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December 17, 2013 11:14 AM

Minnesota college enrollment back to pre-recession level

Enrollment at many Minnesota colleges and universities continues to drop as the wave of students seeking education during the recession has ebbed. Preliminary figures from the state Office of Higher Education show that overall headcount is down 2.7 percent since last fall. And it’s down almost 5 percent since the first wave of students hit Read more →

by Alex Friedrich

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December 17, 2013 1:54 AM

Notes in the Margins: Israel, blue books, and a borrower’s Bill of Rights

Could “blue books” be coming to an end? Penn students develop paperless exam alternative While professors might be wary of allowing students to take exams on their computers — with the Internet and their notes just a click or keystroke away — the student software developers says they’ve addressed potential problems instructors may have. (USA Today) Read more →

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December 16, 2013 11:21 AM

Report: 42 private college presidents make $1M

Presidents at 42 private colleges scaled the $1 million annual mark in total pay and benefits in 2011 - a slight bump from the year before.

by The Associated Press

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December 16, 2013 9:00 AM

Improving education for Native American students

Minnesota has the lowest on-time high-school graduation rate--45.5 percent--in the country for Native American students.

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December 16, 2013 5:14 AM

Notes in the Margins: Walmart, recession grads and Eastern Europe

Strauss: Are MOOCs already over? It seems like just yesterday that the country’s major universities were rushing to create courses to grab their share of the expected global market. (The Washington Post) Pay for U.S. College Presidents Continues to Grow The Chronicle of Higher Education released its latest analysis of the compensation for United States college presidents. Read more →

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December 13, 2013 12:00 PM

Black U of M students suspect racial profiling by campus police

Six African-American organizations at the University of Minnesota say a recent uptick in crime around campus has heightened concerns that police are racially profiling students and employees. They say the inclusion of suspects’ race in university crime alerts has been problematic. Although the criminals apprehended have not been connected to the U — and have Read more →

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December 13, 2013 1:35 AM

U of M sponsored research awards down 7.5 %, but trend is still upward

Sponsored research funding for the University of Minnesota declined 7.5 percent last year, according to a university report that regents are scheduled to discuss today. The $56 million drop, to $693 million, was driven in part by the phaseout of federal stimulus money. U officials say the decline was also due to the lingering effects of Read more →

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December 12, 2013 7:23 PM

After Connecticut school shooting, Minnesota districts boost security

A year after a gunman killed 20 students and six adult staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, some Minnesota schools have added new alarms, classroom door locks and security cameras. And some have considered hiring new police officers and security guards.

by Tim Post

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December 12, 2013 12:33 PM

More U of M students able to graduate in four years

A much larger share of students are graduating from the University of Minnesota in four years than two decades ago. Campus officials told regents today that 59 percent of the university’s students graduate. That’s close to the 60 percent rate that the university set in 2006. The Twin Cities campus ranks 10th out of 17 Read more →

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December 12, 2013 8:08 AM

Want drone job training? Self-professed geeks are filling the UND degree program

The university's unmanned aircraft degree program, the nation's first, exploded from five students in 2009 to 120 students last year. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Kansas State have since added similar programs.

by The Associated Press

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