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Higher education in the headlines

Higher education is a field that is constantly changing. With this roundup, we hope to keep you informed about what is going on at universities and colleges around the country: Minnesota’s higher ed enrollment is up, but officials say gaps remain to reach 2025 target...

The dream career that didn’t get away

Maxwell angles for women’s perspective in fishing Christine Maxwell M’23 works for Northland Fishing Tackle whose tagline is “made by fishermen, for fishermen.” In her position as CFO and vice president of operations, Maxwell reminds her colleagues that women fish...

Always remembering where she came from

Witt builds relationships as Hennepin County sheriff For a significant portion of her young life, Hennepin County Sheriff Dawanna Witt B’07, M’13 only associated negative feelings with police officers. “With my childhood and the challenges we had, I did not like, nor...

Comfortable with being first

Hughes named first African American woman president at Bay College Dr. Nerita Hughes M’09, D’20 has had a number of firsts in her career, serving as the first African American woman in a number of administrative roles — including her current position: sixth president...

Mr. Fernando Bucaro named chief financial officer at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

from The Very Rev. James P. Burns, IVD, Ph.D., President of Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Dear Faculty and Staff, I am pleased to announce that Mr. Fernando Bucaro has accepted our offer to serve as the Chief Financial Officer for Saint Mary’s University of...

Announcing tuition rates for 2024-25

from Michael McMahon, Vice President for Enrollment Management Faculty and staff, We wanted to share the following communication about tuition, which is being shared with students in the TODAY newsletter on February 14 and also in an email to undergraduate parents....

Degree in philanthropy and development equals credibility

Dr. Anthony Leigh M’16 spent the first 10 years of his career in government, first as a legislative assistant in Washington, D.C., and then as the deputy state treasurer for the State of Alabama. Around 2007, he decided to change career paths to one that was no longer...

Models of service

Wolf and Keeley preparing for careers in medicine Delaney Wolf B’21, C’22 and Jordan Keeley B’22, M’23 have supported and challenged each other for years. It was only natural that the two form a friendship and a bond, considering they have so much in common. Both...

Saint Mary’s website updates

The Saint Mary’s Marketing and Communication Department’s web team recently changed the search function on the university’s website. Since changing to a Google-powered search engine three weeks ago, 4,000 searches have been tracked on the site. The new search engine...

Higher education in the headlines

Higher education is a field that is constantly changing. With this roundup, we hope to keep you informed about what is going on at universities and colleges around the country: Exclusive: The Education Department says it will fix its $1.8 billion FAFSA mistake (NPR)...

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