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July 19, 2013 4:27 AM

Normandale Community College president retiring next year

Just got this from Normandale in Bloomington: Opatz to Retire as President of Normandale Community College Joe Opatz, Ph.D., who is currently serving in his sixth year as the president of Normandale Community College, has announced his intention to retire upon the completion of his contract on Aug. 1, 2014.“It has been a tremendous honor to…

by Alex Friedrich

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July 19, 2013 3:48 AM

Notes in the Margins: AI, app programming and elite summer programs

A former Teach For America manager speaks out She explains why she joined as an enthusiastic corps member in Washington D.C. in 2001, and why she later became disillusioned enough to leave the organization. She believes TFA “is not living up to its mission of proving excellent educational experiences for students in low-income communities.” (The Washington Post)…

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July 18, 2013 8:53 PM

Napolitano approved as Calif. university president

The University of California's governing board voted Thursday to appoint Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano as the first female president of the 10-campus system despite objections to her record on immigration.

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July 18, 2013 2:33 PM

U of M wants to scale back employee health care coverage

One of the state's largest employers is proposing to scale back its employee health care coverage to avoid a massive tax penalty under the new health care law.

by Catharine Richert

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July 18, 2013 11:22 AM

Why the University of Minnesota wants to change employee health care plans

University of Minnesota HR chief Kathy Brown tells MPR’s Catharine Richert that it is trying to dodge a $48 million “Cadillac tax” in the Affordable Care Act that tries to discourage employers from offering top-tier health insurance: “We now are faced with the challenge of the Affordable Care Act and some of the requirements of…

by Alex Friedrich

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July 18, 2013 10:01 AM

How much of his salary Eric Kaler has given away

Just following up on something I tweeted earlier … University of Minnesota (UMN) President Eric Kaler has given up a second salary raise in a row and ordered it transferred into the U’s general scholarship fund for Minnesota undergraduates. The 3 percent raise this year translates to about $18,000. Kaler made a similar request last…

by Alex Friedrich

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July 18, 2013 6:52 AM

How the Minnesota law-school scene looked in February

Back in January 2011 as well as last February, MinnPost wrote about (and localized) the law-school slump that the Wall Street Journal and Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal have just discussed. (Note: The WSJ article is behind a paywall.) Here’s what it had to say about the local scene at the time: Minnesota’s law schools…

by Alex Friedrich

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July 18, 2013 4:59 AM

Hamline University caught up in national law-school enrollment plunge

The Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal discusses a Wall Street Journal article that lists Hamline University‘s law school as one of many across the nation making cuts in the face of declining enrollment. It reports that the school has cut its full-time faculty by 18 percent since 2010. Retirement-related attrition is reducing the numbers even more. The Journal…

by Alex Friedrich

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July 18, 2013 4:06 AM

Notes in the Margins: Sex, academic freedom and cyberattacks

Senate Reaches Deal to End Fight Over Student Loan Interest Rates A Senate aide said that the new proposal, which had been the subject of tense negotiations since the rates doubled on July 1, would include a cap on federal Stafford and PLUS loans and a relatively low interest rate. (The New York Times) Universities Face a…

by Alex Friedrich

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July 17, 2013 4:16 PM

Perpich Center to take over Crosswinds School

An east metro public school that faced closure will stay open for at least one more year. The Perpich Center for Arts Education in Golden Valley has agreed to take over operation of Crosswinds School in Woodbury.

by Tim Post

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