Alex Friedrich
In case you missed the speech by University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler’s speech at last week’s Governor’s Job Summit in St. Paul, here’s the video from the U.
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Archives for October 2011
As the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry prepares to get a new dean, the Minnesota Daily writes about why some faculty members are resentful over what they see as oppressive leadership, favoritism and intimidation: According to these sources: Personal relationships and favoritism continue to factor into administrative hiring decisions. Former Dean Patrick Lloyd’s autocratic Read more →
Here’s a follow-up of Rep. John Kline’s (R-MN) hearing on the federal takeover of the student loan program. Kline had warned of complaints of poor customer service and security issues, among other things. In the session above, it sounds like things are actually running relatively smoothly — something about which he said he is “very Read more →
The Reporter describes a number of experiences that have led some students at Minnesota State University – Mankato to think some dorm rooms (especially those in the Crawford Residence Community) are haunted: Immediately after getting into the car, he told Vang that she saw a girl in a black velvet dress with reddish textile patterns Read more →
“Cutting Pell Grants is a double whammy for Minnesotans. Fewer Pell Grant dollars for students means Minnesota’s State Grant Program, which helps students afford college, has to spend more to meet student need, which in turn limits the number of students who receive state grants or the amount that many may receive.” — State Rep. Read more →
Colleges start offering ‘midnight classes’ for offbeat needs A handful of colleges across the USA are offering “midnight classes” that cater to the schedules of students with children, inflexible jobs or just a yen to stay up all night. On overburdened campuses, the late-late classes have the chance to use space that’s booked during conventional hours. (USA Today) Read more →
St. Cloud State protestors upset over the recent firing of Mahmoud Saffari, the university’s associate VP for enrollment management, interrupted a groundbreaking yesterday to appeal to Gov. Mark Dayton, who was attending the event, the St. Cloud Times reports. When protestors’ chanting disrupted the proceedings, the paper writes: Dayton calmed the situation by walking down Read more →
The earlier news that Pogemiller would be appointed head of the state Office of Higher Ed is now official. From MPR’s Tim Post: Governor Mark Dayton has appointed long time DFL State Senator Larry Pogemiller as the new head of the state’s Office of Higher Education. In a statement, Governor Dayton said Sen. Poggemiller is Read more →
In case you missed MPR’s Capitol View blog late last night: Three people with knowledge of the hire say Dayton is appointing (Sen. Larry) Pogemiller to run the Minnesota Office of Higher Education. The people asked not to be identified because they didn’t want to step on Dayton’s announcement. Dayton’s spokesman, Bob Hume, wouldn’t confirm Read more →
Conferences — just hothouses of love. Lake Superior College students Justin Stutsman and Ashley Winkler once met at a Minnesota student conference, and this past weekend they got engaged at the Minnesota State Student Leadership Summit in Bloomington. Watch as Jason Justin pops the question around the :45 mark. (Warning: A little profanity slip at 1:45.) Read more →