Erin Adler

4 days 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.

1 week 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.

1 week 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.

1 week ago | startribune.com | Erin Adler

By Erin Adler Colleges are being targeted by fraudsters, who use stolen or fake identities to enroll in classes to pocket financial aid dollars. The Minnesota Star Tribune April 12, 2025 at 12:30PM 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.

1 week ago | gazettextra.com | Erin Adler |JP Lawrence |Jenny Berg

By Erin Adler, Jp Lawrence, Jenny Berg - The Minnesota Star Tribune (TNS) MANKATO, Minn. - After a week of hiding in her apartment, the student opened her refrigerator and realized she had no food. She's from the Middle East and for the last week, she has been too scared to go grocery shopping or attend classes at Minnesota State University, Mankato. She said she felt "broken."Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.