Alex is on vacation, but he’s written about this lawsuit against the University of Minnesota here, here, here, here and here. Now the U.S. Court of Appeals has weighed in, according to this release from the U: U.S. Court of Appeals rules in favor of the University of Minnesota in case involving the Turkish Coalition Read more →
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By bwareham
bwareham@mpr.orgSteve Sviggum says he will resign from the University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents. The board met today (THURSDAY) to vote on a resolution asking Sviggum to either resign his position on the board, or to leave his position as spokesperson of the state Senate Republican caucus. Sviggum was emotional, often choking back tears, as Read more →
It’s been the better part of a year since Alex wrote about the court fight between a Turkish group and the University of Minnesota over the reliability of the group’s site, specifically its information (or lack thereof) on Armenian genocide. Last April a judge dismissed the suit, but the Turkish Coalition of America is appealing Read more →
Alex is off and higher ed reporter Tim Post is home with a sick kid, so posting will be light today. To give you something higher ed-related to chew on, I offer up this intriguing suggestion from Glenn Harlan Reynolds at The Washington Examiner (via Andrew Sullivan at The Daily Beast.) Reynolds proposes making schools Read more →
Over at Mind/Shift – like us, a part of the NPR Argo network – they take a look at a couple of start-ups aimed at helping students navigate the college admissions process: Although both the startups offer guidance to students going through the college application process, they each take a different approach. Parchment helps provide Read more →
Courtesy of Tom Scheck over at MPR News’ Capitol View blog: Gov. Dayton’s office announced today that Sheila Wright has resigned her position as Director of the Office of Higher Education. Dayton’s spokesman, Bob Hume, released a statement saying Wright’s last day is today: “I wanted to let you know that earlier this week Dr. Read more →
Morning edition producer Curtis Gilbert wondered aloud today about that thing University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler was seen wielding at his inauguration yesterday. All I knew (thanks to Tim Post’s story) was that it’s called a mace, so to satisfy Curtis’s (and now my own) curiosity, I did a search. Here’s some of what Read more →
USA Today has named 20 colleges making the best use of social media. Mayo Medical School comes in at #18 (“used Facebook to make orientation easier and more enriching for new students, and experienced 100% participation on the site.”); the University of Minnesota earned the #20 ranking (“@umnews is in the top 10 most influential Read more →
Never mind the challenge of getting in to the University of Minnesota or even paying for it. Getting to the Twin Cities campus could become more difficult. Noticed this in Dan Olson’s story yesterday about potential Metro Transit cutbacks: Officials say the highly-used service to the University of Minnesota, which constitutes most of Metro Transit’s Read more →