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Five tips for the recent grad's job search

Five tips for the recent grad's job search

As the economy continues to recover, recent college graduates aren't benefiting like other job seekers. What can college graduates do to stand out from the competition?

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St. Catherine University ponders future of program that serves young women of color

St. Catherine University ponders future of program that serves young women of color

This could be the last year for a program that introduces young women of color to the college experience at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minn. The school is trying to figure out how to keep funding The First Step Summer Institute. A spokeswoman for the university says the budget process will start in…
by Cindy Gonzalez

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One reason it’s tough for recent graduates to get jobs

One reason it’s tough for recent graduates to get jobs

Corporate consultant Lindsey Pollak told The Daily Circuit this morning how cash-strapped workers are delaying retirement and thus lowering the number of positions open to recent college grads: “I’m under the impression that baby boomers are never going to retire, ever. We’re going to have 100-year-old workers taking entry-level jobs.” You can read about the discussion…
by Alex Friedrich

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Who is talking about Minnesota dual credit programs this month

Who is talking about Minnesota dual credit programs this month

This upcoming webinar on earning college credit while in high school seems appropriate in light of this blog post and discussion. It’s July 23 at 2 p.m — with a Spanish version at 3 p.m. — and will last half an hour. Registration information and other details are on the Center for School Change website.…
by Alex Friedrich

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How Capella University uses infographics

How Capella University uses infographics

After seeing my coverage of how Minnesota colleges — such as the University of St. Thomas and Concordia University in St. Paul — use infographics to market themselves, a representative from Capella University sent me the one above. Sounds like they use several.
by Alex Friedrich

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High school graduation a family triumph

High school graduation a family triumph

More than 20 percent of Latino students attending public schools in Minneapolis drop out of high school. That's nearly double the overall dropout rate for the district. In this latest installment of our Young Reporters Series, Yariset Rodriguez explains how she stayed in school.
by Yariset Rodriguez

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Notes in the Margins: General Petraeus, Bill Gates and the flipping of the flipped classroom

Petraeus takes big pay cut with $1 salary Former CIA director David Petraeus is taking a big salary cut for his visiting professorship at the City University of New York’s honors college after being criticized for how much he was getting paid. (ABC News via Education Dive) College makes you healthy At the core of the debate…
by Alex Friedrich

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