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Regents pass two-year freeze for in-state undergrads

Regents pass two-year freeze for in-state undergrads

Tuition for in-state undergraduates at the University of Minnesota will stay flat in the fall, after regents Friday passed a budget that includes the first tuition freeze in a generation. Regents praised the two-year freeze, which University President Eric Kaler won funding for from the legislature. But a few regents, including, expressed concern over the…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Fund-raising, free speech and lesbians

Reporting Your Neighbor’s Speech? Don’t Laugh, It’s Coming To A College Campus Near You What you call “sexual harassment” and what the feds call “sexual harassment” are probably two vastly different things. (Forbes) The Student Debt Crisis Is Everyone’s Problem We’ve lost sight of the fact that higher education is not a product but rather both a…
by Alex Friedrich

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The Huron report on administrative efficiency at the University of Minnesota

Here it is. The executive summary is above, and the full report is below. This needs much closer review, but the gist of it appears to be: No glaring problems, but the U could be more efficient. The report compares the U’s administration to that of more than half a dozen similar universities. It appears…
by Alex Friedrich

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Audio: A little overview of UMN accountability and budget

Here’s a financial summary I gave Tom Weber this morning in advance of the University of Minnesota‘s release of a key administrative-spending analysis today, and regents’ vote tomorrow on next year’s budget. We’ve thrown in a little MnSCU info as well as well.
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Is the University of Minnesota doing enough to be affordable?

Is the University of Minnesota doing enough to be affordable?

A little back-and-forth has sprouted up in the Star Tribune over the affordability of a University of Minnesota education. (Reminds me a bit of comments I’ve recently posted here and here.) On June 7, the Strib printed this letter from a reader: Attending will remain costly on a net basis Any enthusiastic support for the…
by Alex Friedrich

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U.S. Rep. John Kline: Senate wringing its hands over student loan rates

U.S. Rep. John Kline: Senate wringing its hands over student loan rates

As you may know, the U.S. Senate has failed to pass a bill to deal with the impending doubling of the interest rate of new Stafford subsidized student loans. That leaves the rate to double to 6.8 percent unless lawmakers can strike a deal. (I’ve covered the efforts of U.S. Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison of Minneapolis…
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Notes in the Margins: Cheating, bankruptcy and race-based admissions

Data Reveal a Rise in College Degrees Among Americans The increase, which follows more than two decades of slow growth in college completion, appears to be driven by the recent recession and the creation of new types of jobs. (The New York Times) For some college students, eating locally is a lifestyle With a steady increase in…
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What students at 4-year MnSCU campuses say about textbooks

I thought I’d post this as a follow-up to my previous story on open textbooks. It highlights some of the options that student leaders at MnSCU’s universities would like to explore. I find the last two ideas — loosening financial aid and tuition-payment restrictions to account for textbooks — interesting. I’m hoping to follow up…
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Why Minnesota’s use of open textbooks may increase

Why Minnesota’s use of open textbooks may increase

Student representatives for the state’s colleges and universities have been pushing for cheaper alternatives to textbooks, and they’re hoping they’ll gain some ground now that they have backing from the state Legislature. The recently passed higher education bill orders the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system to find a way to use free and…
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