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
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
New data released by the US Census Bureau reveals that the median earnings of The College of St. Scholastica undergraduate alumni are $49,673 one year after graduating. That is $11,212 more than the median earnings of graduates of all Minnesota four-year colleges, public or private, one year after
Lake Superior College students in all programs will experience a full day of extra-curricular learning Wednesday at the main campus. Regular classes give way to this conference-style event offering dozens of 50-minute academic and life skills sessions taught by Twin Ports experts in 10 subject clusters. Community partners from Essentia
"Al Finlayson has guided the college’s finances extremely well and hundreds of students learned the fundamentals of carpentry and medical lab work from John Calcaterra and Virginia Haynes.” -- Dr. Patricia Rogers, president of Lake Superior College
Throughout the campaign and the celebration, the institution’s focus on its Benedictine values and heritage has been at the forefront. More than 6,709 unique donors supported 336 funds during A Second Century of Saints campaign.
By Jim Biros SUPERIOR, Wis. – University of Wisconsin-Superior faculty Joshua Stangle and Jennifer Vogler are among the University of Wisconsin System 2023–2024 Wisconsin Teaching Fellows & Scholars. The Wisconsin Teaching Fellows & Scholars is one of three signature programs offered by the UW System’s Office of Professional and
The Marshall H. and Nellie Alworth Memorial Fund, founded in 1949, has awarded its latest round of scholarships to 76 northern Minnesota high school seniors pursuing bachelor’s degrees related to science, mathematics, engineering and medical fields of study. Recipients from 30 high schools across 10 counties will each receive
The graduate-level IT certificates include IT Leadership, Enterprise Infrastructure, and IT Operations. Students who complete all three certificates and the final capstone course will earn the IT Management master’s degree.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and Lake Superior College today announced plans to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination near Sargent Creek in Duluth. After the MPCA detected elevated levels of PFAS in a tributary of the creek during an ongoing study of the St. Louis River estuary, an investigation
By Jim Biros SUPERIOR, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Superior has recently been recognized as one of 76 new members of the First Scholars Network for 2023-24 by the Center for First-generation Student Success, an initiative of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) and The Suder Foundation. To be
“UW-Superior felt like a family from day one. I was welcomed warmly by teammates, classmates, and everyone I met. My professors knew me by name – I wasn’t just a number. This school gave me the opportunity to grow not only as an athlete or student, but as a person.” -- Hailey Kontny
The Minnesota Legislature during the 2023 session passed a sweeping education bill that boosted public spending for schools by nearly $2.3 billion.
“Our Foundress, Mother Scholastica Kerst once said, ‘My dream is that someday there will rise upon these grounds fine buildings like the great Benedictine abbeys. They will be built of stone: Within their walls, higher education will flourish.’" -- President Barbara McDonald
