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Jenna Ross

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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April 5: U of M proposes to take over Fairview

Such a move would be a pre-emptive strike against a proposed Fairview merger with Sanford Health.

Updated: April 05, 2013, - 06:21 AM

On campus beat: University of Minnesota targets move-out messes near campus

Piles of trash, some 5 feet high, littered neighborhoods around the University of Minnesota last fall. The piles were so...

Updated: April 04, 2013, - 12:13 AM

Augsburg celebrates a record gift of $10 million

“Transformative gift” came from an anonymous donor.

Updated: April 01, 2013, - 10:17 PM

On Campus beat: Big names help hype U’s online course

First, Mark Bittman, a food writer for the New York Times, plugged the course on Twitter. Author Michael Pollan was...

Updated: March 28, 2013, - 10:24 AM

In quiz bowl scandal, Harvard's loss is the University of Minnesota's win

Two quiz bowl trophies awarded to Harvard University will soon be emblazoned with new nameplates: “University of Minnesota.” Harvard was stripped...

Updated: March 22, 2013, - 08:58 PM

Campus beat: Apartments could close Sally's Saloon near University of Minnesota for a year

Another fancy apartment complex near the University of Minnesota campus? That’s hardly news. Except that this one could close a Stadium Village...

Updated: March 20, 2013, - 07:30 PM

U is making progress, but ‘we will do more,’ Kaler pledges

Kaler rejected as “nonsense” some “bold ideas” proposed to fix higher education, such as a suggestion in Florida to charge English majors more in tuition than engineers.

Updated: March 14, 2013, - 11:40 AM

Higher-ed beat: Local law schools make U.S. News list

Things are looking up for the state’s law schools — at least when it comes to their rankings. Last year at...

Updated: March 13, 2013, - 07:27 PM

University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler presents new report on administration

University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler is at the Capitol this week with “the report everyone’s been waiting for,” as...

Updated: March 12, 2013, - 11:32 PM

Kaler: Analysis shows some areas to improve staffing costs at U

The U's report to legislators says a new analysis of the administration finds some areas that need attention, including some supervisors with few employees.

Updated: March 08, 2013, - 11:32 PM