SDSU Dual-Admission Plan Causes Some to Cry Foul, San Diego Business Journal
Education: Program Treats Some Minorities Unfairly, Group Says.

SDSU building boom stretches from bay to Montezuma Mesa, San Diego Union-Tribune
The dust is kicking up at San Diego State University, where major projects are expanding the university's reach farther than ever – both above and below ground.

Cal Poly Pomona wins discrimination lawsuit, Daily Bulletin
A jury has found in favor of Cal Poly Pomona in a lawsuit brought by a maintenance employee who alleged he was fired because of his age and his race.

Sit-in ends on hope for new location, Daily Bulletin
Angela-Chanslor residents ended their sit-in Thursday protesting the loss of their neighborhood revitalization center after Cal Poly Pomona officials found a lead on a new home for their program in a nearby shopping center.

CSUCI enrollment's up on first day classes, Ventura County Star
Contrary to other public universities in California, student enrollment at California State University, Channel Islands, is up this year despite state budget cuts and higher fees.

Stan State's Hughes opens final year, Modesto Bee
During her 11th and final address to Stanislaus State faculty at the opening of an academic year, Marvalene Hughes said she's delighted to be back for one more year.

No football, no problem for some SJSU peers, Mercury News
Supporters of San Jose State football do not have a quick fix for the program, which loses games and bleeds money, but they are convinced that eliminating it would have dire consequences for the athletic department.

New semester brings excitement, Press Telegram
Students waited in line for textbooks, scoured the campus for parking and scurried to land that desired class Monday on the first day of the fall semester at Cal State Long Beach.

Fresno State plans library expansion, Fresno Bee
School officials pledge technology upgrades in the $91 million project.

UC honors pioneering African American educator, San Francisco Chronicle
Building named for teacher, donor Jackson.

Bustamante, Cardoza tour new UC Merced campus, Fresno Bee
Both were instrumental in the school's construction; 1,000 students are expected next year.

Cal honors historic black woman, Oakland Tribune
For the first time in UC Berkeley's 136-year history, a university building was renamed Monday to honor an African-American woman.

 

Poised to fly, Sacramento Bee
Christian college opens doors Monday in Rocklin.

Governor rejects evaluations bill, Sacramento Bee
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed a bill that would have allowed teachers voluntarily to seek student evaluations and protected them against negative reviews.

It's Back to School -- and to Rush Hours, Los Angeles Times
With fewer children walking or taking buses, congestion from cars has gotten worse at campuses not designed to handle the crush.

Bailed-out Vallejo schools start year, Contra Costa Times
Last spring, Vallejo schools, faced with a $20 million deficit, raised the white flag of surrender. State administrator Richard Damelio took the helm, bringing along a $60 million state loan -- the largest per-student school bailout in California history.

New fall classes too few to cure college-fee pain, Daily News
Students at the Los Angeles Community College District's nine campuses returned to class Monday, facing 44 percent higher tuition fees but getting more course offerings for the first time in two years.

Collegians get bit of a break on textbooks, San Diego Union-Tribune
Once the perennial topic of commiseration among college students, the cost of textbooks has become a hot political issue.

Philosophy: hot major at two-year college, Christian Science Monitor
Passionate professors in New Jersey turn its school's philosophy department into success story.

New college won't happen overnight, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
In Monterey Bay, Calif., an old army fort and barracks got a makeover and a new life. Army green and brown was replaced by the red of collegiate brick dormitories and classroom buildings. Now the only majors on campus are academic college disciplines.

In Phone Calls, Film Industry Executives Quiz Campus Officials About File Sharing, Chronicle of Higher Education
Deans and provosts who answer their phones in the coming months may be surprised to find themselves fielding questions about campus file sharing from high-ranking film-industry officials.

Does the state have a right to monitor?, Christian Science Monitor
Should plaintiffs win exemptions from reporting requirements on religious grounds, the verdicts could put a chink in the armor of an understanding, more than a century old, of children as a shared responsibility of parents and the state.

Jay Mathews: Why Ranking Colleges Is Good, Washington Post
Most of us who write about college admissions share the view that the rankings are tacky and unscientific, although that doesn't stop us from referring to them often in our stories.

Daniel Weintraub: Governor will portray GOP as party of opportunity, Sacramento Bee
When Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger takes the stage tonight to address the Republican National Convention at Madison Square Garden, he will be trying his best to explode two stereotypes. One is personal. The other, political.

Dan Walters: Uphill climb for California GOP to recapture its relevance, Sacramento Bee
California Republicans are sharing their convention hotel with the much-smaller Ohio delegation, and the cultural contrasts are obvious. Ohio's Republicans, however, hold one asset that the Californians once had and only can dream of reacquiring - political relevance.

Opinion: Public schools aren't always evil, Daily Breeze
It's back-to-school time, "the most wonderful time of the year," as one commercial for school supplies puts it. But I realize that to many folks I actually sound ridiculous when I say that I like the public school my children attend.

Opinion: Politics plays football with education, Mercury News
Debates about education don't seem to be about education any more. It's all politics.

Editorial: CSUS among the best? Tell us something we don't know, Turlock Journal
The magazine has confirmed what people in Turlock have known for a long time: That the Turlock campus is a gem in the California State University’s 23-school system.

Report: Overhaul savings oversold, Sacramento Bee
But analyst's office says plan to trim state bureaucracy has merit.

Gentleman of the Senate, San Jose Mercury-News
Well-respected, even by his foes: low-key legislator led the push to clean up state's air and water.

 

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