I stumbled across this poster on Twitter recently, and I had to chuckle. Remember when I posted about how Minnesota private-college recruiters sell the cold? Yeah, this might not be the way. (Fun stuff, though. Thanks to Jillian Hiscock and the College of St. Benedict.)
State universities are discussing ways to give added consideration to military veterans who apply to this fall’s graduate and professional programs. Acting on the legislature’s orders last session, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) officials have drafted a policy making veteran status as a “positive factor” in admissions. But they said they don’t know yet Read more →
For inspiration today, college admissions folks should read a little piece by the Minnesota Private College Council: “Oh baby, it’s cold outside.” In the December article on the council’s website, several private-college admissions admissions officers talk about how they handle the topic of Minnesota winters when they’re recruiting students. It’s not a subject to overlook. Read more →
Augsburg College sociology professor Tim Pippert tells National Public Radio how colleges and universities try to shape how prospective students see diversity on their campuses. More specifically, in 2011 he and his research team — which included students Laura Essenburg (see video above) and Edward Jay Matchett — found that the whiter the school, the Read more →
Earlier this month, Minnesota State University – Moorhead President Edna Mora Szymanski told the Star Tribune that part of the campus’ enrollment decline — a factor in its $4.9 million budget deficit — was due to a tightening of admission standards: The harsh truth, Szymanski said, is that for many years, about 15 to 20 Read more →
Minnesota State University – Moorhead President Edna Mora Szymanski told the Star Tribune that some of its decline in enrollment was intentional: In 2010, Minnesota State University Moorhead decided it was admitting too many unqualified students, and it started referring “large numbers” to community and technical colleges, said Moorhead President Edna Szymanski. … The harsh Read more →
Before yesterday’s decision on the Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin race case — in which the person suing, Abigail Fisher, is a white woman — University of Minnesota law professor Michele Goodwin mentioned in the Wisconsin Law Review the role of white women in affirmative action: “(Ever since) Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, individuals Read more →
I’ve spoken with the two Minnesota admissions directors to get an idea of how today’s Supreme Court ruling in the Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin case could affect how they conduct admissions here. Both said their schools need to study the ruling more before they could say anything definite. But after getting a Read more →
For those wondering what today’s Supreme Court ruling on Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin means for Minnesota, I’ve spoken with a couple of Twin Cities law professors: Michele Goodwin at the University of Minnesota and Thomas Berg at the University of St. Thomas. The bottom line: The decision doesn’t force Minnesota colleges to Read more →
“So the other day, I get a call from Sen. Al Franken, and he says, ‘Hey, Jason Alexander is in town. Do you want to have dinner with him? He’s the guy who played George (Costanza in the TV show Seinfeld).’ And I said, ‘Of course, I want to have dinner with him.’ (Laughter.) And Read more →
Alex Friedrich