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UMD prof: Our execs get three times the raise that faculty do

UMD prof: Our execs get three times the raise that faculty do

University of Minnesota – Duluth history professor Scott Laderman, whom I interviewed earlier this month for a piece on impending budget cuts there, recently gave a talk about administrative and academic spending. Being a faculty-union official, you can imagine his take. He mentioned newspaper articles that have been critical about spending at the U, including Read more →
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Infographic: Why we shouldn’t neglect computer-science education

Infographic: Why we shouldn’t neglect computer-science education

  I recently received this from a higher-ed marketer for the New Jersey Institute of Technology, a public research university. Although it focuses on the need for more K-12 education in computer science, I was interested in the implications at the college level. I’ve read articles questioning the need for computer-science degrees in college. But Read more →
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Nude photos, tuition cuts and law school reforms

Draft Law School Reforms Could Have Broader Implications Increasing the information available about programs could benefit both undergraduates and law students. (U.S. News & World Report) College teaching assistant e-mails nude pics to class  The University of Iowa says it was an accident, and has asked students to delete images and take down tweets. (USA Today) Sued Over Read more →
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Alum to Kaler: How can the U retain its Nobel winners?

Alum to Kaler: How can the U retain its Nobel winners?

Last week, University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler had another conference call with alumni — this time with about 60,000 who graduated from the Twin Cities campus and are living in the metro area. It was mostly standard stuff, but one item did catch my attention — the Nobel question. I’ve heard it before in Read more →
by Alex Friedrich

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MSU-Moorhead offers early retirement to dozens of faculty

MSU-Moorhead offers early retirement to dozens of faculty

Just when you think university finances might be stabilizing — with the state pumping more money in to MnSCU this year — Minnesota State University – Moorhead has announced a $4.9 million budget deficit. And that means the university will offer early retirement to faculty members, The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead reports. (Clarification: MSU-Moorhead spokesman David Read more →
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Mother sues wilderness education school over son’s death in India

Mother sues wilderness education school over son’s death in India

Last month I wrote about the lack of safety information in the study-abroad industry and a couple of Minnesota students who have died while on trips overseas. Now it appears that the parents of one of those students — Thomas Plotkin of Minnetonka — is suing the company that took him overseas, the Pioneer Press Read more →
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Notes in the Margins: Homeless students, flipped classrooms and PhD truths

10 truths a PhD supervisor will never tell you There are some important dos and don’ts to bear in mind when choosing someone to oversee your doctoral thesis. (Times Higher Education) A response to USA Today article on Flipped Classroom research There are some major problems with the story. Exaggerated claims by ed tech enthusiasts Read more →
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MN Dream Act boosts scholarship aid from Mexican government

MN Dream Act boosts scholarship aid from Mexican government

Minnesota’s Dream Act, which offers instate tuition and access to state financial aid to unauthorized immigrant students, has caught the attention of the Mexican government. It’s boosting to $55,000 the amount of scholarship money it’s giving to Minnesota for the education of Mexican and Mexican-American students. That compares to an average of $20,000 that it Read more →
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Drone videos of College of St. Benedict / St. John’s Univ. campuses

Drone videos of College of St. Benedict / St. John’s Univ. campuses

Now here’s a fun twist on the old campus-tour video: aerial footage taken by a drone. Saint John’s University has one up on YouTube, taken by Curtis Lahr using a Blade 350 QX “remote control quad copter,” according to the YouTube page. (You can see a shadow of the drone at the beginning of this Read more →
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University of St. Thomas School of Law announces tuition freeze

University of St. Thomas School of Law announces tuition freeze

The University of St. Thomas School of Law said today it’s freezing tuition next fall — and implementing a de-facto tuition cut — making it one of a handful of private Minnesota higher-ed institutions in the past few years to announce such moves. (Close to 30 colleges and universities have done the same around the Read more →
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