A Profile “…we have a success story in Minnesota with our democracy and elections, not perfection, but a real success story.” By: James J. Berreth, Government and Political Writer with The Metropolitan…
Tag: Minnesota State
The Minnesota State Fair gets a grand reopening
(Photo courtesy of the Minnesota State Fair) JOSEPH PALUMBO Arts and Entertainment Editor The Minnesota State Fair is officially set to return on Aug. 26, 2021. Over a year ago, it was…
Metro cyber defenders win wildcard spot for Illinois contest
Metro State cybersecurity students advance to Midwest regionals after second place finishes in a wildcard round and at the Minnesota Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition.
Metro State alumni lead at the Legislature
Metro State alumni and legislators discussed common goals and the common good at a breakfast in the Minnesota Senate Building on Jan. 25, 2019. The event was organized by the Metropolitan State University Alumni Association.
Q+A with the President: Arthur talks textbooks, tuition freezes, winter weather
The Metropolitan is catching up on past conversations with President Arthur. On April 24, 2018 she discussed legislative initiatives impacting campus. Plus other topics: spendy textbooks, the space study, tuition-setting, and Mayor Melvin Carter’s plan to jump-start every college savings for St. Paul kids.
Q+A with the President: Arthur sizes up legislative session, student enrollment, summer plans
The Metropolitan is catching up on past conversations with President Arthur. On May 18, 2018 she discussed the last days of the legislative session and what they might mean for Metro State. Plus other topics: student enrollment, the university budget and the Student Senate’s dissatisfaction with the budget process.
Taking a stand for students: Students United lobbies lawmakers in DC, St. Paul
Students United sent nine university students to Washington, D.C. with a lengthy legislative agenda and a mission to lobby lawmakers.
For profit or people?
Opinion writer praises the stability of public colleges over the empty promises of for-profits.
Q+A with President Arthur: Legislative preview and 2018 priorities
The Metropolitan met with President Ginny Arthur on Jan. 16 for an hourlong conversation. This is the third in a monthly series of interviews.