A story about how higher education met the challenges of the pandemic and are taking lessons learned into the future is featured in the 2020 Impact magazine. The “Optimism and Opportunity” story includes interviews with university officials, including MSUM’s Vice President of Finance and Administration Jean Hollaar. The magazine can be viewed online as well as downloaded as a pdf. The […]
Dr. Erin Gillett, Professor of Early Childhood Education in the School of Teaching and Learning, contributed to a recent article on InForum. In the piece, about summer and COVID-related learning losses, Dr. Gillett offered several ideas for parents and caregivers to combat “summer slide.” Read the Article
MSUM dean guides vision for campus engagement with arts
The Minnesota Legislature passed a $825 million bonding bill on May 20. The funding is not final until signed by Gov. Mark Dayton, who has until the end of next week to approve or veto the bill. Sen. Kent Eken and Rep. Paul Marquart expect Dayton to sign off on the bonding bill. MSUM’s share of the bill includes $1.3 million […]
By By Josh Verges / St. Paul Pioneer Press ST. PAUL—Minnesota State university leaders want the freedom to raise tuition in order to pay for initiatives they say will improve student outcomes. In the past six years, the Legislature has effectively frozen tuition for the state’s two-year colleges and authorized the seven state universities to raise tuition by less than 8 percent. […]