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ST. PAUL — Minnesota State named three finalists Monday to replace Steven Rosenstone as chancellor of the state's largest system of colleges and universities. Rosenstone, 65, announced last April that he would retire this summer. Previously a college dean and vice president at the...

ST. PAUL — Minnesota’s largest higher-education system is looking to make major changes as enrollment continues to fall and more institutions fail financial stress tests. The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system saw enrollment fall by 1.9 percent last year, to 138,973....

WILLMAR — In the coming years, three-quarters of available jobs in the state will require some sort of post-secondary education. It will be a challenge to develop educational programs that will prepare Minnesotans for the jobs that will be available in the future, said Steven Rosenstone,...

ST. PAUL — The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system has revealed an unanticipated $12.7 million hit to its finances as enrollment continues to slip and contract talks prove costlier than expected. MnSCU had planned for a 1.8 percent drop in enrollment this fall, but...

Students at Minnesota’s community and technical colleges could see an even better tuition deal than the one they’ve received over the past two years. Under a proposed $1.93 billion budget by the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system, tuition at the two-year schools,...

ST. PAUL — A rift between Chancellor Steven Rosenstone and faculty of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities is over. Five weeks after Gov. Mark Dayton threatened to withhold money from the higher education system, the parties on Tuesday sent the governor a copy of a deal....

WILLMAR — Minnesota’s state college system has said it supports Ridgewater College President Douglas Allen. Allen came under fire at the end of the week when the community college’s faculty passed a vote of no confidence in his leadership Thursday evening. According to Sam...

WILLMAR — A meeting to discuss plans for the future of the state’s public colleges will be held next week at Ridgewater College. Ridgewater and other schools in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System host gatherings to discuss the progress of the system’s Charting...

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...