Brockport president finalist at San Jose, Democrat and Chronicle (NY)
Yu, Oregon educator interview at Calif. college later this month.

Two finalists for San Jose State president from out of state, Hayward Review
Oregon chancellor, New York administrator visiting campus this week.

Trustees want better fit in new SJSU finalists, San Jose Mercury-News
After rejecting three presidential candidates who weren't a good fit for San Jose State, trustees will now consider a pair of veteran administrators who have spent more than a decade in the classroom, who know how to trim budgets and plan for the future -- and who happen to be immigrants.

San Jose State eyes ex-Oregon chancellor, Portland Business Journal
Richard Jarvis, who resigned as chancellor of the Oregon University System on March 31, is among two finalists to be the next president of San Jose State University, the California State University said Tuesday.

Cal Poly paper needs bailout, Daily Bulletin
Cal Poly Pomona’s student newspaper, The Poly Post, is on the brink of shutting down in June unless it can be bailed out of debt.

Autopsy finds Chico baby was strangled, Sacramento Bee
An autopsy indicated the newborn son of a 20-year-old college student was strangled minutes after birth, according to the Butte County district attorney.

Student Contest Offers Free Tuition For CSU Students, Eureka Reporter
The California State Student Association is sponsoring an online contest that gives students an opportunity to win a semester's free tuition and other prizes.

Cal State seeks to offer Islamic center, Press-Enterprise
Funds are needed for the facility focusing on Middle Eastern studies.

Cal Poly may cut lecturers by a third, San Luis Obispo Tribune
One out of every three lecturers at Cal Poly won't be teaching there this fall if anticipated state budget cuts become a reality.

A truly unique cover story, San Luis Obispo Tribune
Donated high-tech press spotlighted in Poly project for magazine.

Faculty balks at first attempt to deal with cheaters, Chico Enterprise-Record
Cheating in university classes is bad; students caught cheating should be punished. Sounds simple, but apparently it's not.

Institute to train Valley educators, Fresno Bee
Fresno State and area educators are launching a sustained effort to invigorate the San Joaquin Valley's hard-pressed schools and lagging economy while addressing the region's chronic poverty.

Group honors CSUMB dean, Salinas Californian
Andy Klingelhoefer, dean of student life at California State University, Monterey Bay, has received professional recognition for his service as a housing officer.

Selling a University to Next Year's Freshman Class, Los Angeles Times
UCLA and many other colleges offer tours to prospective students, hoping that a feel for the campus will inspire a desire to enroll.

Chancellor of North Carolina State U. May Pack Her Bags for U. of California at San Diego, Chronicle of Higher Education
Marye Anne Fox, a respected chemist who ran into controversy with faculty members as chancellor of North Carolina State University, has been nominated to be the next chancellor of the University of California at San Diego.

UC regent's discrimination stance stirs ire, San Diego Union-Tribune
Asian-Americans say Moores' comments are irresponsible.

University students apathetic about war, San Bernardino Sun
If the students at Cal State San Bernardino and the University of Redlands on Tuesday afternoon were any measure, the tradition of speaking out on war is as dead as history.

Starr to Head Pepperdine's Law School, Los Angeles Times
University officials tout the appointment of the former solicitor general and U.S. Court of Appeals judge.

No more secrets at U of Tennessee, CNN/AP
No backroom deals. No insider candidates. The University of Tennessee is bringing the search for its 23rd president into the open.

Need-Based Aid Is Biggest Influence on Students' Ability to Attend College, Report Says, Chronicle of Higher Education
How much money states provide their need-based aid programs plays a bigger role in influencing the college-going rates of high-school graduates than several other factors, according to a study released by the Lumina Foundation for Education.

Boosting Minorities In Gifted Programs Poses Dilemmas, Wall St. Journal
Nontraditional Criteria Lift Admissions of Blacks, Poor; Fear of Diluting Programs New Focus on the Very Top.

Opinion: A major math mess, Orange County Register
Racial politics compound problems left behind by embrace of education fads.

Dan Walters: State-local tax mess needs reform - but not piecemeal approach, Sacramento Bee
You have to start with the premise that all tax policy is both arbitrary and highly politicized and that rationality or fairness rarely influences decisions on who pays what to finance government.

Letters to the Editor, Los Angeles Times
A California Education in Greed, Bureaucracy.

Peter Schrag: The CTA's tax initiative: A symptom, not a cure, Sacramento Bee
Even if it weren't a blatant piece of single-interest ballot box budgeting, the proposed education initiative now being circulated is so riddled with problems that it deserves the ripping it's likely to get if it makes it to the November ballot.

Gov. Wants a Part-Time Legislature, Los Angeles Times
On vacation in Hawaii, he suggests lawmakers might get more done that way. Not all agree.

Prisons' medical expenses assailed, Sacramento Bee
Few contracts face competitive bidding, a state audit finds.

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