Briefs
November, 2011
- Many of our member colleges hold holiday concerts, services and other fine arts events that are open to the public. They often sell out quickly; see our list for details and ticket information.
- Community leaders — including a few private college presidents — show support for our state's bid in the Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge in this MinnCAN video. You can join them in signing a community letter of support.
- Minnesota College Application Week is Nov. 14-17. High school pilot sites will be dedicating time during the school day to have seniors complete a college application. Trained school staff and volunteers — including several from our member colleges — will be on hand to assist students.
- Members of Congress are making major decisions about funding for federal student aid — which more than 142,000 Minnesota college students rely on. Speak up about the importance of this aid to Minnesota college students and our economy by signing an online statement.
- Vallay Varro, executive director of the education reform advocacy group, MinnCAN, is featured on the LearnmoreMN blog this month. Read her latest post, "Minnesota wants race to the top" and consider joining the conversation by adding your comment. Sarah Dixon of the Minnesota Alliance With Youth will be blogging in December.
- Find it hard to keep up with higher education
news? Here are a few recent articles worth reading:
- What Spurs Students to Stay in College and Learn? Good Teaching Practices and Diversity (Chronicle of Higher Education, 11/07/2011)
- More Selective For-Profits (Inside Higher Education, 11/11/2011)
- Why Pogemiller might be an effective Office of Higher Education chief (MPR On Campus Blog, 11/04/2011)
- Connecting the Dots (Huffington Post, 10/18/2011)
- Worried? I'm Terrified (Inside Higher Education, 10/31/2011)
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