MnSCU is doing its part in higher ed funding

StarTribune | commentaries The Sept. 23 editorial “Rethink how state sustains campuses” leaves readers with the impression that the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system relies on the state to pay 100 percent of the cost to repair our facilities. In fact, in addition to the Higher Education Asset Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR) funding that comes from the state, […]

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities waive application fees for College Knowledge Month

St. Paul, Minn., September 26, 2014 – For a limited time, college and university application fees will be waived throughout Minnesota State Colleges and Universities in recognition of “College Knowledge Month,” a statewide effort to provide every graduating high school senior, especially underrepresented students, with the opportunity to apply to college. “Our colleges and universities are committed to making sure […]

Tribal chairwoman among appointees to MnSCU board of trustees

By Forum News Service on Aug 22, 2014 at 9:42 a.m. ST. PAUL – The chairwoman of the White Earth Reservation is among six appointees to the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities board of trustees. Gov. Mark Dayton announced the appointments Thursday. Erma Vizenor has worked her entire career in education on the White Earth Reservation in northwest Minnesota, where […]