Briefs
January, 2012
- Lesley Lydell, a research and policy analyst with the Minnesota Office of Higher Education, is featured on the LearnmoreMN blog this month. Read her post, "Preparing for and entering postsecondary education" and consider joining the conversation by adding your comment. Dale Blyth from the University of Minnesota Center for Youth Development will be blogging in February.
- Nate Lassila, the Council's research vice president, had his article, "Effects of Tuition Price, Grant Aid, and Institutional Revenue on Low-Income Student Enrollment" published in the winter issue of the Journal of Student Financial Aid.
- Find it hard to keep up with higher education news? Here are a few recent articles worth reading:
- "What is College For? (Part 2)," New York Times, Jan. 11, 2012
- "What's on the state higher-ed chief's legislative radar?" Minnesota Public Radio, Jan. 10, 2012
- "Guest post: Eight thoughts on higher education in 2012," Washington Post, Dec. 23, 2011
- "The Value Gap," Chronicle of Higher Education, Jan. 11, 2012
- "Letter of the Day: College degrees," Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jan. 11, 2012
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