Cal administrator a top candidate for a CSU presidency, Chico Enterprise Record
Horace Mitchell, Berkeley's vice chancellor for business and administrative services since 1995, is one of three leading candidates for Bakersfield's top job.

Cal administrator in running for CSU post, Daily Review
A top administrator at University of California, Berkeley, is a front-runner for the presidency of California State University, Bakersfield.

Chico State said vital to community, CSU called vital to state, Chico Enterprise Record
Chico would be "like Yuba City" without the local university, and continuing budget cuts in higher education in California are not only slashing jobs and opportunities, they are killing hope.

Comments on the impact of budget cuts at Chico State and the CSU, Chico Enterprise Record
"Chico just would not be Chico without Chico State. We would be like Yuba City."

An inviting alternative, San Francisco Chronicle
Cal State Hayward bucks trend, aggressively recruits freshmen.

It's Not a Flag They Can Look Up To, Los Angeles Times
CSUF's Vietnamese grads may protest if only the communist banner flies.

Cal Poly Settles Suit by Student, Los Angeles Times
He says the San Luis Obispo campus suppressed his right to free speech.

Cal Poly thinks globally, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Over the last seven years, there has been a concerted effort at Cal Poly Pomona to increase the number of international study abroad programs, both overseas and on campus.

Poly lecturer runs for school board, The Tribune
Lisa Simon hopes to fill post now held by Patricia Andreen.

New UCSC chancellor offers to help the city, Santa Cruz Sentinel
In one of his first public acts as acting UC Santa Cruz chancellor, Martin Chemers presented the City Council with a handful of ideas designed to improve life in Santa Cruz while easing the way for growth at the university.

3 fires prompt evacuations; two university buildings burned, Los Angeles Times
Hundreds of firefighters spent the first day of Southern California’s 2004 fire season Monday battling three separate blazes that broke out in 100-degree heat and quickly blackened more than 2,000 acres.

Live white males campaign for diversity at UC Berkeley, Daily Review
A new group has emerged to further the fight for diversity at University of California, Berkeley, and they've got the snazzy white T-shirts and the bold new slogan to prove it.

Cal Grants to fall short of increased tuition, The Press-Enterprise
For the first time in a decade, proposed changes to the Cal Grant program will not cover fee increases at the University of California and California State University systems.

Bond sale ignites optimism, Sacramento Bee
Was high demand a show of faith in the state or a liking for a sales tax tie-in?

Classroom management confounds many new teachers, Sacramento Bee
Many educators agree that effective classroom management can be the toughest hurdle for new teachers, and, though statistics vary, most say it is a common reason for new teachers giving up early in their careers.

NCAA forces earlier choices, The Press-Enterprise
New academic rules make it harder for community college athletes to transfer to Division I schools.

Board members named, Sacramento Bee
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has appointed four new members to the California Community College Board of Governors, including two from the Sacramento region.

Governor restores county health funds, Daily Breeze
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger delivered the antidote to a "poison pill" Tuesday, signing legislation to restore as much as $160 million in state funding for county-run health programs for the poor.

Wanted: Good chancellor (N.C. roots a plus), Charlotte Observer
Should North Carolinians be given first shot when top jobs open up? It's a question that pops up every time there's a vacancy, and we're hearing it right now.

Editorial: A shared vision for San Diego State University, San Diego Union Tribune
At San Diego State, our mission is (and always has been) to provide a well-balanced, high-quality education for undergraduate and graduate students and to serve our community (San Diego and beyond) by engaging the talents of our excellent faculty and staff in addressing emerging problems. [By Stephen Weber, SDSU President].

Editorial: Congress Ducks the College Aid Crisis, New York Times
The Higher Education Act of 1965, due to be re-authorized by Congress this fall, was meant to ensure that no academically qualified American would be barred from college for financial reasons alone.

For Mentally Ill, Ballot Box Budgeting Might Be the Answer, Los Angeles Times
Nobody has accurate figures. But the best guess is that more than 300,000 California children need some mental health treatment and aren't getting it.

Kerry calls for higher standards for teachers, Associated Press
Democrat John Kerry says if elected president he would hold America's teachers to higher standards and give them higher salaries as a reward.

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