California State University board approves student fee hike, San Francisco Chronicle/AP
California State University trustees approved a 14 percent increase in student fees on Wednesday as part of a budget deal with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger that promises eventual enrollment growth and salary raises. [AP story also ran in Sacramento Bee, Fresno Bee, Modesto Bee, Long Beach Press-Telegram, Bakersfield Californian, Stockton Record, New York Times, San Bernardino Sun, Daily Breeze, Orange County Register, Monterey Herald]

CSU hikes undergrad fees 14%, Sacramento Bee
But UC regents panel deadlocks on a boost, spurring hope that Legislature may help.

Fee increase will force some students to alter their plans, Ventura County Star
For some local college students, the 14 percent increase in California State University student fees approved Wednesday could change the landscape of their entire college experience.

CSU fees hiked 14%; UC boost is still up in air, San Diego Union-Tribune
California State University trustees voted yesterday to increase undergraduate student fees 14 percent, but the University of California regents remain split over its fees, with some eager to approve the matter today and others hoping to avoid an increase by waiting for more money from the Legislature.

14% Cal State Fee Hike OKd; UC Panel Balks, Los Angeles Times
Regents deadlock on own 14% increase, but some say full board is expected to approve it.

CSU trustees approve 14 percent tuition hike for fall, North County Times
Cal State San Marcos undergraduates face a 14 percent tuition hike in the fall under a measure that won the approval of the California State University trustees on Wednesday.

Cal State Fullerton Settles Another Employee Suit, Los Angeles Times
A 60-year-old woman who worked most of her adult life at Cal State Fullerton has settled her harassment suit against the university.

In Brief: Alumnus Pledges $3 Million to CSUF, Los Angeles Times
A Cal State Fullerton graduate who founded a communications devices and services company has pledged $3 million to the College of Business and Economics, the largest gift in the university's history.

CSU Stanislaus official unworried, Stockton Record
California State University, Stanislaus, officials said there has not been a major impact with the increase in student fees.

Area students, faculty protest, San Diego Union-Tribune
Hundreds of students and faculty members from San Diego area colleges gathered at the University of California San Diego yesterday to protest the fee increases and budget cuts proposed for next fiscal year.

Berkeley Students Who Were Sidelined by a FedEx Glitch Win Fulbright Awards After All, Chronicle of Higher Education
Seventeen of the 30 graduate students at the University of California at Berkeley who originally were disqualified from the Fulbright research-grant program because their applications had arrived late will receive awards after all, the U.S. State Department said on Wednesday.

Survey: More qualify for UC, Sacramento Bee
But regents express doubts about the data from the state advisory agency. [CSU also cited.]

UC may raise entrance threshold; study says too many students qualify, San Jose Mercury-News
California high school students have done so well preparing themselves for college that the University of California will have to tighten minimum entrance requirements to reduce the percentage of students who qualify for admission to a UC campus.

UC faculty favors bid to continue with labs, Contra Costa Times
University of California faculty overwhelmingly favor the state university system bidding to retain management of the Lawrence Livermore and Los Alamos labs, though there is little faculty support for the nuclear weapons work that goes on there.

UC abruptly tightens admission standards, San Francisco Chronicle
Too many students allowed to enroll, state study shows.

UC regents panel out of blue rejects huge fee increases, San Francisco Chronicle
Proposed big fee increases for UC students suffered a surprise setback Wednesday when a key regents committee balked at the idea after objections to a heralded budget deal between UC officials and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Students Protest CSU, UC System Deal, KCRA-TV
Proposal Would Offer Special Incentives To Community Colleges.

Calpers Pares Its Hospital Network, Wall St. Journal
California Pension Fund Cites High Costs in Move, Affecting 415,000 Members.

Drive launched for after-school program boost, Sacramento Bee
A disheartening number of California kids must fend for themselves after school because they lack good alternatives, according to a large-scale survey.

Community colleges wait turn, Fresno Bee
California's 109 community colleges suffer from decades of inadequate funding, Chancellor Mark Drummond of the statewide system told a Fresno forum Wednesday, but he would not embrace banding together at the expense of each college district's independence.

Congressional Leaders' Compromise on Budget Resolution Gives Colleges Little to Celebrate, Chronicle of Higher Education
Republican leaders in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives have reached agreement on a final budget plan for the 2005 fiscal year that includes little new money for the federal student-aid programs.

Editiorial:: Welcome, Roeder, Imperial Valley Press
When the most recent crop of San Diego State University-Imperial Valley campus graduates accepted their diplomas Thursday, they did so with a new dean looking on.

Jay Mathews: Learning the Value of Liberal Arts, Washington Post
You will be surprised how few of our nation's finest colleges -- I have a list of 50 in front of me -- require general economics for graduation. But let's first consider the broader issue of liberal arts courses in today's colleges and universities.

Opinion: High school exit exams don't cause dropouts, San Diego Union-Tribune
Last year California's Board of Education postponed requiring students to pass a test in order to gradate from high school. The board was responding to opponents who feared that this so-called "exit exam" would push California's already low graduation rate downward.

Editorial Pain: and promises at UC and CSU, San Francisco Chronicle
All the hoopla surrounding the "compact" that the University of California and the California State University systems signed with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger last week won't disguise the pain the state's public universities will endure in the coming academic year.

Editorial: Bravo, California Maritime Academy, Vallejo Times-Herald
Vallejo's California Maritime Academy secured its position among global institutional leaders this week by hosting an essential and timely international maritime security conference.

Editorial: UC's future is our own, San Francisco Chronicle
There is no amity when it comes to the cutbacks Schwarzenegger wants to impose on the state's public universities.

Daniel Weintraub: Governor hasn't delivered on pledge to cut waste, Sacramento Bee
Give the governor points for honesty, even if it is belated. He has now admitted that his campaign pledge to audit the books and then wipe out "that crazy deficit" was easier said than done.

Editorial: Pension countdown, Sacramento Bee
42 days left to save more than $100 million.

Editorial: Higher ed agreement shouldn't be permanent, Modesto Bee
Gov. Schwarzenegger has promised better access and a stable fee structure for higher education starting in 2005-06.

Opinion: Governor sells education short, Hayward Review
During his time in office Gov. Schwarzenegger has been praised for his commitment to collaboration and consultation of the stakeholders involved in the decisions of the various issues of the day. Unfortunately this past week the governor departed from this practice when he struck a deal on higher education's budget without consultation of those it will impact the most: students.

State of California Inc., Orange County Register
Schwarzenegger has plan to save billions by running the government like a business. Skeptics say why it can't always work.

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State Budget Crisis Forces CSU Board to Increase Student Fees for 2004-05, CSU Public Affairs
The California State University’s Board of Trustees today voted to increase the State University Fee for 2004-05 by 14 percent for undergraduates, 20 percent for qualified teacher credential program participants, and 25 percent for other post-baccalaureate and graduate students. In addition, the board approved an increase of 20 percent for non-resident students.

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