This just in — and all of the candidates (in bold) are from out of state: U of M announces candidates to interview for the position of chancellor of the University of Minnesota, Crookston University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler and U of M System Senior Vice President for Academic Administration Robert J. Jones have Read more →
This just in from the U: University of Minnesota begins search for new Crookston chancellor University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler and Senior Vice President for System Academic Administration Robert Jones have launched a national search for a new chancellor of the Crookston campus. University of Minnesota, Crookston (UMC) Chancellor Charles H. Casey will retire Read more →
Got this just now: University of Minnesota, Crookston Chancellor Charles H. Casey Announces Retirement Chancellor Charles H. Casey, D.V.M., announced today that he plans to retire at the end of the 2011–12 academic year. Casey has been UMC chancellor since September 2005 and has held other University leadership roles over nearly 35 years, including serving Read more →
As the nation’s higher education institutions struggle with tough budgets, agriculture programs at colleges are taking their share of the cuts. The Associated Press has a look at what that means for students at land grant universities, and the farmers who rely on the assistance and research that comes out of agricultural programs. Large-scale layoffs Read more →
Oh, cruel Minnesota spring. First you make me restless with a photo on a sunny day, and now your murky skies mock my weekend while the University of Minnesota – Crookston shows me Facebook pictures such as this one.
Caught this on MPR’s Minnesota Today site: A fire broke out early Wednesday afternoon in the sheep facility on the University of Minnesota, Crookston campus. The smoke was apparently too much for some of the lambs and possibly other sheep, too, as bystanders reported that some animals perished. Short article, but you can read it Read more →
Yep, some people need the supposedly enlightening effects of a college education more than others. Some bozo student at the University of Minnesota – Crookston has confessed to painting an effigy to look like a “person of color” and hanging it from the student union — as a “prank” on the statue’s owner, police and Read more →
It’s budget-cutting time at the University of Minnesota, so I suppose it’s perfectly natural for everyone to start indicating how important their positions are. UM-Crookston campus This article in the Grand Forks Herald got my interest, because it mentions a University of Minnesota Extension report that is more detailed than what I’m used to seeing in the news. The Read more →
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