Alex FriedrichWatch your clicking on this one if you’re in the office. AdamandEve.com, which sells sex toys, lube, porn and other accessories, has announced it’s helping sponsor a chair in sexual-health education at the University of Minnesota Medical School. Its funding for the $2 million Joycelyn Elders Chair in Sexual Health Education — named for the Read more →
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Archives for July 2011
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system Board of Trustees Chairman Scott Thiss tells the Star Tribune how Chancellor James McCormick was legendary for going to great lengths to stay in close contact with his trustees: Thiss related that the chancellor once telephoned trustee Jim Luoma while the latter was up in a deer stand, Read more →
“I don’t want to live next door to a rental, and I don’t want to live next door to a theme house.” — Winona resident Greg Olson on a proposal to allow the establishment of one or more university-owned residences that group students by “theme,” or field of study. The city’s planning commission has recommended Read more →
New Century College President Ron Anderson, 48, tells the Star Tribune what his goals are for the school: “To increase student success at the course level, make sure students are retained from one term to the next, and that they get their desired outcome — a certificate, degree or diploma, or completing certain courses. Also, Read more →
Rival Plans Avoid Tough Decisions One of the few areas in which House Speaker John Boehner and Senator Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat and majority leader, agree is student aid. They both propose eliminating subsidized federal loans for students in graduate and professional schools. After intense lobbying by colleges and college students, Mr. Boehner and Mr. Read more →
Still trying to work out the career outlook for aviation — and the practicality of hosting a state-run university program — in light of St. Cloud State’s high-profile decision to cut its well-known aviation program. The point made in a recent Star Tribune article is that the aviation business is on an upswing, and the Read more →
Check out Northwestern College’s Billy Graham Community Life Commons, which the college says is “the centerpiece” or “family room” of the campus, which is in St. Paul. (Clarification: Technically, it’s Roseville, with part of the campus in Arden Hills.) The student center has already had a soft opening, but will have the official celebration in Read more →
Colleges boost student fees to fill gaps in state funding Colleges are tacking on mandatory fees at a time when funding is declining. Meanwhile, lawmakers are demanding transparency. (USA Today) Gov. blasts California universities’ hiring of pricey presidents Gov. Jerry Brown has criticized leaders of California’s public universities for recruiting highly paid “hired guns” from Read more →
In a letter published in today’s Minnesota Daily (7/27/11), Provost Tom Sullivan writes that total financial aid has increased from $81 million in 2004 to $152 million in 2010. At first glance, this seems like a large improvement, increasing by 87.6 percent over 6 years. But while this statistic is technically true, it is intentionally Read more →
While flipping through the higher education budget again, I was reminded of an interesting little tidbit on the legislature’s “education priorities” for both the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system: Education Priorities 7.9 The Board of Trustees, in fulfilling the 7.10 requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 7.11 136F.06, Read more →