Neil Parry chats with an admiring President Bush, San Jose Mercury News
For a special-teams player, Neil Parry is something special. That's why he was on the tarmac Wednesday in Fresno to visit with President Bush, a meeting requested by the White House.

Chico State worries about next year's budget, Chico Enterprise Record
It may be too early to make any real predictions about what the 2004-2005 budget will mean to Chico State University, but it is not too early for the campus leaders to worry about what may be coming.

CSUC presidential candidate withdraws, Chico Enterprise Record
While the final selection of the replacement for retired Chico State University President Manuel Esteban is still somewhere down the road, the field of candidates has shrunk by one.

HSU's Schatz center receives $7.4 million gift, Eureka Times-Standard
A $7.4 million gift will allow Humboldt State University to expand its energy and forestry research.

Educator seeks active role for board, Daily Review
Former administrator at district wants to provide strong leadership for Hayward schools.

Famous SJSU Olympic protesters honored, San Jose Mercury News
World-class sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos returned to their "Speed City" alma mater.

2 assaults reported at CSUS, Sacramento Bee
CSUS campus police increased patrols Thursday after two women were assaulted, officials said.

UCSD announceds $5 million gift, North County Times
UC San Diego announced today it will receive a $5 million gift to support the recently established School of Management.

UC Berkeley Admissions Dispute Becomes Heated, Los Angeles Times
The school's chancellor rebukes the chief of the Board of Regents for issuing a critical report.

UC invested at risky time, data shows, San Jose Mercury News
Information released by the University of California on Thursday shows that it ramped up its investments for retirees into private equity at one of the riskiest times to do so.

Panel named to advise on new UCSD leader, San Diego Union-Tribune
A committee of regents, faculty, staff and a student has been named to advise University of California President Robert Dynes in his selection of a new leader to fill his recently vacated position heading UC San Diego.

UCD opens cutting-edge ag complex, Sacramento Bee
The $18 million plan science facilities combine traditional farming with high-tech research.

Coaching the coaches, San Jose Mercury News
It has been an especially sordid year in college basketball -- sordid enough that all 327 Division I coaches have been summoned to a Chicago hotel today for an unprecedented summit on ethics called by the National Association of Basketball Coaches leadership.

States Suspending Prepaid Tuition Plans, Associated Press
A combination of rising costs and plummeting investments has forced several states to suspend enrollment in prepaid tuition plans designed to protect families against spiraling expenses at public colleges.

Senate Hears Arguments Against Controlling College Costs, Chronicle of Higher Education
The U.S. Senate weighed in on the extension of the Higher Education Act, and the question of whether the government should do anything to rein in college costs immediately became a hot topic.

Bill Would Penalize Colleges on High Tuition Rises, New York Times
Putting educators on notice, one of the Republican lawmakers overseeing higher education legislation in the House introduced a bill yesterday that would withhold federal money from colleges that raised tuition much faster than inflation, a category that could include hundreds of universities.

Yale Graduate Students Felt Pressure on Union, New York Times
Many graduate students at Yale who have supported forming a union have felt threatened or intimidated by faculty members, a panel of professors and legal experts concluded in a report released yesterday.

Study-Abroad Programs Offer Lifelong Benefits, Chronicle of Higher Education
College students often find that the benefits of studying abroad persist well beyond the plane ride home, according to survey results released on Thursday by the Institute for the International Education of Students.

Walters: As its effects abound, we need new take on immigration, Sacramento Bee
When California voters voted in 1994 to restrict public services to illegal immigrants, even the plan's ardent supporters -- then-Gov. Pete Wilson, most prominently -- knew it was a largely symbolic gesture, one that was quickly blocked in the courts.

Bush, Schwarzenegger Agree to Agree for Now, Los Angeles Times
With broad grins and matching gray suits, President Bush and Arnold Schwarzenegger embraced one another physically and politically on Thursday, with the governor-elect putting off a promise to appeal for White House help with California's economic and budget troubles.

Bush, Schwarzenegger have warm how-do-you-do, Sacramento Bee
Gov.-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger and President Bush took the stage together for the first time Thursday, lavishing one another with praise and pledging to work together to help ease California's woes.

Administration taking shape, Sacramento Bee
Two seasoned California politicians, former Gov. Pete Wilson and former Assembly Speaker Robert Hertzberg, said Thursday that Gov.-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger is reaching out broadly in his zeal to craft an administration that can revive a healthy climate for business in the state.

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