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MinnPost.com
Attacking 'aspiration gap' helps catapult new names to top-high-schools list
I know: Snore, right? Au contraire, this year the exercise generated actual news. Partly, the change is the result of a new ratings system instituted by U.S. News. But it’s also because of conscious decisions made by school leaders — yes, Education Commi...
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University Business
Woes Of Higher Education Grow (Opinion)
Public higher education in America is in deep trouble, yet top University of Minnesota officials are doing the academic version of rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. Student loan debt is higher than the amount Americans owe on credit cards or ca...
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On Campus
What some U regents said about executive compensation
A lot of it was nuts-and-bolts stuff. Chairman Richard Beeson said the board hopes to wrap things up by the end of next session, which is May 25. He sees three areas they’ll focus on: Eliminating the separate administrative leave policy. He said they’ll...
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On Campus
Notes in the Margins: Dogs, CEOs and Big Brother
Friday Night Lights Author Calls For A Ban On College Football The Pulitzer-prize winning author’s argument comes as colleges and universities around the country see their non-core services scrutinized against the fees colleges charge for them. (The Huff...
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Duluth News Tribune
Local View: OK, Duluth is a college town, but can it be more?
One of the most exciting aspects of the recently approved Higher Ed Small Area Plan, love it or hate it, is its potential to finally advance the conversation about neighborhood development among homeowners, college students, landlords, the universities a...
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TwinCities.com
University of Minnesota $3.5 billion budget plan draws praise, unease
qualms about the rising tab for students. Regent John Frobenius asked to see a tuition hike comparison with peer universities, to get a better sense of "where we are in the marketplace." Praise for investments in new faculty, employee pay and academics....
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iStockAnalyst
McGraw-Hill Education Partners With University of Minnesota To Launch Institution-Wide Program That Scales e-Books
NEW YORK, May 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As universities and educational publishers grapple with the challenge of driving acceptance and adoption of e-books on college campuses, McGraw-Hill Higher Education has come one step closer to reaching the e-book t...
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Brainerd Dispatch
Central Lakes College Graduation: Two years, two honorary degrees and a 30 year age difference, they did it together
They walked proudly together across the stage to the applause of their families and classmates. An achievement that began at two opposite ends of the age spectrum, the term ‘honors’ holds more meaning for Maggie Tiede and Julie Jo Larson than just a word...
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Worthington Daily Globe
Minnesota West gets $4.6 million
Beth rickers/daily globe The current fitness and athletic facilities at Minnesota West Community and Technical College, Worthington campus, will be renovated and expanded thanks to funding provided in the legislature’s 2012 bonding bill. WORTHINGTON — A...
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On Campus
St. Thomas president Dease retiring June 2013
Father Dennis Dease, president of the University of St. Thomas since 1991, announced today that he will retire on June 30, 2013, upon the completion of his 22nd year in office. Dease, who turns 69 this month, began the 14th presidency of St. Thomas on Ju...
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Business Wire
TimeTrade Joins the National College Testing Association (NCTA)
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TimeTrade® (www.timetrade.com), the global market leader in online appointment scheduling for business and for higher education, today announced that it has become a Corporate Member of the National College Testing Association (N...
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Minneapolis Star Tribune
On the education beat: College leaders pledge to give back
One Minnesota college president has signed a public pledge on a subject she considers quite private -- charitable giving. MaryAnn Baenninger, president of the College of St. Benedict, and 27 other college leaders just signed the Presidents' Pledge Agains...
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On Campus
MN employers: Students need common sense, work ethic
Finding people who want to work and not just collect a paycheck is next to impossible. The skill most lacking is a work ethic. Not to mention, it is nigh on impossible to find a creative mind in today’s work place. -Mark Hayes, head of Research and Devel...
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On Campus
Notes in the Margins: Lawyers, janitors and accountability
Custodian Graduates From Columbia After Working Way Through School Now, 20 years after leaving the former Yugoslavia for America without speaking a word of English, Gac Filipaj has earned a B.A. in Classics — with department honors — from Columbia Univer...
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Watertown Daily Times
Universities test-optional policy increases applicants
POTSDAM After adopting test-optional admissions policies, two north country universities have seen a surge in applications. Traditionally before entering college, students take one or both of the SAT and ACT standardized tests. SUNY Potsdam moved to tes...
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