After a 9-Month Series of Public-Relations Debacles, U. of Minnesota Officials Strive to Pick Up the Pieces.

Lederman, Douglas

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Publication Date: 1988

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After a 9-Month Series of Public-Relations Debacles, U. of Minnesota Officials Strive to Pick Up the Pieces.

Lederman, Douglas

Chronicle of Higher Education, v35 n8 pA1,16-17 Oct 12 1988

Cost overruns of thousands of dollars on the president's official residence, the existence of a $70-million reserve fund, an administrator accused of embezzlement, and another official allegedly plagiarizing a speech were some of the controversies that have eroded the confidence in the University of Minnesota among legislators, alumni and the public. (MLW)

Descriptors: College Administration, Educational Finance, Elitism, Governance, Governing Boards, Higher Education, Institutional Mission, Land Grant Universities, Public Relations, Publicity, State Universities, Trustees

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