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Four Minnesota colleges called Red Flag Schools in USA Today

Four Minnesota colleges called Red Flag Schools in USA Today

USA Today has analyzed federal data to come up with a table of “Red Flag Schools” — those whose student-loan default rates are greater than their graduation rates. For-profits and community colleges dominated the list, and four Minnesota schools were present. You can see them above in the “Minn” section. The article mentions a big…
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Tommie President Sullivan: No proselytizing, just debating

Tommie President Sullivan: No proselytizing, just debating

A Chronicle of Higher Education story on the growing number of lay people leading Roman Catholic colleges includes Julie Sullivan, who earlier this year was named to lead the University of St. Thomas. Its nugget on Sullivan: She said this spring that she was keen to preserve the university’s traditions. “I hope they’re not changed,”…
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Notes in the Margins: Petraeus, obesity and unauthorized Arizona students

Obesity Tweet “not part of research” A Tweet sent by a University of New Mexico psychologist, which suggested that obese people do not have the willpower to complete a PhD, was not, as its author had claimed, “part of a research project”, the institution has concluded. (Times Higher Education) CUNY is Paying David Petraeus $200,000 to…
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Where Winona State will be holding classes next year

Where Winona State will be holding classes next year

All you students at lazy-river universities can’t beat this: Winona State University is getting a floating classroom next spring. The Dr. Calvin R. Fremling Floating Interpretive Center and Classroom is a boat that will seat 49 and offer classes and events focused on biology, science and the environment. WSU had a houseboat that also served…
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Why some UMN ed students don’t want Teach for America

Why some UMN ed students don’t want Teach for America

About 180 students, alumni and teachers have signed a petition explaining why they don’t want the University of Minnesota to engage in a proposed partnership with Teach For America: “We believe that this partnership offers unearned legitimacy to a significantly flawed and powerful force in education, one which sends underprepared teachers into communities of students…
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Notes in the Margins: Rising humanities, 3D printing and extra presidential duties

What It Takes to Make New College Graduates Employable Closing the gap between what employers need and what colleges produce will require effort from both sides, specialists say. (The New York Times) 3D printing gaining popularity on college campuses On some college campuses, clicking “print” is taking on a whole new meaning. (USA Today) New presidents at…
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Parent: Finances aren’t the only benefit of college credit

Parent: Finances aren’t the only benefit of college credit

A reader named Donna T has chimed in on the question of whether the benefits of earning college credit in high school have been overstated: “My children took several AP (Advanced Placement) courses in high school, and the consequences were similar: their financial aid ran out before they completed their degrees. However, the benefits were…
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Notes in the Margins: Floating schools, misleading rankings and unbundled education

UC programs in lieu of affirmative action show limited success In the nearly two decades since California voters banned the use of affirmative action in college admissions, the two most competitive University of California schools — UCLA and Berkeley — saw enrollments of black and Latino students plunge and have struggled to recover. (Los Angeles Times) ‘Floating…
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Mankato’s Gage Towers go boom

Mankato’s Gage Towers go boom

Two signature buildings on the campus of Minnesota State University in Mankato came down today. A demolition crew razed the twin 12-story residence halls known as Gage Towers, built nearly 50 years ago, at about 9:30 a.m. The school’s interim alumni relations director, Jennifer Myers, says the buildings were demolished because they can’t be updated.…
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