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On Campus Blog

How people view Macalester College

The schools in the area around us tend to think of us as elitist snobs, while the more conservative liberal arts schools elsewhere seem to think of us as illegitimate successes. — A Mac student writing in a Unigo survey about stereotypes of her school
by Alex Friedrich

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Universities push for higher 4-year grad rates

Universities push for higher 4-year grad rates

MPR’s Tim Post has a story on the push by the U, as well as Minnesota colleges and universities, to encourage students to graduate in four years. That four-year graduation rate has become a key performance indicator in higher education. Just under half of the U students in the Twin Cities graduate in that amount…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: criminal athletes, DREAM Act and female PhDs

Arrests of College Athletes Are More Than Double Those of Pros Seventy of the 125 college and pro players arrested this year are college football players. (chronicle.com) Grant Calder: College Isn’t Common Stock A recently released study attempts to grade institutions of higher education by their ROI and in doing so takes the college rankings…
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Emmer: $300 million from higher ed

Emmer: $300 million from higher ed

Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer is starting to talk higher education in the election campaign — and he’s talking cuts. MPR’s Tom Scheck and Mike Mulcahy report that Emmer would reduce higher education funding by $300 million in the next biennium. For the reactions of his opponents, turn to MPR’s Capitol View blog, which reports: Independence Party…
by Alex Friedrich

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Minnesota has 20% of the top nerd colleges

Minnesota has 20% of the top nerd colleges

Here’s a recent ranking by college Web site Unigo in which two Minnesota institutions — Carleton College (#2) and Macalester College (#5) — placed in its Top 10 Most Intellectual Colleges. Like other Unigo Top 10 lists, it was based on votes by 30,000 college students across the country. So consider that when you’re looking…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Virtual study group, defaults, hiring and movie religion

Leech Lake Tribal College marks high enrollment, prepares for reaccreditation As President Ginny Carney prepares for the college to apply for continuing accreditation, she said she hopes the increase in enrollment will be viewed favorably by the accreditation team. (bemidjipioneer.com) Start-Up Aspires to Make the World ‘One Big Study Group’ OpenStudy, a start-up company spun…
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The best part-time jobs for college students (and tips for the search)

So you’ve just arrived at school and realize that scholarship or summer savings is not going to stretch as far as you’ve thought. What next? Act fast. The job scene varies from campus to campus, so don’t rely on the views of friends studying in other cities. Check with your school’s job placement office or…
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Tommie prez on Monckton insults

Father Dennis Dease, president of the University of St. Thomas, on being called names by climate skeptic Christopher Monckton, 3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley, during a dispute between Monckton and St. Thomas Professor John Abraham: This is the first time I have been called a creep – at least by a peer of the realm,…
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Winona State student dies in hiking fall

An 18-year-old Winona State University student was found dead Sunday near Fountain City, Wis., after apparently falling during a hike, university officials announced. Law enforcement officials say the fall that killed Jasper Youngren, of Carlton, Minn. appears accidental. No other details were released Monday. Buffalo County authorities are investigating. Youngren enrolled at WSU this fall…
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Notes in the Margins: Raises, UMore, neighborhood relations and nursing

An Argument Against Taking (and Retaking) the SAT and ACT A longtime counselor seeks to put the rest the “myth,” as he calls it, that top colleges prefer an SAT score to an ACT score. (thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com) Police deploy bomb squad for suspicious box near U campus Police closed University Avenue for roughly three hours Saturday…
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