The glitch may have exposed the personal data of just under 1,330 SELF Loan applicants to unauthorized viewers between October 2013 and Sept. 2, the day officials corrected the error, a state spokeswoman said. Read more →
MPR News Intelligence on higher education
Archives for September 2014
A look at some of the top higher education stories from around the country. Read more →

Organizers want the Service Employees International Union to represent professors in negotiating wages, benefits and working conditions. Read more →
Inter Faculty Organization President Jim Grabowska says faculty will receive a 7 percent pay hike over two years, retroactive to last year. Adjunct faculty get similar raises. Read more →

The University of Minnesota endowment was the top investor among its peers this past fiscal year, according to a report by Bloomberg News. Read more →
A look around the country at what’s making news in higher ed. Read more →

The University of Minnesota is weighing changes to its undergraduate core curriculum to address climate change, food-supply security and the challenges of urban life. Read more →

Despite the concerns of some faculty and observers, an upcoming review of University of Minnesota clinical research practices will be independent, the U said. Read more →

Scholars had been raising questions over the 2004 suicide of patient Dan Markingson in a university drug trial, and how the U had handled his involvement in the trial. Read more →
Here’s a look at what’s making news in higher education across the country. Read more →