CSUMB head lays out campus' housing plans, Monterey Herald
CSU Monterey Bay President Peter Smith used the occasion of his ninth State of the University address Thursday to introduce an initiative that would put CSUMB into the housing development business.

'We will not be diverted', Salinas Californian
President Peter Smith vowed Thursday that California State University, Monterey Bay, will focus on its own strength and purpose as it enters its 10th year, in spite of the state's dire financial outlook.

Memorial, CSULB team up, Long Beach Press-Telegram
University's nursing students to get speedier training at hospital.

The reluctant administrator, Eureka Times-Standard
Provost Rick Vrem reflects on 23 years at HSU
All he ever wanted was to be a mathematician, but sometimes life doesn't turn out according to plans.

Education summit reaches out to non-teachers, Eureka Times-Standard
"What I really want is that people understand that it's not just for teachers. It's for parents, it's for community activists and for the community at large," said summit coordinator Eric Rofes, professor of education at HSU.

HSU to lose $5.7 million, Eureka Times-Standard
Humboldt State University will lose nearly $5.7 million -- more than had been anticipated -- and be forced to cut rather than increase enrollment under the proposed state budget.

U.S., Saudi scholars meet at Cal State, San Bernardino Sun
Cal State San Bernardino is one of three American universities selected to host this conference, which brought together U.S. and Saudi scholars to discuss relations between the two countries.

Camp teaches healthy living, Turlock Journal
The California State University, Stanislaus campus will be brimming with health and fitness this summer, as hundreds of girls between the ages of 8 and 18 learn the lifetime skills to help them lose weight and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

CSUS to move on business dean, Sacramento Bee
The search for a new dean of the College of Business Administration at California State University, Sacramento, should gain momentum in the coming weeks as a selection committee begins formal review of candidate applications.

CSUSM executive chair in transition, North County Times
The president's office at Cal State San Marcos will be vacant this week.

Federal grant boosts CSUSM nursing program, North County Times
Cal State San Marcos has received $350,000 in federal dollars to bolster the nursing program it plans to open by fall 2006, the university announced Friday.

More SFSU students studying abroad, Oakland Tribune
The number of San Francisco State University students studying overseas this year increased 16 percent, helping the campus rank No. 2 among all California State University campuses in the number of students it sends abroad.

Instituting Change, San Francisco Chronicle
Leon Panetta's journey from the OMB to Monterey Bay.

Grocery Workers' Leader Paid Like a Corporate Boss, Los Angeles Times
Rick Icaza, the head of Los Angeles-based Local 770, earned $273,404 in 2002, the latest period for which the figure is available. That was nearly a 10% raise over the prior year. [Focus on Trustee Icaza.]

Fairy shrimp denied protection, Fresno Bee
The University of California at Merced has escaped another potential environmental snare, as the Bush administration has decided not to protect a small wetlands-loving crustacean under the Endangered Species Act.

1-year extension granted to UC for Berkeley lab, San Jose Mercury-News
Under fire for its management of key federal research facilities, the University of California has been granted a one-year extension of its contract to run the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, the lab's director said Friday.

UC optometry school tests elementary pupils, Hayward Review
Eye doctors and university optometry students tested Berkeley elementary school pupils last week for lazy eye, colorblindness, nearsightedness and farsightedness, and rare eye diseases and abnormalities.

Report bolsters charter schools, Sacramento Bee
Legislative Analyst's Office calls for more statewide.

Prison education plan hit, Sacramento Bee
Teaching through a cell door will be ineffective and possibly dangerous, instructors say.

Exam break for pupils, Press-Enterprise
A new law reduces California achievement testing and saves $6.5 million.

State near decision on Oracle, Contra Costa Times
California, one of the states investigating the antitrust implications of Oracle Corp.'s proposed $7.3 billion takeover of PeopleSoft Inc., likely will decide whether to pursue a legal challenge of the deal in the next month, a source familiar with the antitrust probe said Friday.

Oracle's bid for takeover surges ahead, Contra Costa Times
In a bold maneuver to complete its $7.3 billion hostile takeover of rival PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp. announced late Friday a bid to seize control of PeopleSoft's board of directors.

Per-student funding varies, Contra Costa Times
How much does California spend to educate your child?

State's deficit threatens school bond measure, Contra Costa Times
The proposition is the second half of a record $25.35 billion bond package state lawmakers placed on the 2002 and 2004 ballots, aiming for funds to brace the state's aging and overcrowded school facilities for another generation of students.

Mentoring swells into 'a movement', USA Today
"Mentoring is finally a movement," says Susan Weinberger of the Mentor Consulting Group, a private firm that helps companies operate mentoring programs.

Report: Bilingual classes better than English-only approach, Calling for an end to hostile debates on teaching limited-English
Ventura County Star students, a new report finds bilingual education programs produce higher levels of reading achievement than English-only approaches.

No Politics Left Behind in Education Debate, Los Angeles Times
Bush's reforms have drawn heat even within the GOP, but the White House isn't yielding.

Money Top Goal of College Freshmen, Los Angeles Times
UCLA survey shows that being financially well off is more important to students than a meaningful philosophy of life.

Harvard Alumni Denounce $100-Million Payday for Managers of University's Endowment, Chronicle of Higher Education
The Harvard Management Company, a university subsidiary that supervises Harvard's $19-billion endowment, paid a total of more than $100-million in salary and bonuses to its six highest-paid employees in 2003, the company announced last week.

Debate: College Admissions, USA Today
Preserve universities' right to shape student community.

Daniel Weintraub: The road to budgetary hell is paved with good intentions, Sacramento Bee
A relatively new government program meant to ease emotional pain in young people, treat serious mental illness and keep disturbed children from needing institutional care has grown from a speck in the budget to more than $800 million in less than 10 years.

Dan Walters: Politics drive inflated rhetoric on $15 billion deficit bond issue, Sacramento Bee
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is flitting around California these days, warning voters that if they don't enact a $15 billion bond issue to refinance the state's budget deficits, they will feel cataclysmic effects.

Dan Walters: New governor wants to bring rationality, flexibility to schools, Sacramento Bee
As public education claimed ever-larger shares of the state budget and the voting public's consciousness in the 1990s, it naturally claimed an ever-greater role in Capitol politics.

Editorial: New funds, San Bernardino Sun
Community colleges may no longer be the poor stepchild.

Editorial: Plan makes college fees more predictable, Hayward Review
Putting a 10 percent cap on annual fee and tuition increases at California universities and colleges, as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger proposed, would help smooth out the skyrocketing rise in costs that has plagued students and their parents the past two years.

Editorial: Help Charter Schools Thrive, Los Angeles Times
Charter schools educate California students about as well as traditional public schools, and with less money, says a report from the state Legislative Analyst's Office.

Opinion: Higher fees don't make the grade, San Francisco Chronicle
While he is going around the state trying to sell his $15 billion bond measure to voters, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger may want to reconsider a cost-cutting measure sure to sell California short.

Editorial: Latest generosity, San Diego Union-Tribune
Rady gift boosts UCSD Management School.

Editorial: Add more charters, San Diego Union-Tribune
Public school alternatives show their value.

If voters reject bond, 'chaos' may not ensue, San Diego Union-Tribune
Davis package would act as fallback if court upholds it.

Governor confronts new crisis, no script, San Jose Mercury-News
In his first two months in office, Arnold Schwarzenegger has pretty much followed the script he and his advisers laid out after his election.But with a long-simmering crisis in the nation's largest prison system coming to a boil, the new governor and his administration are now suddenly forced to ad lib.

State Has No Way to Avoid Loans, Los Angeles Times
Even if voters reject the governor's bond sale plan, billions still must be borrowed.

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