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MPR News Intelligence on higher education

Archives for December 2014

The top seven MN higher education stories of 2014

Alex Friedrich December 29, 2014, 3:42 PM Dec 29, 2014
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This year didn’t spare any sector of Minnesota higher education from headlines.

Campuses in the public, for-profit and nonprofit sectors struggled with crime, labor dissatisfaction, legal troubles or complaints over race relations. Read more →

UMN science building to be renamed after Bruininks

Alex Friedrich December 18, 2014, 2:26 PM Dec 18, 2014
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The Science Teaching and Student Services building will soon be Robert H. Bruininks Hall. Read more →

The man leading a changing Augsburg

Alex Friedrich December 5, 2014, 6:17 PM Dec 5, 2014
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Paul Pribbenow is running a school that has its own little twists. Read more →

What’s all that pastry and wool at Augsburg?

Alex Friedrich December 5, 2014, 5:36 PM Dec 5, 2014
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Krumkake. Kransekake. Lefse. Julekage. Just try to say that three times fast. I’m surrounded by the stuff in the dining hall — a big spread of Scandinavian treats with holiday decorations and live classical music in the background. Heart-shaped vafler with jam and whipped cream? I’m in. I’ll even take the strange brown slices of Read more →

Augsburg’s greener way to do chemistry

Alex Friedrich December 5, 2014, 4:05 PM Dec 5, 2014
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I’m in Prof. Michael Wentzel’s organic chemistry class, and he’s showing his students how to do chemistry in a more environmentally friendly way. Read more →

Man, the sounds that come out of Augsburg

Alex Friedrich December 5, 2014, 2:12 PM Dec 5, 2014
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My lunch companions — sophomores Matthew Kukar and Conor Doebbert — are in Augsburg’s club for beatboxing. Read more →

My seasonal lunch at Augsburg

Alex Friedrich December 5, 2014, 2:05 PM Dec 5, 2014
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Now the food is starting to get good. Read more →

Why they don’t sit still in Augsburg’s chapel

Alex Friedrich December 5, 2014, 12:05 PM Dec 5, 2014
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Listen to holiday carols and hymns sung in various Scandinavian languages — and watch a little dance. Read more →

What an Augsburg apartment looks like

Alex Friedrich December 5, 2014, 11:56 AM Dec 5, 2014
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Huq lives in Luther Hall, a low-rise building offering apartment-style living. Read more →

Nilla wafers and ketchup at Augsburg

Alex Friedrich December 5, 2014, 10:54 AM Dec 5, 2014
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The variety is a little limited, but the food is solid. Read more →

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