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October 23, 2013 5:12 AM

Saint Benedict president resigning in June 2014

This came in from the College of Saint Benedict yesterday afternoon while I was away on vacation: College of Saint Benedict President MaryAnn Baenninger Will Step Down in June 2014 MaryAnn Baenninger, 14th president of the College of Saint Benedict (CSB), has informed the CSB Board of Trustees that she will step down from the Read more →

by Alex Friedrich

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October 23, 2013 3:12 AM

Notes in the Margins: ROTC, flipped classrooms and open textbooks

More open textbooks to be available The project will ultimately see 40 open textbooks available for students and instructors in highly enrolled first- and second-year subject areas. (Campbell River Mirror) College Board: Tuition growth slowing at public colleges The spike in tuition and fees for public colleges after the 2008 financial crisis has given way to slower Read more →

by Alex Friedrich

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October 16, 2013 10:56 AM

Ex-students’ lawyers asking states for info on Globe/MSB

Looks like Minneapolis attorneys Clayton Halunen and Scott Carlson are scouring records in Minnesota, Wisconsin and South Dakota in their lawsuit against Globe University.

by Alex Friedrich

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October 16, 2013 10:36 AM

How user-friendly is the Common Application?

I’ve just gotten off the phone with William Mullen, the VP for enrollment management for Augsburg College. I asked him whether he’s concerned about nationwide glitches in The Common Application, which Augsburg uses. Mullen said staffers have run some test applications, and so far have seen no problems. But he did say students will find Read more →

by Alex Friedrich

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October 16, 2013 8:52 AM

Minnesota colleges brace for potential application snafus

Some Minnesota private colleges are waiting nervously to see whether the association behind The Common Application works out a range of glitches in time for this fall’s early-decision application deadlines. The technical problems, which have garbled students’ applications and even prevented their delivery, blew the October early-admissions deadlines of Georgia Tech and the University of Read more →

by Alex Friedrich

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October 16, 2013 3:43 AM

Notes in the Margins: Music, essay mills and the scientific body blow

Is Music the Key to Success? The phenomenon extends beyond the math-music association. Strikingly, many high achievers told me music opened up the pathways to creative thinking. And their experiences suggest that music training sharpens other qualities: Collaboration. The ability to listen. A way of thinking that weaves together disparate ideas. The power to focus on Read more →

by Alex Friedrich

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October 15, 2013 9:29 AM

Why the Pioneer Press is giving the MnSCU chancellor props

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system Chancellor Steven Rosenstone appears to have impressed the Pioneer Press with the big workforce-training initiative he has launched since taking office. The paper doesn’t get into specifics of what Rosenstone has pushed — such as employer listening sessions, more internship programs and training equipment, and an overhaul of how Read more →

by Alex Friedrich

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October 15, 2013 7:38 AM

What’s wrong with our current approach to financial aid?

(MPR Photo / Alex Friedrich) I recently attended a financial aid forum hosted by the state Office of Higher Education — the one where Saint Paul College President Rassoul Dastmozd warned about tying funding too closely to college performance measures. The forum raised some interesting points, such as how our financial-aid system is essentially a voucher Read more →

by Alex Friedrich

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October 15, 2013 4:21 AM

Lake Superior College to open a downtown Duluth campus

Just got this announcement from Lake Superior College in Duluth late yesterday. I find the downtown location interesting, especially considering MnSCU’s proposal for a systemwide overhaul of course offerings and locations. Lake Superior College Expands into Downtown Duluth Lake Superior College has announced that it will open a new campus in Downtown Duluth. The facility will Read more →

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October 15, 2013 3:39 AM

Notes in the Margins: European plagiarism, unpaid interns and a science slur

Why Are There Still So Few Women in Science? As so many studies have demonstrated, success in math and the hard sciences, far from being a matter of gender, is almost entirely dependent on culture. (The New York Times) UK leads Europe in the fight against plagiarism Some continental efforts to ensure integrity are ‘primitive’, study Read more →

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