universities. An increasing number of community and technical colleges in Minnesota are shedding the reputation of sleepy commuter schools and building on-campus housing to lure students. Read more →

by Alex Friedrich

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February 12, 2014 3:40 AM

Notes in the Margins: Donations, part-time profs and a German corporate trend

US college degrees increasing in value Wage gap grows for those who don’t have them. (Associated Press via The Boston Globe) New federal health care rules define workload of part-time college instructors New rules for the Affordable Care Act spell out for the first time a federal method to define the workload of part-time college Read more →

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February 11, 2014 7:44 AM

Clothing retailer donates downtown building to U of M – Duluth

MPR reporter Dan Kraker reports: A Duluth-based woman’s clothing retailer announced today it will donate one of its current headquarters buildings to the University of Minnesota-Duluth. Maurices is building a new office headquarters slated to open in December next year. The company is currently spread out in three buildings. It will donate the largest one, Read more →

by Alex Friedrich

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February 11, 2014 4:57 AM

What conclusions can one draw from 5 years of sexual-assault data?

Today’s Star Tribune reports that sexual assaults reported at Minnesota colleges went up 23 percent from 2008 to 2012, and reports at the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities rose 31 percent. The bar charts included the print version of the newspaper, however, show a picture that’s more complicated than the one portrayed in the Read more →

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February 11, 2014 4:39 AM

Notes in the Margins: Parents, search committees and the for-profit image

Doing Higher Ed Right Increasing education funding! Hiring full-time professors! Are these places for real? (Slate) The politics of the public eye There are clear and direct benefits for academics to communicate with broader audiences, but what about the downsides? This is less about the media platforms facilitating exposure and more about the divisive elements Read more →

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February 10, 2014 6:06 AM

University of Minnesota wants to continue stadium alcohol sales

University of Minnesota officials want beer and wine to keep flowing at TCF Bank Stadium. On Friday, regents will review a report on the U’s two-year experiment selling beer and wine in the stadium comes to an end July 1. Campus officials say selling alcohol has led to no significant increase in the number of Read more →

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February 10, 2014 4:13 AM

Notes in the Margins: Coed dorms, counselors’ admissions and a higher-ed overhaul

An Inmate and a Scholar When the newest issue of Columbia Journal of European Law came out last month featuring a 31-page scholarly article on Turkish nationals in the European Union, the author’s note at the bottom of the first page was the only indication that the writer was not your typical Ivy Leaguer. (The New Read more →

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