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The scariest reading ever of a children’s book. (Thanks, St. Olaf.)

The scariest reading ever of a children’s book. (Thanks, St. Olaf.)

The internet is creeping out over the reading that St. Olaf College‘s writer in residence, Benjamin Percy, has given to the classic children’s book, Goodnight Moon. You can listen to the audio on the website of Gray Wolf Press, which says: Bedtime stories are supposed to settle the mind and calm the nerves. Benjamin Percy’s Read more →
by Alex Friedrich

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Rybak to focus on achievement gap

Rybak to focus on achievement gap

Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak will become the executive director of Generation Next -- an advocacy group focused on closing the achievement gap in education. He'll also teach some courses at the University of Minnesota. MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Rybak about life after the mayor's office.

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Globe executive: Attacks on our private loans are way off

Globe executive: Attacks on our private loans are way off

Globe University / Minnesota School of Business has responded to my reposting yesterday of a Huffington Post article criticizing a private loan program that the schools offer to their students. The article, written by StudentDebtCrisis.org cofounder Kyle McCarthy, said the Educational Opportunities Loan (EdOp Loan) has been overly aggressive with its late charges, interest (18 percent,…
by Alex Friedrich

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Why Gustavus Adolphus College stinks

Why Gustavus Adolphus College stinks

I remember when folks at Gustavus Adolphus College told me in 2010 that Perry the (stinky) Corpse Flower, which was blooming at the time, wouldn’t bloom again for another three years. For those who missed it, your second chance is coming soon. Swing by to watch the 6-foot plant unfold, and get a whiff of Read more →
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Virginity, design classes and 666

As Interest Fades in the Humanities, Colleges Worry With the recession having helped turn college, in the popular view, into largely a tool for job preparation, administrators are concerned. (The New York Times) Could It Be Satan? Yes, Says Union in Dispute With Law School A group of law professors in Cleveland are claiming that their dean Read more →
by Alex Friedrich

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Tougher GED prompts testing rush

Tougher GED prompts testing rush

The GED diploma has helped high school dropouts for decades get into college or find a job. Earning that diploma, though, is about to get a lot harder. Starting Jan. 1, new exams will feature fewer multiple choice questions, more essays and tougher math problems.
by Tim Post

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Rybak to teach at Humphrey School, College of Design

Rybak to teach at Humphrey School, College of Design

This just in from the U: Rybak to teach at University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School and College of Design Outgoing Mayor of Minneapolis to serve as distinguished visiting practitioner The University of Minnesota announced today that outgoing Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak will become a distinguished visiting practitioner, with a joint appointment at both the Humphrey Read more →
by Alex Friedrich

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Student-debt activist: Globe’s offer of 18% student loan “alarming”

Student-debt activist: Globe’s offer of 18% student loan “alarming”

Globe University / Minnesota School of Business has entered the radar of Kyle McCarthy, cofounder of StudentDebtCrisis.org. In an article in The Huffington Post, he writes that the Globe Education Network offers its students a high-interest — 18 percent — private Educational Opportunities Loan (EdOp Loan). He says Globe is quite aggressive in how it Read more →
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Competence, self esteem and LGBT aid problems

Are You Competent? Prove It. Degrees Based on What You Can Do, Not How Long You Went (The New York Times) University Of Kansas Professor Suspended Over Tweet Won’t Return In 2013  A journalism professor suspended over a tweet that angrily targeted the National Rifle Association after the Navy Yard shootings has been assigned other duties this Read more →
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More funny CSB/SJU library ads

More funny CSB/SJU library ads

Here’s another installment in the in-house marketing campaign at the libraries of the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University. It follows last year’s Halloween-style theme, which produced posters such as this one: (Those won us the team Honorable Mention for Outstanding Public Relations Efforts from the American Library Association.) Librarian Sarah Gewirtz told Read more →
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