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Kaler on moving money from administration into the classroom

Forum question: How do we reallocate administrative resources so that we have more instructional resources? I’m in favor of it. I haven’t had a chance to have conversations that would better inform what I have to say. The (net) cost of education at Stony Brook is $12,000. I haven’t been able to get precisely what…
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Kaler on the role of e-learning at the U of Minnesota

Forum question: What’s your vision for e-learning? It’s probably not as sharp as it should be. We need to evaluate the landscape around e-learning very carefully. A lot of (institutions) have moved very aggressively, and being third or fourth is not the best thing strategically. We need to have an advantage. … We need to…
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Kaler on the role of the liberal arts at the U-Minnesota

Forum question: What’s your vision for the College of Liberal Arts? It’s an absolute core competency, and we have to protect it. I will invest in it, and they will not wane. On my watch, that will not happen. … I’m extremely impressed by the recent report by the (U of M) College of Liberal…
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Kaler on the commercialization of research

Forum Question: Do you support the commercialization of research? Universities don’t have deep pockets. Their ability to protect intellectual property is very limited. They need to reach out to companies — established and start-up — to help them. I’m interested in commercialization. It’s critical to tap the intellectual property that staff and faculty have created.,…
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MnSCU to ask legislature for $630 million annually in next two years

Just got this from MnSCU HQ: Minnesota State Colleges and Universities board approves budget request to Legislature The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees on Wednesday approved a recommendation from Chancellor James H. McCormick that the board request $630 million annually from the state in 2012 and 2013. The request is the amount…
by Alex Friedrich

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U-Minnesota frat drinking ban ends

The Minnesota Daily reports that the Interfraternity Council at the University of Minnesota has ended its ban on alcohol — but replaced it with a new system. Council president Martin Chorzempa told the Daily: “It’s not like we just said, ‘Ok, we’re going to lift it. It’s gone now.’ The moratorium has been replaced now…
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House higher ed chair: MnSCU bonuses a bad idea

House higher ed chair: MnSCU bonuses a bad idea

I tracked down the incoming chairs of the House and Senate committees on higher education — Republicans Bud Nornes and Michelle Fischbach — and got a few comments about what they see ahead in the coming year. The only really interesting comment was Nornes’ criticism of the recent bonuses that the Minnesota State Colleges and…
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The next MN House, Senate higher ed committee chairs

As I tweeted earlier, the chairs of the state House and Senate education committees were just announced this morning: House Higher Education Policy & Finance Committee: Bud Nornes (R-Fergus Falls/District 10A) Senate Higher Education Budget & Policy: Michelle Fischbach (R-Paynesville/District 14)
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