Briefs
December, 2011
- Larry Pogemiller has joined the Minnesota Office of Higher Education (OHE) as its new director. A three-decade veteran of the Minnesota Senate, Pogemiller has long supported the State Grant program which the office manages. OHE has also launched its new blog, Big Ed.
- The annual Job and Internship Fair is coming up Feb. 21-22 at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Employers have the opportunity to meet and interview students from the 17 institutions of the Minnesota Private College Council. Businesses should register by Jan. 16 for best rates.
- Sarah Dixon of the Minnesota Alliance With Youth, is featured on the LearnmoreMN blog this month. Read her latest post, "It takes a village" and consider joining the conversation by adding your comment. Lesley Lydell from the Minnesota Office of Higher Education will be blogging in January.
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Find it hard to keep up with higher education
news? Here are a few recent articles worth reading:
- Let's Stop Celebrating College Dropouts, Huffington Post, Dec. 9, 2011
- Duncan Speech: Beyond the Iron Triangle: Containing the Cost of College and Student Debt, U.S. Department of Education, Dec. 7, 2011
- Five myths about student loans, Houston Chronicle, Nov. 28 2011
- Large Firms See More College Hiring, Wall Street Journal, Nov. 21, 2011
- A delegation from nine MPCC member institutions traveled to China as part of our partnership with United International College. The two presidents on the trip delivered guest lectures on the liberal arts while there. Read the remarks by Augsburg's Paul Pribbenow and MCAD's Jay Coogan.
- In case you missed them, here are our five most-read newsletter stories in 2011:
Related Downloads: Jay Coogan's UIC speech (349 KB PDF), Paul Pribbenow's UIC speech (312 KB PDF)
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