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Students participate in convention and UnConvention
The Republican National Convention in St. Paul is creating opportunities for students at Minnesota’s private colleges and universities that include internships, interactive experiences and exhibits. Read full article |
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Minnesotans favor public funding for student aid over institutions
In response to a survey question about how the Minnesota Legislature should allocate higher education dollars, most respondents favored giving money to students over institutions — regardless of party affiliation. Read full article |
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Summer programs build connections with kids
A nature camp, art camp and dance and theater workshops were among campus offerings for kids this summer. These programs provide important outreach to the community — as well as to someday college students. Read full article |
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Briefs
- Stop by the State Fair on Monday, Aug. 25 at 10 a.m. for a discussion on education sponsored by the Sesquicentennial Commission as part of its State Fair Chautauqua: 150 Years of Statehood in the Big Top Tent. The discussion will address "Vanishing Grads & Minnesota's Future" and then "21st Century Schools: What's Needed?" The Vanishing Graduates conversation will build on the information in the recent TV program that MPCC co-produced with TPT.
- Vanishing Graduates & Minnesota's Future will be broadcast on public television’s statewide digital MN Channel at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 12 and 1 a.m., 7 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13.
- Minnesota Private College Week, held in June this year on all 17 campuses, attracted 2,300 students from 39 states and two foreign countries.
- The College of St. Scholastica and the College of Saint Benedict have each received Wal-Mart College Success Awards to implement programs for first-generation students.
- The new Higher Education Act reauthorization was signed into law by President Bush on August 14. Read more on the NAICU Web site.
- A new report by Tapping America’s Potential (TAP), a coalition of 16 national business organizations, indicates that little real progress has been made toward the goal of doubling the number of students earning bachelor’s degrees in STEM subjects. Read the report, Gaining Momentum, Losing Ground.
- Results from the new science test given to Minnesota’s students showed that 43 percent of high school kids were proficient, versus 38 percent of eighth graders and 39 percent of fifth graders. Proficiency for all students was lower than expected, according to Department of Education officials.
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