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0Opinion piece written by Phase I Steering Committee member Merlin Ricklefs
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An article co-written by Phase I Steering Committee member Merlin Ricklefs.
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James Paul Gee.
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The New Republic. June 9, 2011
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Star Tribune, January 3, 2012
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February 2011: Clayton M. Christensen, Michael B. Horn, Louis Caldera, Louis Soares
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A publication of the College Board, this document reports on the benefits of higher education for individuals and society.
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George Psacharopoulos, 2008
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The New York Time asked 18 students about their 10-year plans. Hear the answers.
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Source: National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education.
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A commentary written by Phase I Steering Committee member Merlin Ricklefs
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Eric A. Hanushek and Ludger Woessmann, 2008
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A Report to the OECD as part of a Comparative Study of Transitions from Initial Education to Working Life in 14 Member Countries. Robert Zemsky, Daniel Shapiro, Maria Iannozzi, Peter Cappelli and Thomas Bailey. (October 1998)
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Anthony P. Carnevale & Stephen J. Rose, Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce
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By Patricia J. Gumport, Maria Iannozzi, Susan Shaman, and Robert Zemsky. (January 1997)
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The first article in a New York Times series examining vocational training in the United State. Published July 9.
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Source: Boston Globe, Megan Woolhouse, 1/23/11. Found online at http://www.iseek.org/news/fw/fw7782FutureWork.html
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Hosted by the University of Minnesota and Macalester College. This year's theme is 'What sustains us?' and includes discussions on how to sustain and enhance higher education in a rapidly changing society.
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The U of the People is a new, fully online school which is free and currently offers degrees in business administration and computer science.
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Profiles educational, economic, and population growth factors in Minnesota and compares them to US average in order to provide a clear picture of workforce opportunities and challenges.
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The final statement of the Phase I framing committee. Includes appendix.
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A 2-page summary of the Phase I framing committee statement.
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Free daily email alerts available.
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January 18, 2011. If the purpose of a college education is for students to learn, academe is failing, according to Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses, a book being released today by University of Chicago Press.
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Some states see the online, competency-based Western Governors U. as a way to boost college completion rates without increasing higher ed spending; some professors see it as a parasite, not a panacea.
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Pew Research Center report. May 16, 2011
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A link to Jack Uldrich's site "Jump the Curve," with an interesting perspective on the use of technology in the future.
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A higher education blogger.
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Article from "The Atlantic" - Jan/Feb 2012
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A summary of data relevant to the discussion for Meeting #1.
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The results of a poll given to Phase I Steering Committee members at Meeting #1.
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A MinnPost article from June 2010.
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An Insight Now online debate on college enrollment and standards.
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A summary of the Phase I Steering Committee framing statement.
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National Center for Career & Technical Information, University of Minnesota (October 2007)
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A PowerPoint presentation, "Demographic Change & The 'New Normal'", from State Demographer, Tom Gillaspy, on important current and future workforce trends. (May 2011)
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By Jeff Young in Wired Campus from The Chronicle of Higher Education
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Profiles the University of Minnesota-Rochester.