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The Union representing Minnesota's 2-year state college instructors, counselors, librarians and coaches at 26 colleges on 39 campuses across the state.

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Minnesota State College Faculty @mscfmn.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
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! Thank you @clareoumou.bsky.social!
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Minnesota State College Faculty @mscfmn.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
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 #minnesotastate #mnleg
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Minnesota State College Faculty @mscfmn.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Thank you @nathancoulter.bsky.social for your support Minnesota State's two year campuses drive Minnesota's economy and the Faculty make that happen #mnleg
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Minnesota State College Faculty @mscfmn.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
🤔🤔🤔 www.theregister.com/2025/12/12/w...
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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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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 15/12/2025
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. bit.ly/44q7MKO #EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky
A group of people sit around a table at the Education Department. The agency’s seal is the background.
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Minnesota State College Faculty @mscfmn.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
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 #MSCFStrong #mnleg Pppppppppppp}#MinnesotaState
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Minnesota State College Faculty @mscfmn.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
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. #MinnStateEdu #mnleg #mscfstrong
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Minnesota State College Faculty @mscfmn.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
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. #MinnesotaState #mnleg #mscfstrong
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Minnesota State College Faculty @mscfmn.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Enroll today!!!
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Minnesota State College Faculty @mscfmn.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
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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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Minnesota State College Faculty @mscfmn.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
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Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle.com · 16/03/2025
What’s the good of having a freedom you’re afraid to use? chroni.cl/3XQTEGU
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My Title IX Inquisition
What’s the good of having a freedom you’re afraid to use?
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Minnesota State College Faculty @mscfmn.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
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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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Minnesota State College Faculty @mscfmn.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
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Minnesota State seeking $465 million more from lawmakers in next budget - Session Daily - Minnesota House of Representatives
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Minnesota State College Faculty @mscfmn.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
@jesshanson.bsky.social understands the critical role MSCF faculty counselors play on our campuses. Thank you for the support!!
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Minnesota State College Faculty @mscfmn.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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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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Shannon Gibney @shannongibney.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
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!
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Minnesota State College Faculty @mscfmn.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
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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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Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle.com · 11/02/2025
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
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Small Ways to Spark Joy in Your Teaching
Helping students find delight in their learning has cognitive benefits.
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Minnesota State College Faculty @mscfmn.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
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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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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 06/02/2025
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
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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.
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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 06/02/2025
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
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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?”
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Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle.com · 06/02/2025
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
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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.
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Minnesota State College Faculty @mscfmn.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
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. apnews.com/article/utah...
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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...
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Minnesota State College Faculty @mscfmn.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
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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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Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle.com · 30/01/2025
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
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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.
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Minnesota Reformer @minnesotareformer.com · 30/01/2025
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...
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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.
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Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle.com · 30/01/2025
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
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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.
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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 30/01/2025
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
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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.
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Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle.com · 30/01/2025
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
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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.
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Minnesota State College Faculty @mscfmn.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Can we keep @RiverlandCC and @MinnesotaWest?
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Minnesota State College Faculty @mscfmn.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
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Minnesota Legislature to open with calm in Senate, storm in House
House Republicans say a vacancy in a DFL seat means they have a majority. Will there be an eleventh-hour agreement?
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Minnesota Reformer @minnesotareformer.com · 14/01/2025
You've probably heard some things about the chaos at the Minnesota Legislature: House Democrats refusing to show up, Republicans threatening not to seat a DFL representative, a senator facing burglary charges. Your questions about the Legislature, answered: minnesotareformer.com/2025/01/14/y...
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Your questions answered on the messy start to the Minnesota legislative session • Minnesota Reformer
A resignation, a secret oath-taking, missing ballots, a deceased senator, special elections, a burglary trial, House members on the run. Even for Minnesotans following closely, the dramatic runup to t...
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Minnesota State College Faculty @mscfmn.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
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MN District 54A race: Judge rules Brad Tabke's win stands
A lawsuit challenging the status of who will represent District 54A encompassing Shakopee in the Minnesota House of Representatives has been decided, with a Scott County judge deciding Brad Tabke's wi...
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Minnesota State College Faculty @mscfmn.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
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DFL, GOP jockey for power in Minnesota House a day before session's start
House Republicans Monday ripped DFLers over tactics that could keep the House from convening Tuesday. Melissa Hortman, the House’s top DFLer, defended her moves, telling MPR News that denying a quorum...
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Minnesota Senate DFL @senatedfl.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Today in the Senate, DFL Leader Erin Murphy and Republican Leader Mark Johnson announced that they have reached an organizing agreement for the Senate during the temporary tie that resulted after the death of Senator Kari Dziedzic. #mnleg
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Statement from DFL Caucus Leader Erin Murphy and Republican Caucus Leader Mark Johnson | Minnesota Senate DFL
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Today, leaders from the Senate DFL and Republican caucuses announced they have reached an organizing agreement to govern the work of the Senate during the temporary tie before the ...
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Minnesota State College Faculty @mscfmn.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
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In a bitter fight for the Minnesota Legislature, Democrats have threatened a walkout
A series of unexpected events after the narrow election has set up a power struggle in the Minnesota Legislature. Days before the legislative session kicks off, it's unclear who will take control.
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Clare Oumou Verbeten @clareoumou.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
I couldn’t agree with this more! “When more money goes to private colleges, fewer people receive grants, and when tuition goes up, everyone pays more.” Well said, Professor Bineham. Private school vouchers have gotten out of hand. We have to prioritize public education.
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Let’s not extend the North Star Promise to private schools - MinnPost
Such a move would lead to a disproportionate distribution of public funds to private schools and to a tuition increase for undergraduates.
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