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On Campus Blog

Notes in the Margins: Saying no, a doctor shortage and being poor at a rich college

The U.S. faces a doctor shortage America is running out of doctors, and next year’s influx of patients will strain the current supply. The nation will be 91,500 physicians short by 2020, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. (Hot Air) How to say no to students When Rex Brynen’s political science students at McGill University Read more →
by Alex Friedrich

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First campus snow shot of the season at Bemidji State University

First campus snow shot of the season at Bemidji State University

Just came across this nice Vine video — a 360-degree shot of snow on the Bemidji State campus. It is the first one I’ve seen in Minnesota, but if you have seen others, send them in. Time to get in to the spirit — or at least get used to it. Update: I may have Read more →
by Alex Friedrich

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MCTC instructor appeals reprimand over race discussion

MCTC instructor appeals reprimand over race discussion

A couple of updates to the structural racism debate at Minneapolis Community and Technical College: First, instructor Shannon Gibney has filed an appeal of the administrative reprimand she received over how she handled a heated discussion with three white male students. You may recall that a top campus official wrote Gibney that she’d created a Read more →
by Alex Friedrich

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Did an MCTC instructor present the problem of structural racism correctly?

Did an MCTC instructor present the problem of structural racism correctly?

Daniel Luzer of Washington Monthly writes that although he has sympathy for Shannon Gibney, the Minneapolis Community and Technical College instructor reprimanded for how she handled a class discussion on structural racism, there’s a point to consider: Structural racism is a very difficult concept to teach to students, and professors have to be very careful about Read more →
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Wealth, preferred pronouns and open-source textbooks

Measuring the Wealth Effect in Education John Jerrim studied access to high-status universities in Britain, the United States and Australia. At elite private American universities, for example, students are six times as likely to come from a professional as a poor or working class background. (The New York Times) The Bill That Could Save College Students $1,200 a Year Two Read more →
by Alex Friedrich

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MSU-Moorhead to cut programs — but says Slate criticism is off

MSU-Moorhead to cut programs — but says Slate criticism is off

Minnesota State University – Moorhead officials are taking issue with a Slate article that says the campus, as well as University of the District of Columbia, are gutting academics to solve budget problems: Soon these regional public universities may have no departments of English, physics, or history—nor a host of other programs often associated with Read more →
by Alex Friedrich

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Minn. AG settles with Herzing U over lack of MAA accreditation

I have Herzing’s reaction below: This announcement just in from the Minnesota Attorney General’s office: MINNESOTA ATTORNEY GENERAL AND HERZING UNIVERSITY REACH SETTLEMENT OVER LACK OF ACCREDITATION OF MEDICAL ASSISTANT ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAM             Attorney General Lori Swanson and Herzing University, a for-profit college based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, entered into a settlement today arising out Read more →
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Notes in the Margins: Classrooms of shame, AP diversity and UAE vo-tech ed

Unusual college essay questions for 2013-14  Even many of the hundreds of schools that accept the online Common Application still require supplemental writing samples. Most of the essay prompts are predictable — but not all. (The Washington Post) United Arab Emirates Looks to Vocational Education The United Arab Emirates is expanding vocational and technical training in Read more →
by Alex Friedrich

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U of M student petition calls for more police muscle on campus

U of M student petition calls for more police muscle on campus

Two University of Minnesota students have launched an online petition calling for a greater police presence on campus. Prompted by the recent rash of crimes, the petition has gained more than 3,100 signatures. It warns: If steps are not taken immediately, we, the students, will take matters into our own hands. Many of us are Read more →
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MCTC: We must have the skills to lead difficult conversations about race

Got this late yesterday from Minneapolis Community and Technical College. It’s in response to news-media attention over a confrontation during a class discussion of structural racism. The gist:  At MCTC, we believe it is essential for our faculty to actively engage students in respectful discussions in the classroom regardless of topic and to create an Read more →
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