April 12, 2007
CSU/Campus News
Daily Bulletin 4/12/07
By Charlotte Hsu
It will be an eye-opening experience for Cal State San Bernardino student Lisa Yancheff, her first trip overseas.
Union-Tribune 4/12/07
By Sherry Saavedra
Two recent San Diego State graduates behind more than 100 mini-dorm conversions have agreed to stop adding bedrooms to single-family homes and cramming college students into them.
Enterprise-Record 4/12/07
Chico State University honored philanthropist and conservationist Jack Rawlins with an honorary doctorate in science Wednesday, honoring him for his work in conservation and for creating an endowment to reward students for work toward sustainability.
Times-Standard 4/12/07
Humboldt State University would be the training grounds for natural resource workers from diverse backgrounds under a new agreement with the U.S. Forest Service.
L.A. Daily News 4/12/07
By Brad A. Greenberg
The Muslim university student was listening to his biology professor when the lecture sharply digressed from evolution.
North County Times 4/12/07
Professors at Cal State San Marcos and its 22 sister campuses will vote the week of April 30 on a tentative labor agreement forged last week with the administration of the Cal State system.
Sacramento Bee 4/12/07
By Bobby Caina Calvan
From afar, the view of Africa would seem grim: a continent of perpetual war, disease and famine -- a place in constant upheaval, devastation and despair. But there is another side rarely seen by Westerners, according to professor Boatamo Mosupyoe, director of the Pan African Studies program at California State University, Sacramento.
Editorials/Commentary
Sacramento Bee 4/12/07
CSUS chief is out of touch
Re "CSUS chief faces verdict," April 6: Those who would defend Alexander Gonzalez, president of California State University, Sacramento, are apologists for an uncompromising authoritarian who is out of touch with students, faculty and staff.
Oakland Tribune 4/12/07
It's certainly good to be on the California State University faculty staff. Not only is it great to teach some of our future leaders under nice conditions, but the pay just got a lot better. We say to the CSU faculty staff, good for you.
California News
L.A. Times 4/12/07
By Larry Gordon and Angie Green
When students demanding a living wage for campus employees took over a Harvard University administration building six years ago, their occupation lasted 21 days and ended with relatively mild reprimands.
National News
New York Times 4/12/07
By Anne Field
Winning isn’t everything, as Steven Woda can tell you. Five years ago, he made it to the finals of a Wharton business plan competition — and lost.
Christian Science Monitor 4/12/07
By Ben Arnoldy
A revolt is brewing among college presidents against the influential college rankings put out each year by U.S. News & World Report.
Chronicle of Higher Education 4/12/07
By Sierra Millman
Faculty salaries are outpacing inflation for the first time in three years, according to a new report from the American Association of University Professors, but the organization still warns of growing financial inequalities within higher education.
Inside Higher Ed 4/12/07
By Elia Powers
College readiness and placement tests provide snapshots of what high school students learn, but states need to go beyond these indicators in order to get the full assessment picture, according to a new report from Achieve, a nonprofit organization whose focus is on K-12 assessment and accountability.
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