Alex FriedrichHere’s a shot of Hamline University I recently found on Twitter — taken by undergraduate student Khanh Truong. I’m no softie — but we’ve gotta enjoy these images while we can.
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Archives for May 2013
Over on the NewsCut blog, MPR’s Paul Tosto discusses an element that he finds disturbing in the 3-year graduation rate trends, as laid out in a report by Minnesota Compass. He expected grad rates to be higher for the flood of students and laid-off workers seeking shelter from the Great Recession: Many were dislocated by Read more →
I was out in the field most of yesterday, so didn’t get a chance to post this little chat that Tricia Grimes had with MPR’s Marianne Combs on The Daily Circuit. According to Grimes, the pattern of student debt in Minnesota — students here borrow more than those in other states but default less frequently Read more →
Obama drawing attention to new student loan debate The government’s subsidized student loan program, a marquee issue for President Barack Obama last year as he courted young voters on the campaign trail, is back on the White House agenda one month before a scheduled interest rate increase. But Obama’s push to avoid the increase is far Read more →
Just got this announcement from the University of Minnesota. I’m not usually one to post about donations, but this is sizable — and comes on the heels of the Dream Act. Robina Foundation pledges $9 million to University of Minnesota Law School – Funding to Provide Additional Support for Robina Institute of Criminal Law and Read more →
Perks, Pitfalls of Simplifying Student Loan Repayment Enrolling all borrowers in income-based repayment plans would reduce student loan defaults, experts say. (U.S. News & World Report) How much do college students care about online privacy? Looking for a balance between making the most of the social power of the Internet and protecting sensitive, personal information. (USA Read more →
Here’s the online petition for Macalester College alumni protesting the recent disciplining of student protesters. Alumni Pledge: “This is not the Macalester we know and love” I will not donate to Macalester College while it discourages and punishes student leaders whose activism reflects the school’s values. In April 2013, students protesting Macalester’s relationship with Wells Read more →
You may have read the Star Tribune‘s piece on discipline being meted out against some of the students who participated in the sit-in of Macalester College’s administration building over the college’s ties to Wells Fargo. I spoke to one of the 17 students who were apparently disciplined — freshman Alex Bartiromo. He said the students Read more →
Seventy-three-year-old Dewey Pihlman tells the Duluth News Tribune what his plans are after graduation (with honors) from Lake Superior College with an associate’s degree in computer design engineering and machine technology: “I’m going to do my own job search. I want to find an exciting job where I’m going to want to be at work Read more →
Just got this from Minnesota State University – Moorhead: MSU Moorhead president to retire June 2014 Edna Mora Szymanski, the tenth president of Minnesota State University Moorhead, has announced that she will retire on June 30, 2014. Szymanski has been MSUM’s president since July 1, 2008. Under her leadership, the university strengthened its focus on Read more →