SUNY Brockport chief to leave, Democrat and Chronicle (NY)
The SUNY Brockport president credited with boosting the school’s academic standing and reputation is leaving to assume the presidency of San Jose State University.

CSUCI Focuses on Selling Itself, Los Angeles Times
Recruiters talk up the campus year-round, pushing students to apply as school faces an enrollment freeze.

Greenpeace to endorse CSU clean energy campaign, North County Times
The executive director of Greenpeace endorsed Wednesday a student-led campaign to bring sustainable and clean energy to all 23 campuses of the Cal State system, including Cal State San Marcos.

CSF profs asked to allow walkout, Orange County Register
The student government at California State University, Fullerton, has politely asked professors to give their students time off next week to stage a walkout.

CSUN opens antiquities exhibit, Los Angeles Daily News
More than 600 California State University, Northridge, faculty members and other people gathered on Wednesday evening for a first look at a unique exhibit of Chinese antiquities from the collection of entrepreneur Roland Tseng.

High schoolers shown how college art works, Ventura County Star
Hoping to inspire a new generation of artists, students from California State University, Channel Islands, gave tours Wednesday of the CSUCI art complex and shared their artwork with students from Buena High School.

Fewer minorities enrolling at Cal, Contra Costa Times
UC Berkeley admitted 30 percent fewer black freshmen for next fall, magnifying a UC-wide trend.

A lesson in economics, Contra Costa Times
Cal in bidding war to keep its own.

7,600 get transfer option for UC entry, Sacramento Bee
Some CSU applicants also will get invitation to go to community college first.

Big salary increases for UC top brass, San Francisco Chronicle
Faculty pay is flat, tuition is rising -- $350,000 for new hire.

Pipeline to UC, CSU, Sacramento Bee
Community college role takes higher profile.

California considers testing high school students for steroids, San Francisco Chronicle/AP
A California lawmaker has introduced bills to ban the sale of some performance-enhancing substances to minors and to mandate steroid testing of high school kids by 2006-2007. But finding the money to make testing a reality will be difficult in the cash-strapped state.

Education school at CLU is certified, Ventura County Star
California Lutheran University's School of Education has been awarded national accreditation by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education.

As Wealthy Fill Top Colleges, New Efforts to Level the Field, New York Times
At prestigious universities around the country, from flagship state colleges to the Ivy League, more and more students from upper-income families are edging out those from the middle class, according to university data.

U. of Tennessee Chooses a New President After an Extraordinarily Open Search, Chronicle of Higher Education
John D. Petersen, the University of Connecticut's provost, was chosen on Wednesday to be the next president of the University of Tennessee System after an open, four-month search designed to allay public mistrust of the hiring processes for Tennessee's two previous presidents, who both resigned amid scandals.

Security at University Labs Was Lax, Federal Report Says, Chronicle of Higher Education
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has produced a report describing serious security weaknesses at 11 unnamed university laboratories that conduct research on deadly toxins and pathogens.

NYU Averts Strike, but Columbia U. Walkout Goes Forward, Chronicle of Higher Education
One of two major academic labor strikes planned for New York City this week was averted as the United Automobile Workers, which represents both graduate students at Columbia University and part-time professors at New York University, came to a tentative agreement with NYU on Wednesday.

Virginia Hopes Scholarships Right Old Wrong, Los Angeles Times/AP
The state has pledged $2 million to aid former students affected when schools shut their doors in the late 1950s to avoid racial integration.

Editorial: New campus leader Yu proves adage of strength in diversity, San Jose Mercury-News
It's official. San Jose State University's new president is Paul Yu, a veteran administrator and educator with solid credentials.

Daniel Weintraub: CEOs say UC's role as economic engine is at risk, Sacramento Bee
As state funding is pinched, the universities find it more difficult to recruit and retain top-notch faculty, who bring with them private and federal grants that help fuel innovation and, eventually, job growth in high-wage industries.

George Skelton: Players May Have Changed but the Money Game Goes On, Los Angeles Times
This was the sort of week Arnold Schwarzenegger presumably had in mind when he cut a TV ad last September ripping Sacramento and special interests.

Opinion: Way That Grades Are Set Is a Mark Against Professors, Los Angeles Times
Awarding students A's for C-plus work robs the best and brightest.

Editorial: Picking on graduates hampers retraining, San Jose Mercury-News
Let's compare two California community college students: a 19-year-old who's struggling to afford the classes she needs for her nursing certificate, and a successful college graduate refreshing her biology skills in case of company layoffs.

Governor, localities mull deal, Sacramento Bee
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is on the verge of persuading local governments to accept deep budget cuts for two years in exchange for his support of a constitutional amendment that would restrict the state from raiding city and county coffers in future years.

A silent revolution, Orange County Register
Governor quietly assembles a team to reorganize state government on a huge scale.

CalPERS making big waves, Sacramento Bee
As the pension system tries to improve corporate governance, some worry its activism goes too far.

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