Steve Sviggum will take the weekend to decide which of one of his University of Minnesota jobs to resign in order to end concerns over a conflict of interest issue. Sviggum is a regent and an instructor at the U’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs. Sviggum told me this afternoon he’ll email a decision to Read more →
They were snide, indignant or just plain aggressive — House legislators going back and forth this week on the various elements in their higher-education omnibus bill. Here are some of the more pointed (and sometimes funny) snippets that didn’t make it into my reporting. (They’re from my notes, so they’re not verbatim.) I just hope Read more →
The St. Cloud Times chimes in on the debate over the anti-cloning initiatives by the House and Senate, saying they’ll damage the state’s research potential — and the economic benefits of it: The measure … turns highly educated, well-compensated scientists into potential criminals if they pursue developing cutting-edge cellular medical treatments in Minnesota. … Have Read more →
A U.S. district court has dismissed a Turkish group’s lawsuit filed against the University of Minnesota over how the U portrayed its Website, the Minnesota Daily reports. The Turkish Coalition of America had claimed the U’s Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies was blacklisting its Web site by calling it an “unreliable” site for research Read more →
MPR Photo / Tim Pugmire Decisions, decisions. Now that the University of Minnesota Board of Regents has ruled that recently appointed trustee Steve Sviggum faces a conflict of interest if he remains both regent and Humphrey School instructor, Sviggum has a choice to make, MPR’s Tim Post reports. We should hear within a few days Read more →
Just got this (edited) announcement from the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system HQ:: Three semifinalists named for Century College presidency The names of three semifinalists for president of Century College in White Bear Lake have been submitted to Chancellor James H. McCormick: Ronald Anderson, vice president of academic affairs at Century College; Rassoul Read more →
California community colleges to slash enrollment, classes With state budget talks halted, the 112-campus system faces an $800-million cut in funding for the coming school year. The system may have to enroll 400,000 fewer students. Chancellor Jack Scott calls the situation a tragedy for students. (Los Angeles Times) Admission rate tightens at Harvard, Stanford, Princeton Read more →
A University of Minnesota ticketing official’s endorsement of a company that the university does business with violates university policy and has been ordered removed, U officials say. Comments by Brent Holck, director of the U’s ticket operations, appear on the Twitpic above, as well as in press releases and the company Web site of AudienceView, Read more →
This video about the Mayo Clinic helped get University of Minnesota student and Lakeville South grad Shannah Henderson into the running to be actor Charlie Sheen’s social media intern. Sheen, whose openly erratic behavior, drug use and violent behavior has made him a bizarre figure in Hollywood, is recruiting a new intern through a social Read more →
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