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Why the House chairman says regents are a House of Lords

Why the House chairman says regents are a House of Lords

I asked House higher-education chairman Gene Pelowski (DFL-Winona) to comment on the statements that former Republican governor Arne Carlson has made about the University of Minnesota Board of Regents. Carlson essentially says that the legislature needs to choose better regents, who are responsible for the tuition and debt levels at the U. He says they…
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What the UMN says about the higher-ed bills

What the UMN says about the higher-ed bills

This just in from the U: University of Minnesota Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Richard Pfutzenreuter released the following statement today in response to the House and Senate higher education budget and capital investment bills. “We are thrilled that the governor, senators and representatives agree that freezing tuition for the next two years is…
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What's in the House higher-ed bill so far

Here are the highlights of the House committee’s higher-ed bill as it stands now: Overview: The bill appropriates $2.7 billion for the biennium, an increase of $150 million. That’s quite a bit lower than the governor’s $240 million proposal (there may be an update on that), and the Senate’s $250 million proposal. Institutions: The University…
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What’s in the House higher-ed bill so far

What’s in the House higher-ed bill so far

Here are the highlights of the House committee’s higher-ed bill as it stands now: Overview: The bill appropriates $2.7 billion for the biennium, an increase of $150 million. That’s quite a bit lower than the governor’s $240 million proposal (there may be an update on that), and the Senate’s $250 million proposal. Institutions: The University…
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Notes in the Margins: Loans, socioeconomic diversity and the chess arms race

Student Loan Rate Set to Rise, Despite Lack of Support On Tuesday, student advocacy groups are releasing an issue brief charging that the government should not profit from loans, while more and more students bear a crushing debt burden. (The New York Times) A new college-sports arms race emerges: chess There’s a danger in each school spending more…
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Dayton's bonding proposal for MnSCU and UMN

Dayton bonding bill proposal Higher education projects: Those for the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system start on p. 13. Those for the University of Minnesota are on p. 16.
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Dayton’s bonding proposal for MnSCU and UMN

Dayton bonding bill proposal Higher education projects: Those for the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system start on p. 13. Those for the University of Minnesota are on p. 16.
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Why Arne Carlson says the University of Minnesota needs better regents

Why Arne Carlson says the University of Minnesota needs better regents

Former Republican governor Arne Carlson has been on a tear recently. First he wrote this blog post about administrative pay at the University of Minnesota. Then he wrote a related opinion piece for the Star Tribune, which took aim at the U’s Board of Regents. He talked to MPR’s Kerri Miller on The Daily Circuit…
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