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Howie: St. Scholastica readies another batch of wide-eyed freshmen

Howie: St. Scholastica readies another batch of wide-eyed freshmen

And lest anyone think St. Scholastica is just a nice regional option, the rankings folks beg to differ. U.S. News puts them among the Best National Universities, Money magazine says it’s one of the “Best Colleges for Your Money,” and the Princeton Review keeps listing it among the Midwest’s best.

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LSC Clay Target maintains first place after Week Three

The Lake Superior College Co-Ed Clay Target team scored 241.50 points in week three competition to maintain a healthy lead in the USA College Clay Target League National Conference 3 standings. Erik Poffenberger connected on a season-high 48-of-50 targets on the week for 43.50 points. Spencer Tietz also

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LSC hosts Spring Student Art Show

Lake Superior College’s Student Spring Art Show opens at noon today and runs through Wednesday at 9 p.m. on LSC’s main campus. Students enrolled in LSC’s art courses will have an opportunity to display their work during the exhibit. The show will include the work of

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UMD picks new chancellor

Dr. Charles Nies has been named chancellor of the University of Minnesota Duluth, effective July 1, 2024 and pending approval by the University’s Board of Regents at its May 2024 meeting. “Dr. Nies is an experienced, strategic leader who is ready to tackle UMD’s challenges and celebrate its

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Why the Minneapolis school district is facing a large budget shortfall

Why the Minneapolis school district is facing a large budget shortfall

By Christopher Ingraham, Minnesota Reformer Minneapolis school board members met on Tuesday to discuss how to close a projected $110 million funding gap. The shortfall, which puts the district on the brink of insolvency and state intervention, is driven largely by a long-term decline in enrollment stretching back at least

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Lake Superior College hosts library grand reopening ceremony

Lake Superior College hosts library grand reopening ceremony

Lake Superior College held a grand reopening of the updated Harold P. Erickson Library on Wednesday morning. The $2.3 million renovation has been in the planning or construction phases since 2014. The remodeled space brings together the resources of the library, the Tutoring and Learning Center, the federally funded

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College of St. Scholastica adds new computer science program

The College of St. Scholastica has launched a new Bachelor of Science in Computer Science program designed to prepare students for a rapidly evolving technology landscape. This program is a welcomed addition to the Computer Information Systems Department and the Stender School of Leadership, Business and Professional Studies. “I am

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Compromise reached on school resource officers bill

Compromise reached on school resource officers bill

By Deena Winter, Minnesota Reformer Republican and Democratic-Farmer-Labor lawmakers appear to have struck a compromise on rules to govern cops’ use of force in Minnesota schools. DFL lawmakers have been working on legislation that would scale back a law passed last session that limits how school police can physically restrain

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Alworth Memorial Fund broadens scholarship opportunities

The Marshall H. and Nellie Alworth Memorial Fund has broadened its scholarship criteria to now include northern Minnesota students currently enrolled at designated two-year community colleges who plan to complete their STEM-related education at a four-year institution. Since the organization’s founding in 1949, more than $55 million in scholarships

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