May 23, 2017

MSB/Globe Served Constituents Well But Failed to Acknowledge Mistakes

When a college decides to close, the decision significantly affects the students, faculty, staff, and the communities it serves. At the end of December 2016, after several years of expanding, the Minnesota School of Business/Globe University discontinued most of its operation. The two for-profit schools are part of a family business owned and operated by Terry and Kathryn Myhre. The Myhre family bought Globe (founded in 1885) in 1972 and the Minnesota School of Business (founded in 1877) in 1988. For this blog post, the schools will be referred to as one entity—MSB/Globe.

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May 18, 2017

USC Shows How Top Colleges Can Connect With High-Achieving Low-Income Students

Before my oldest daughter enrolled in the University of Southern California (USC) in fall 2001, I had three perceptions about the institution. I believed that the university had a great football team, that it was located in a rough area of Los Angeles and thus not safe, and that it enrolled primarily rich kids, thus earning the acronym University of Spoiled Children. One perception was accurate, but two were not.

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May 7, 2017

It Is Not Okay to Drop Your Dog’s Poop in My Garbage Can

With the arrival of spring, people are emerging from their domiciles and winter hibernation to enjoy the pleasant weather, biking or walking, often accompanied by their dog—or dogs. I am seeing more people with not only one but often two or three dogs. The number of dogs licensed by the city of Vadnais Heights has decreased the past eight years; however, I swear that the pet population is surging despite dog demographic data from the city indicating otherwise.

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