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Comments on having only one finalist for U-Minnesota prez

As we just reported, the pool of four finalists dropped down to two after the others declined to be part of a publicly named candidate pool. After mentioning two candidates, the Board of Regents forwarded only one for consideration. The regents seem to be bracing for the criticism. Here are some edited comments from after…
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Some background on U of Minnesota prez finalist Kaler

Some background on U of Minnesota prez finalist Kaler

From the Stony Brook Web site: STONY BROOK, NY, February 17, 2010 — The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has elected Stony Brook University’s Eric W. Kaler, Eric W. Kaler Provost, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Vice President of Brookhaven Affairs, as one of 68 new members and nine foreign associates, announced NAE…
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Stony Brook Provost Eric W. Kaler is finalist for U of Minnesota presidency

The University of Minnesota Board of Regents has just announced the following finalist in the search to succeed outgoing President Robert Bruininks: Eric Kaler, provost at Stony Brook University in New York.
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First bits on U-Minnesota prez candidates

Some notes on the candidates via regent Clyde Allen — They show gender and racial diversity. They’re all academics with strong admin skills They’re all external They’re at both public and private institutions Some or all have Big 10 experience Some are U of M alums All have degrees in sciences or liberal arts Also,…
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I’m at the U’s big prez meeting

Just letting you know I’m in the thick of the University of Minnesota Board of Regents meeting — the one in which the U is expected to announce the finalists in the search for a new president. I’m tweeting bits and pieces, and will both tweet and post the names of the finalists here. The…
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Why a big-name college doesn't matter

Here’s a refreshing exchange between New York Times columnists David Brooks and Gail Collins, who stress the irrelevance of rankings and getting into big-name, elite colleges: David Brooks: I’ve learned that if you put me in an unmarked room with students from any of the top 100 colleges in the country, and let me have…
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Notes in the Margins: Donors, coaches and partnerships

Community Colleges Must Focus on Quality of Learning, Report Says Increasing college completion is meaningless unless certificates and degrees represent real learning, according to the Center for Community College Student Engagement. (chronicle.com) As Donors Retrench, Challenges for Universities Giving to 1,027 universities and colleges plummeted 11.9 percent in 2009, and indicators are that overall giving…
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McNally Smith music college freezes tuition

McNally Smith music college freezes tuition

Got an announcement from McNally Smith College of Music that it’s freezing tuition for full-time, consistently enrolled students until they finish their degree. The press release is below, and you can read more on it in the president’s blog, “Good Education in a Bad Economy.” Early this year, MPR’s Tim Post reported on how the…
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St. Thomas' new way to stimulate brains in the library

St. Thomas' new way to stimulate brains in the library

I’d call it multitasking, but it looks like the University of St. Thomas calls it a potentially effective way to study. In its new library is The Walkstation, a treadmill students can use while they’re doing academic work. Library Director Dan Gjelten tells TommieMedia: “The idea is that activity enhances brain function. Reading, studying, and…
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Why academe needs foreign languages

Rosemary G. Feal, executive director of the Modern Language Association, explains why cutting foreign language programs could hurt other fields: It makes no sense to deprive other humanities programs of the expertise that specialists in literature, linguistics, and culture can bring. To its credit, the English department at Albany … requires students to demonstrate either…
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