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Reporter | Higher Education

Phone: 612-673-7168

Jenna Ross covers Minnesota’s public and private colleges and universities -- including campus life, academics and administration. She blogs at www.startribune.com/campusconnect and she tweets at @ByJenna.
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U Regents will draw lines for debate over Sviggum's dual roles

The board member's new job with state Senate has stirred a fresh round of challenges over the potential for conflict of interest.

Updated: February 09, 2012, - 09:01 PM

U's $650,000 discretionary fund lets Kaler pay Maturi

Eric Kaler and other presidents have had access to little-known fund since 2000.

Updated: February 09, 2012, - 11:33 AM

Obituary: Alf R. Larson, 93, Death March survivor

Alf R. Larson's World War II story was nearly never told. For 55 years, he hid the horrors he experienced during the Bataan Death March and 41 months as a POW.

Updated: February 04, 2012, - 07:34 PM

On campus beat: U's new No. 2 knows campus

The new University of Minnesota president touts his connections with the place. But in a dozen ways, his new second-in-command has him beat.

Updated: February 01, 2012, - 07:19 PM

Kaler brings U funding, building requests to Capitol

In his first foray into a Minnesota legislative session, new University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler pushed for building projects and promised to improve the relationship between "the state's only research university" and those who control a shrinking part of its budget.

Updated: January 28, 2012, - 12:12 AM

On campus beat: Higher-ed chief plans to build relations

It looks like it might be a quiet legislative session for higher education.

Updated: January 25, 2012, - 05:21 PM

On campus beat: Union effort at U takes next two steps

On Tuesday morning, a group of graduate students hand-delivered a letter to the University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler, asking him to voluntarily recognize a graduate assistants union. At the same time, another group filed for a union election at a state office in St. Paul.

Updated: January 18, 2012, - 11:09 PM