Tim PostWell according to one think tank scholar, yes. Richard Vedder, who directs the Center for College Affordability and Productivity, says university presidents’ view of the value of higher education runs counter to that of the American public. “New Pew Research Center data show that a large majority of Americans think U.S. colleges and universities offer only fair or poor Read more →
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Archives for June 2011
As the nation’s higher education institutions struggle with tough budgets, agriculture programs at colleges are taking their share of the cuts. The Associated Press has a look at what that means for students at land grant universities, and the farmers who rely on the assistance and research that comes out of agricultural programs. Large-scale layoffs Read more →
The Case for More College Grads Anthony P. Carnevale and his Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce have released another report aimed at making the case that the United States needs 20 million more college-educated workers by 2025. (Inside Higher Ed) Understand the Value of a Graduate Degree Graduate school leads to increased earnings Read more →
A colleague here at MPR alerted us to an interesting article from Daily Yonder. More non-Indian students are attending tribal colleges across the country, especial in areas with “checkerboard reservations”. Many non-Indian students see tribal colleges as a good value that’s close to home. You can read the story at Daily Yonder’s website.
The University and Minnesota and the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system will remain open if there’s a shutdown, but Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services is worried a lingering shutdown could have consequences for the state’s two public higher ed institutions. Here’s the full statement from Standard and Poor’s:
Our friends on Minnesota Public Radio’s Midmorning program will take up the issue of co-ed dorms this morning during the 10 o’clock hour. Is there a backlash against co-ed residence halls? Catholic University in Washington, D.C. just announced plans to phase out co-ed dorms with the hope of fighting a culture of binge drinking and Read more →
University of Minnesota startup to commercialize medical device for pulmonary hypertension The University of Minnesota has licensed technology to Aria CV, Inc., to develop and commercialize a medical device for the treatment of pulmonary hypertension. A devastating disease that often strikes in the prime of life, pulmonary hypertension is abnormally high blood pressure in the Read more →
Alex FriedrichA while back I ran a piece about how Education Sector Policy Director Kevin Carey took a swing at Winona State University in “The Dangerous Lure of the University Research Model,” saying that too many regional universities such as Winona State are sacrificing their core mission by aping research universities. Now Harvard’s Clayton Christensen and Read more →
I reported on this a few weeks back, but the University of Minnesota sent out a news release today to let everyone know it will remain open in the event of a government shutdown (the news also went out in an email to faculty and staff). That means classes will continue and the university’s hospitals Read more →