Alex FriedrichCollege information website settles with states Attorneys general in 20 states announced a settlement over GIBill.com, a site that some say was misleading. (The Miami Herald via University Business) 1 Million People Show Support for Student Loan Forgiveness Act The act could mean major changes for college graduates with loan burdens. (U.S. News & World Report) Immigration Read more →
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Archives for June 2012
This announcement just in from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency: MnSCU penalized for hazardous waste violations in St. Cloud, Brainerd The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has penalized the Minnesota State Colleges and University System (MnSCU) for hazardous waste violations at St. Cloud Technical & Community College in St. Cloud and Central Lakes College in Read more →
Here’s a rough transcript of this morning’s Daily Circuit segment on the deal reached in Congress over the student-loan interest rate battle. It would extend the 3.4 percent rate another year, thus avoiding the doubling of the rate to 6.8 percent July 1. (You may remember U.S. Congressman Keith Ellison’s stance on interest rates, which Read more →
Trying to save vocational education Many American adolescents don’t want to go to college. They reject as boring and aggravating the Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and other college-level courses offered to them in high school. Yet, they need reading, writing, math and time-management skills for good jobs or trade school slots when they graduate. How can they be Read more →
In my short radio report yesterday, I mentioned that the only Minnesota programs that did not meet the federal Gainful Employment test — meaning they failed to meet all three benchmarks — were three from Brown College in Mendota Heights. That’s what the data showed, and just to make sure, I ran that by the Read more →
Massive college debt can burden graduates for decades Higher education costs are being passed on to students and their families, who find themselves deeper into debt as the tuition bill climbs. (USA Today) Community college tries an alternative to placement tests The two-year college is making some placement decisions based on new students’ high school Read more →
“Her central nervous system does not function properly, and she needs electric spinal cord stimulators in her body to be able to move.” — Jordan Kushner, attorney for Amanda Tatro, in a legal brief filed in Tatro’s recent Facebook free-speech case against the University of Minnesota, as reported by the Pioneer Press. The Pioneer Press Read more →
Why women leave academia and why universities should be worried A recent report reveals that only 12% of third year female PhD students want a career in academia. Curt Rice looks at the reasons why and warns that universities’ survival is at risk. (The Guardian) Public campuses mimic private university experience Faculty members from San Francisco State University and City College of Read more →
Just got this announcement from the University of Minnesota on the outcome of its Facebook case, which I posted about in July: Minnesota Supreme Court today rules unanimously in favor of the U of M’s ability to discipline student for violating academic rules The Minnesota Supreme Court today ruled unanimously in favor of the University Read more →