More tuition hikes on the horizon for CSU students, Turlock Journal
Students on the CSU Stanislaus campus Monday were bracing for the possibility of a vote later this week that could bring further fee hikes.

Bay's Watch Isn't a Disaster, North County Times
In light of all the negative publicity that San Diego State has received this week, the question among Aztecs fans is this: Should athletic director Rick Bay be fired?

Caldera To Rake in $335,000, Albuquerque Journal
University of New Mexico regents hired Louis Caldera as the school's 18th president Tuesday at an annual salary of $270,000 plus performance incentives.

CSULB's Maxson has award hat trick, Long Beach Press-Telegram
Fighting Bob has accomplished a three-peat. For the third straight year, Cal State Long Beach President Bob Maxson has been named "University President of the Year' by a group that represents about 400,000 students in the California State University system.

Floridian to head CSU San Marcos for year, San Diego Union-Tribune
A retired Florida educator will run California State University San Marcos next year, until a new president is hired. Cal State trustees appointed Roy McTarnaghan to oversee the 7,700-student North County campus, replacing President Alex Gonzalez, who was promoted in March to run Cal State Sacramento

I-Tech program stays in business college, San Luis Obispo Tribune
The university's industrial technology department will remain in the Orfalea College of Business, Provost Paul Zingg ruled this week, disappointing teachers and students who had rallied to move the program to the agriculture college.

Move to stop porn viewing at Poly fails, San Luis Obispo Tribune
Cal Poly professors can continue to view adult pornography on state-owned computers in their offices, so long as it does not create a hostile work environment.

Cal State Fresno Surrenders Conference Videotape to Prosecutors, Los Angeles Times
University officials have turned over to federal prosecutors in Pennsylvania a videotape from a February academic conference at Cal State Fresno on radical environmentalism.

Trustees name interim CSUSM president, North County Times
A former university president who hails from Florida and has worked closely with the California State University chancellor will take the reins at Cal State San Marcos on July 1.

Interim SJSU boss named, San Jose Mercury
A veteran college president from Nevada will lead San Jose State University until a replacement is named for outgoing President Robert Caret, but will not seek the position permanently, he said Tuesday.

Provost to hold Esteban's post until replacement picked, Chico Enterprise-Record
Chico State University knows who will be replacing retiring President Manuel Esteban for at least the next several months: Provost Scott McNall.

Employee housing project delayed, San Luis Obispo Tribune
Faculty and staff probably won't move into Cal Poly housing in fall 2005, as first planned, because the university is still ironing out the project's environmental study.

 

UC president comes out against UC regent's colorblind campaign , Modesto Bee/AP
The president of the University of California is asking governors of the nine-campus system to take a stand against one of their own and oppose Ward Connerly's campaign to stop state and local agencies from collecting race data.

 

Career Teachers Have Become a Smaller Subset, Los Angeles Times
A recent study by the National Commission on Teaching and America's Future, which examined teacher retention rates from 1987 to 2000, found that nearly 50% of new teachers leave after five years — most complaining of poor working conditions, training and pay.

L.A. Unified Approves Revamp of Special Ed, Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Unified School District unanimously approved a proposal Tuesday intended to improve services for thousands of disabled students by integrating more of them into regular classrooms.

State cutbacks closing door on college courses , Bakersfield Californian
The Community College League of California is projecting the equivalent of 3,000 full-time students in Kern County, including those at Bakersfield, Taft and Cerro Coso Community colleges, will be turned away because of expected state budget cuts.

Big Market for tutoring, Christian Science Monitor
Business is booming at private, for-profit learning centers, especially in urban and suburban areas, where parents regularly spend thousands per year for a tailor-made, supplemental-learning program.

For Five Supreme Court Justices, Affirmative Action Isn't Academic, Wall St. Journal
In one of the most controversial cases of the year, the nine U.S. Supreme Court justices are expected soon to decide the fate of racial preferences in college admissions. As it happens, a majority of the justices are already familiar with another type of admissions preference. Five justices or their children qualified for an admissions edge known as "legacy preference."

Graduates Lower Sights in Stagnant Job Market, New York Times
The nation's class of 2003 was the last one to enter college while the stock market was still rising, but it is graduating into the worst hiring slump in 20 years, one that is now into its second year on campuses and has afflicted young and well-educated workers to an unusual degree.

College President's Résumé Fails Student Exam, New York Times
Mr. Elliott, 24, has learned a lot this semester. His big lesson began in January, when a fellow reporter at the town's twice-a-week Toccoa Record, where Mr. Elliott works full-time to pay his tuition, relayed a tip: rumor in town had it that the college president's credentials were not what they were supposed to be.

President Pulls Article From Student Newspaper at Loyola University New Orleans, Chronicle of Higher Education
The president of Loyola University New Orleans angered staffers of the student newspaper last week when he quashed an article about the sudden departure of a music-program director.

Tuition Discounting Hurts Low-Income Students and Some Colleges, Study Suggests, Chronicle of Higher Education
The widespread practice of tuition discounting by colleges and universities has unintentionally restricted poor students' access to higher education and could undermine some institutions' finances, concludes a new report by the Lumina Foundation for Education.

CalPERS on verge of premium hike, Sacramento Bee
As part of a plan to hold down health-care costs for state workers, CalPERS is expected today to approve higher premium increases for city, county and school workers in Northern California.

Davis Urges Electricity Rate Cut, Los Angeles Times
Hailing a victory in his much-maligned energy strategy, Gov. Gray Davis announced Tuesday that he is seeking a $1-billion rollback in electricity rates for customers of three major utilities that serve 26 million Californians.

Daniel Weintraub: Jerry Brown battles the unions he once nurtured, Sacramento Bee
Now Brown is getting religion on teachers unions, which he unleashed on California by signing legislation requiring local school districts to negotiate with teachers through collective bargaining.

Editorial: Rx from Wall Street, Sacramento Bee
What it should take to bail out California.

Opinion: Davis Recall Bid Misuses a Good Tool, Los Angeles Times
Every California governor since Pat Brown has seen people take to the streets to gather signatures in an attempt to force a recall election. All of those efforts have failed. This year, opponents of Gov. Gray Davis hope to buck the odds.

 

Budget revision has taxes, loans, Sacramento Bee
Gov. Gray Davis will release a state budget revision today that would push more than $10 billion of the deficit into the future, raise taxes for smokers, shoppers and high earners, and all but guarantee a tripling of the vehicle license fee, sources said Tuesday.

New Davis Budget Seeks to Cut Less, Borrow More, Los Angeles Times
Battered by months of criticism over his budget choices and facing a campaign aimed at recalling him from office, Gov. Gray Davis will today unveil a revised plan that sharply reduces tax increases he proposed in January and restores about $2 billion in spending to education, health and public safety services, senior administration officials said.