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MPR News keeps track of the latest education news in Minnesota so you can understand the events shaping the future of learning and how it impacts students at any level.

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Once criticized, Minnesota college finance video is back

Once criticized, Minnesota college finance video is back

Remember last fall’s state-sponsored “Paying for College” video, which received criticism that it was too white? After some editing and new footage, it’s back. The project, designed to show how Minnesotans can pay for a college education, offers insights from more than two dozen Minnesota counselors, parents and financial-aid specialists. (You can see a promo Read more →
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Bad writers, college value and a bra bandit

Colleges’ hidden problem: Finding students College is actually a buyer’s market. Most schools accept the majority of their applicants. And college administrators live in fear that they won’t attract enough freshmen to meet their admission figures. (CBS News) Dorm bra bandit on the loose  An estimated 100 bras were stolen from White Residence Hall back in Read more →
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Does the U of M faculty share its work with the public enough?

Does the U of M faculty share its work with the public enough?

It looks like the University of Minnesota needs to show us news hacks a little more love. The Center for Public Anthropology recently issued a ranking that put the U 83rd overall out of 94 universities in how much its faculty in the social sciences communicates with the public through the news media. It scanned Read more →
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A funny “marketing” poster for the CSB/SJU libraries

A funny “marketing” poster for the CSB/SJU libraries

I had to chuckle when I ran across this on Twitter. It sounds like the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University libraries have a series of these. I’ve got a call in for more details, and I’m curious why they’re doing this sort of in-house “marketing.” Clever stuff, in any case.
by Alex Friedrich

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Infographic: Professors’ use of social media

Infographic: Professors’ use of social media

The Huffington Post quotes Babson Survey Research Group Co-director Jeff Seaman: “We see steady growth in adoption year over year; however, there are still great concerns that we hear from every age group, and that holds educators back from full adoption in their teaching.” Read the full story here.
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Fraud, athletes’ grad rates, and MBA application videos

5 examples of fraud that universities can learn from A report produced by the anti-corruption agency Transparency International exposed the extent of fraud in international higher education. (Times Higher Education) Recruiters Without Borders: Companies Scout Globally The third annual Global Employability Survey, designed and commissioned by the French education consulting firm Emerging and carried out by Read more →
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Pakistani girl, Malala Yousafzai, urges commitment to educating girls

Pakistani girl, Malala Yousafzai, urges commitment to educating girls

16 year-old Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan was shot in the head by Taliban gunmen in October 2012. A year later, she speaks in Boston at a JFK Library event and called for tolerance, genuine respect for diversity and to abolish all forms of discrimination based on gender. She was, and is, an outspoken advocate for the education of girls, and now lives in Britain.

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UMD prof: Our execs get three times the raise that faculty do

UMD prof: Our execs get three times the raise that faculty do

University of Minnesota – Duluth history professor Scott Laderman, whom I interviewed earlier this month for a piece on impending budget cuts there, recently gave a talk about administrative and academic spending. Being a faculty-union official, you can imagine his take. He mentioned newspaper articles that have been critical about spending at the U, including Read more →
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Appeals court hears challenge to Anoka-Hennepin levy mailing

The Minnesota Court of Appeals hears oral arguments Friday over a recent levy campaign in the Anoka-Hennepin school district. The Minnesota Voters Alliance claims the district used taxpayer dollars for political purposes when it sent out mailers ahead of a 2011 levy vote.
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Infographic: Why we shouldn’t neglect computer-science education

Infographic: Why we shouldn’t neglect computer-science education

  I recently received this from a higher-ed marketer for the New Jersey Institute of Technology, a public research university. Although it focuses on the need for more K-12 education in computer science, I was interested in the implications at the college level. I’ve read articles questioning the need for computer-science degrees in college. But Read more →
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