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ST. PAUL — Minnesota senators easily approved a higher education budget bill Wednesday 46-18, but debate made it clear they want to hold the public schools accountable for spending. The bill would give about $1.2 billion each to the University of Minnesota and Minnesota State Colleges...

MARSHALL — The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system today appointed Connie J. Gores to be the next president of Southwest Minnesota State University. According to a news release issued by SMSU, Gores has served at Winona State University since...

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees is currently accepting applications for four positions on the board. The Board provides leadership in such areas as academic programs, fiscal management, personnel, admissions requirements, tuition and fees, and rules and...

Shawn Mueske, a biology instructor at Ridgewater College, was honored this week with an Educator of the Year award from the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees. Four faculty members at MnSCU institutions were chosen for the honor. The Educator of the Year...

Shawn Mueske, a biology instructor at Ridgewater College, was honored this week with an Educator of the Year award from the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees. Four faculty members at MnSCU institutions were chosen for the honor. The Educator of the Year...

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system is pushing to get working adults who have earned some college credits to go back to school and complete their degrees. It's called the "Graduate Minnesota" campaign and it features 30-second radio spots and letters...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The new chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system will be formally installed this week in a ceremony at the state Capitol. Chancellor Steven Rosenstone is scheduled to accept the ceremonial medallion during an event Wednesday morning in...

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Further smoking restrictions might be coming to many of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities' 54 campus. MnSCU's Board of Trustees Wednesday passed a resolution encouraging each college and university to consult with its students, faculty and staff about further restricting...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- The trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system are going on the road to get the public's thoughts about some of the vexing facing issues facing MnSCU. The system says that between 2000 and 2009, enrollment has gone up 26 percent while...

An excerpt from recent editorials in Minnesota newspapers: By The Associated Press On MnSCU bonuses: We suspect that, across Minnesota, many workers have received notice that their usual holiday bonuses will fall victim to difficult economic times this year.

By The Associated Press An excerpt from recent editorials in Minnesota newspapers: When the chairman of the Minnesota House Higher Education Committee says there's trou-ble, it must be bad. Rep. Tom Rukavina, DFL-Virginia, has been one of the Minnesota State Colleges and Univer-sities...