Alex FriedrichUniversities Feel the Heat Amid Cuts A panel warned that funding cuts to higher education are hurting the global competitiveness of U.S. research universities, the latest sign of financial strain that is intensifying battles over school leadership. (The Wall Street Journal) University Sends ‘Fear of God’ Letter to Students With Senioritis About 100 seniors will Read more →
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Archives for June 2012
Law Schools Hit Brakes Amid Weak Market Law schools are experimenting with a novel solution to the nation’s glut of attorneys: mint fewer of them. (The Wall Street Journal) Fed database compares the cost of college Which U.S. college is the most expensive and which is least? Federal database will help prospective students and parents. Read more →
The University of Minnesota is taking its first full look at what it costs to educate a student. U officials say their study, discussed at Thursday’s Board of Regents meeting, represents the first comprehensive estimate of what the U spends on instruction for both undergraduate and graduate/professional education. Here’s the system-wide average of what the Read more →
Efforts Focus on Helping Veterans Find the Right College Recent plans to provide more truthful college information may help service members. (U.S. News & World Report) Corporations boost agricultural research funding The gap between federal support for agricultural research at large public universities and private investment continues to grow — and the divide comes with increased threats Read more →
As cited in The Washington Post, the University of Minnesota has been named among the 25 Colleges With Incredible Veteran Support. It ranks 17th. Here’s what the list says about the U: University of Minnesota’s One Stop program targeting veterans (as well as other demographics) involves all the expected services regarding scheduling, mentoring programs, mental Read more →
Forget B-School, D-School Is Hot Stanford University’s d.school has gained recognition for introducing “design thinking” to executives, educators and lawyers. Now other schools are coming up with their own programs. (The Wall Street Journal) Online Law Degrees Face Hung Jury Web-based J.D. and LL.M. degrees’ reputations may be rising, but they don’t seem to have Read more →
From the University of Minnesota’s Web site. The Bureau of Mediation Services has confirmed this, but I haven’t received a written ruling yet. I also have a call out to a graduate-assistant rep. Graduate Assistants, The Bureau of Mediation Services dismissed the Charge of Unfair Election Practices filed by United Auto Workers (UAW) against the Read more →
Paying For College: Schools Pledge To Disclose More On Education Costs Ten private U.S. colleges and state university systems announced plans to be more upfront about the costs of higher education, including detailing the monthly loan payments students would face after graduation. (Reuters via University Business) Out-of-state colleges entice Californians As budget cuts plague the UC and Read more →
Former University of Minnesota President Robert Bruininks is listed as the ninth-highest-paid president of a public university in a Huffington Post article based on data collected by the Chronicle of Higher Education. (The Chronicle has Bruininks in eighth place. The Post, however, slipped in University of Washington President Michael Young — who reportedly earned $802,000 Read more →