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Ranking: Bemidji State 3rd cheapest public school in out-of-state tuition

Ranking: Bemidji State 3rd cheapest public school in out-of-state tuition

We’ve heard a lot recently about the pressure the University of Minnesota is under to raise its tuition for out-of-state students. But here U.S. News & World Report points to Bemidji State University as the campus with the lowest price for non-Minnesotans. According to the MnSCU website, it’s one of about two dozen MnSCU campuses…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Banks, the lure of Canada and the male education gap

New College Grad Takes Job They Don’t Want Every 5 Minutes A recent study, which focused on underemployment among recent college graduates, found about 120,000 of people who last year obtained bachelor’s degrees took jobs in sectors other than those which they most preferred. Very often, that means getting a job in retail or restaurant work, two sectors…
by Alex Friedrich

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How technology has affected North Dakota’s higher-ed investigation

How technology has affected North Dakota’s higher-ed investigation

Here’s a potential disadvantage of outsourcing a university’s email system: You might not be able to find out quickly whether someone has been deleting tens of thousands of emails to escape open-records laws. That’s apparently the problem over at North Dakota State University. Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem is trying to find out whether the university…
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Exactly how many more bachelor’s degrees should the metro area be producing?

Late last week I posted about MnSCU officials’ concerns that Metropolitan State University could not handle the demand for four-year degrees all by itself. I asked MnSCU officials: So if Metropolitan State isn’t producing enough, how many more should it be producing? They didn’t have any exact numbers. So far, what they have provided are…
by Alex Friedrich

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Do white women recognize the entitlements they gained from affirmative action?

Before yesterday’s decision on the Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin race case — in which the person suing, Abigail Fisher, is a white woman — University of Minnesota law professor Michele Goodwin mentioned in the Wisconsin Law Review the role of white women in affirmative action: “(Ever since) Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, individuals…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Women, blogging and higher-ed spending

Women underrepresented at academic conferences Study suggests women more likely than men to turn down invitations to speak. (Times Higher Education) US again tops list of higher-ed spenders The US has reclaimed its position as the biggest spender on higher education, as rising fees pushed it clear in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s annual figures.…
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What the UMN and Carleton admissions chiefs said about Fisher v. Texas

What the UMN and Carleton admissions chiefs said about Fisher v. Texas

I’ve spoken with the two Minnesota admissions directors to get an idea of how today’s Supreme Court ruling in the Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin case could affect how they conduct admissions here. Both said their schools need to study the ruling more before they could say anything definite. But after getting a…
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What the Supreme Court affirmative action case means for MN colleges

What the Supreme Court affirmative action case means for MN colleges

For those wondering what today’s Supreme Court ruling on Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin means for Minnesota, I’ve spoken with a couple of Twin Cities law professors: Michele Goodwin at the University of Minnesota and Thomas Berg at the University of St. Thomas. The bottom line: The decision doesn’t force Minnesota colleges to…
by Alex Friedrich

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The cultural puzzle facing President Eric Kaler

The cultural puzzle facing President Eric Kaler

Meredith McQuaid, associate vice president and dean of International Programs at the University of Minnesota, tells the Minnesota Daily about postsecondary education in China: “It’s difficult for any non-American to figure out how this country runs higher education. … If a student said she wanted to study in America, it’s daunting for them to figure…
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