Minnesota State College Faculty

MSCF is ready to get this done so our folks can focus on what we do best - serving our students and driving Minnesota's economy!
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Coming from a fellow faculty member and vice chair of the Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee, we appreciate your support.
Thank you Senator Putnam
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Minnesota State's two year campuses drive Minnesota's economy and the Faculty make that happen

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Workday project at Washington University hits $266M : Protests force disclosure of costs totaling $16,000 per student over 7 year rollout replacing 80 legacy systems

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A group of people sit around a table at the Education Department. The agency’s seal is the background.

Consensus Reached on Workforce Pell, Earnings Test Looms

The committee will now move on to how to hold all programs accountable, and ED officials say they plan to create a level playing field, hinting at an overhaul of gainful employment. https://bit.ly/44q7MKO

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Spending on administration is up 38% since 2013. MSCF faculty? Only 5%. This isn’t a funding issue—it’s a priorities issue. Invest in the people who teach Minnesota’s workforce. #FundFaculty
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Minnesota State has already spent $300 million with millions still to come for the Workday system.
The result? Missed paychecks, benefit disruption, confusion, and added burdens on the people educating Minnesota’s future workforce.
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Our colleges train Minnesota’s future workforce and fuel the state’s economy. Strong faculty = strong communities. A fair contract isn’t unreasonable—it’s essential.
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International student at Riverland Community College has visa revoked Riverland Community College sent an email to students last week announcing that a student had their visa revoked by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

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My Title IX Inquisition What’s the good of having a freedom you’re afraid to use?

What’s the good of having a freedom you’re afraid to use? chroni.cl/3XQTEGU

University of Minnesota under federal investigation for alleged racial discrimination The Department of Education says that institutions that fail to comply face potential loss of federal funding.

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@jesshanson.bsky.social understands the critical role MSCF faculty counselors play on our campuses. Thank you for the support!!

Chaos on campuses as schools warn Trump cuts could harm US ‘for decades’ President’s slashes to higher education institutions and research funding threaten US public health, workers say

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The @mscfmn.bsky.social is in full effect at the MN Capital today, talking to legislators about the importance of funding higher ed in our public state schools!

With federal money at risk, Minnesota’s public colleges stress high stakes of state budget debate The University of Minnesota and Minnesota State Colleges and Universities systems are hoping for extra allocations from the Legislature this year. They know it’s a challenge given the state’s leaner b...

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Small Ways to Spark Joy in Your Teaching Helping students find delight in their learning has cognitive benefits.

This Dartmouth professor created a downloadable deck of “joy cards” that anyone can use to create little moments of delight in teaching and learning. chroni.cl/3Qdd58Q

Uncertainty, worry remain in Minnesota higher education after funding freeze Uncertainty and worry remain in Minnesota higher education after President Donald Trump’s administration tried to freeze federal funds on Jan. 28. Sen. Doron Clark (DFL-Minneapolis), a member of the S...

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College presidents' survey finds alarm over Trump The majority of college presidents surveyed by Inside Higher Ed believe the Trump administration will have a negative impact on the sector. Many are still optimistic.

College Presidents’ Survey Finds Alarm Over Trump

The majority of college presidents surveyed by #InsideHigherEd believe the Trump administration will have a negative impact on the sector. Many are still optimistic. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/40QBi9R

Trump attacks DEI; faculty pick between silence, resistance While one professor says faculty are “pre-emptively censoring themselves” in response, others are defiant—while another is asking himself, “What would I be willing to lose my job for?”

As the DEI Crackdown Escalates, Faculty Choose Between Silence and Resistance

While one professor says faculty are “pre-emptively censoring themselves” in response, others are defiant—while another is asking himself, “What would I be willing to lose my job for?” #HigherEd #EDUSky bit.ly/413XhLP

Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Sparks Panic, Protests, and ICE Impersonators Most institutions already have protocols in place to respond to law enforcement. For some faculty and students, campus guidelines aren’t going far enough.

Anxiety over immigration enforcement on college campuses has grown following a flurry of incidents across the nation. A Trump administration order rescinded a decade-old policy protecting colleges from ICE raids. While some colleges are complying, others are pushing back. chroni.cl/4gqbmHH

Utah Legislature bans collective bargaining for teachers unions and other public sector jobs Labor unions that serve teachers, firefighters, police and other public employees in Utah will no longer be able to negotiate on behalf of their workers under a bill that has received final legislativ...

Labor unions that serve teachers, firefighters, police and other public employees in Utah will no longer be able to negotiate on behalf of their workers under a bill that received final legislative approval Thursday.

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Utah Senate signals a shift back to a ban on public union collective bargaining Senate Majority Leader Kirk Cullimore said he’s gotten mixed messages from public unions and their members on his proposal to allow some collective bargaining. Without a consensus, he said they’ll lik...

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A Expansive Effort to Reshape Ohio’s Colleges Has Stalled for Years. Now It’s Back, and Even Broader. Senate Bill 1 takes aim at what happens in the classroom, focusing on “controversial beliefs or policies” and seeking to encourage intellectual diversity.

What is a "controversial" belief or policy? According to a new bill in Ohio, examples include climate policies, electoral politics, foreign policy, DEI programs, immigration policy, marriage, or abortion. chroni.cl/40TaN4D

Want to live longer? Consider joining a union. • Minnesota Reformer Public health officials should consider worker power and worker voice a fundamental social determinant of health, one which has helped create the mortality crisis that we currently face.

Commentary from University of Minnesota professor Tom VanHeuvelen, who shares research about the correlation between union membership and life expectancy. Want to live longer? Consider joining a union. minnesotareformer.com/2025/01/30/w...

The Trump Administration Walked Back a Funding Freeze. Higher Ed Remains Unsettled. Researchers were still uncertain about the future of their grants on Wednesday, even though the money appears unfrozen for now.

While the Trump administration rescinded a memo pausing federal grant funding, a White House spokesperson said Trump's executive orders on how the money should be used "remain in full force and effect." chroni.cl/40VMIuh

Grant reviews at NSF and NIH still paused Trump reversed an order requiring federal agencies to freeze grants and loans, but programs at odds with his executive orders remain at risk of losing funding.

NSF and NIH Grant Reviews Still On Hold After White House Rescinds Memo

Trump reversed an order requiring federal agencies to freeze grants and loans, but programs at odds with his executive orders remain at risk of losing funding. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/4hmy44T

Trump Threatens to Deport International Students and Scholars Who Protested the War in Gaza The president’s message came in a new executive order on combating antisemitism. Some legal experts are skeptical.

On Wednesday, Trump had this to say to international students who participated in pro-Palestinian protests: "Come 2025, we will find you, and we will deport you." chroni.cl/4gANPEl