Money Health, a personal finance blog written by MSU Moorhead Economics alumnus Derek Hagen ’05, has been named a Top 100 Personal Finance Blog and Top 15 Financial Education Blog by Feedspot. The rankings were based on Google reputation and Google search ranking, influence and popularity in social media, quality and consistency of posts, and Feedspot’s editorial team and expert […]
Oscar Flores had the paper “The Impact of Participation in Learning Communities on Academic Performance at a Regional, Public University” accepted for publication by The Journal of Economic Insight. Flores finds that students who participate in Learning Communities (LC) have higher GPAs than students with similar characteristics who do not participate in LC. In addition, it is found that student-athletes […]
Alumnus Judge George Soule is reappointed Governor Mark Dayton announced the appointments of six individuals to fill vacancies on the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees. The 15-member Board is responsible for governing Minnesota State’s system planning, academic programs, fiscal management, personnel, admissions requirements, tuition and fees, and rules and regulations. Among the appointments is the reappointment of […]
Males and Undergraduate Education: The Rest of the Story
MSUM students Samantha Carlson, Shrijana Chapagain, Anna Landsverk, and Jess Lhotak joined Drs. T. J. Hansen and Gregory Stutes to present the workshop, “The Choice is Yours,” as part of the Expanding Your Horizons Conference on April 7. This conference invites young women in the seventh, eighth, and ninth grades in Minnesota and North Dakota to a day of career […]