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U.S. Senator Al Franken is cosponsoring a bill that would enable borrowers to refinance old student loans. The Minnesota Democrat says interest rates as high as 10 percent are one reason graduates carry so much debt. “It’s not good for the economy,” he said. “It prevents Americans from making the kinds of decisions that help Read more →
The Streamlined Life Students clearly feel besieged. There is the perception that life is harder. Certainly their parents think it is harder. The result is that you get a group hardened for battle, more focused on the hard utilitarian things and less focused on spiritual or philosophic things. (The New York Times) An Ivy League Read more →
Harvard University Extension School's Cultural Studies Club has ignited a maelstrom of criticism over its plans to reenact a black mass on Monday. The university and the Catholic Church have condemned it, but the club says the Satanic mass is simply for educational purposes.
When state education officials did not see any increase in test scores in recent years, they concluded the four-day week wasn't helping students and should be ended after another year.
Hear a talk by Richard Louv about the future of the environmental movement. He says nearly everyone has some sort of childhood memory of being in nature, and we need to remind people of those memories and encourage people to think positively about the natural environment. The author of "The Nature Principle" and "Last Child in the Woods" says the environmental movement needs to be bolder, and have "the courage of idealism." He spoke in 2012 at the MELSA's "Club Book" series at Hennepin County's Ridgedale Library.
I recently received this copy of a letter that former Gov. Arne Carlson sent to University of Minnesota regents expressing his concern over the U’s handling of the Dan Markingson suicide case: He appears to want an independent investigation into the case — or at minimum a public hearing — as well as information on Read more →
Following up on the demands made by a group of students at the University of Minnesota in how it should handle diversity, the U has issued this response:
This announcement just in from Hamline University: HAMLINE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT LINDA HANSON TO RETIRE IN JUNE 2015 Hamline University President Linda Hanson has announced her plan to retire, effective June 30, 2015, at which time she will have completed 10 years of dedicated service to Hamline University. Under President Hanson’s leadership, the university has moved Read more →
America’s First, and Last, Latino University The National Hispanic University, founded in Oakland, California, in 1981 to address the needs of Latino students, announced in March that it’s over next year. (Washington Monthly) What Would Socrates Think About MOOCs? A brief history of technology revolutionizing education. (Slate) Graduates, take some lessons from commencement speech fiasco Pasadena City College officials invited Read more →
St. Paul schools and other districts across the state have found ways to ensure that more students eat a good breakfast -- and the results are showing up in the classroom.
