Erin Adler

3 weeks ago | mankatofreepress.com | Erin Adler

Five Minnesota college presidents joined nearly 200 leaders of U.S. colleges and universities in signing a letter Tuesday against “unprecedented government overreach and political interference now endangering American higher education.” The letter, drafted by the American Association of Colleges and Universities, called instead for “constructive engagement,” and said the schools don’t oppose “legitimate government oversight” but must reject “undue government intrusion” and the “coercive use...

3 weeks ago | startribune.com | Erin Adler

By Erin Adler Harvard publicly rebuked Trump's demands, which included eliminating DEI programs, enacting merit-based hiring practices and admission reforms and lessening faculty and administrators' power. This week, Harvard announced it's suing the Trump administration over its proposed funding cuts and what the school sees as threats to academic freedom. In St. Paul, the University of St. Thomas had two federal grants cut for being related to DEI programs, but the funding was later restored.

3 weeks ago | detroitnews.com | Erin Adler

LIFEErin AdlerMinnesota Star TribuneView Comments Minneapolis — Keenan Hartert has heard people say college students just need to get a job to work their way through college. He’s found it’s not that simple. The Minnesota State University Mankato professor noticed that some students who seemed engaged in class bombed tests, in part because of trying to balance full course loads with working more than 20 hours a week — whether on overnight hospital shifts or managing a Kwik Trip.

4 weeks ago | startribune.com | Erin Adler

Whatever level of tuition increase Minnesota State implements, Minnesota State is anticipating a similar increase the following year of the biennium, Maki said. That makes for a potentially hefty increase for current freshmen and sophomores. Each of the colleges and universities' tuition may end up differing slightly and the hike could decrease if the Legislature provides new funding before it adjourns in May, officials said. Minnesota State's trustees set tuition at their June meeting.

4 weeks ago | mankatofreepress.com | Erin Adler

The instructor thought something was off when she looked at her online class registration. And she was right. The students weren’t real people at all. Instead, they were scammers, using stolen names to try to access financial aid money in what was among Minnesota State’s first known cases of so-called “ghost students,” a new type of enrollment fraud colleges across the country are facing.