Louis Johnston, chair of the Department of Economics at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University writes in MinnPost what the U should do now that Fairview merger talks have ended: The first step is to separate the University of Minnesota’s Health Sciences from Fairview. This will allow Fairview to pursue any mergers or combinations Read more →
USA Today has named 20 colleges making the best use of social media. Mayo Medical School comes in at #18 (“used Facebook to make orientation easier and more enriching for new students, and experienced 100% participation on the site.”); the University of Minnesota earned the #20 ranking (“@umnews is in the top 10 most influential Read more →
Knowledge Seeker via Wikimedia It says its school doesn’t belong on the list Here’s what MPR’s Tim Post got from officials at Crossroad College and the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine regarding their inclusion on a federal list of financially fragile colleges: Crossroads: President Michael Kilgallin admits times are tough: “The college has been Read more →
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