February 16, 2007
CSU/Campus News
SSU war protest draws 250 on campus
Press-Democrat 2/16/07
By Bob Norberg
A protest of the war in Iraq drew about 250 people at Sonoma State University on Thursday afternoon, many wearing green ribbons or shirts signifying their opposition
Editorials/Commentary
Offer to CSU faculty fair
Enterprise-Record 2/14/07
In a recent letter to the editor, Eugenio Frongia called the E-R assertion that "students pay for salary increase" as inflammatory. Let me take a moment to provide an alternative point of view.
California's school non-accountability system
San Francisco Chronicle 2/16/07
By James S. Lanich, Lance T. Izumi
Is it a good idea to continually reward years of failure, so long as incremental progress is being made toward a very low goal?
Pay for performance, not head count
O.C. Register 2/16/07
By Hugh W. Glenn
Three educational systems in California annually compete for state tax dollars: the University of California (23 campuses) the California State Universities (eight campuses), and California Community Colleges (109 campuses).
UC News
UCD's rape outreach touted
Sacramento Bee 2/16/07
By Eric Stern
UC Davis, which at one time was criticized for underreporting sexual assaults, is now logging more sexual offenses than any other University of California campus.
Custodians' wages lead to UC protest
Contra Costa Times 2/16/07
By Angela Hill
Demanding increased pay for University of California custodians, 36 protesters were arrested Thursday after blocking traffic for more than an hour outside the UC president's office in downtown Oakland.
Suits fly over UCSC growth
Santa Cruz Sentinel 2/16/07
By Roger Sideman
The city of Santa Cruz, the county and citizens groups filed two lawsuits Thursday to halt construction of a massive research facility at UC Santa Cruz.
California News
$75 million donation for Stanford quest
San Francisco Chronicle 2/16/07
By Nanette Asimov
Months after Stanford University announced it would raise billions of dollars to address some of the world's most vexing problems, Jerry Yang, co-founder of Yahoo, and conservationist Akiko Yamazaki have agreed to donate $75 million to the cause.
Gov. Schwarzenegger awards CA nursing students with grants
KGET-17 2/15/07
Good new for nursing students at Cal State Bakersfield, the school will be getting thousands of dollars in grant money from the state.
University systems to sell $685 million of bonds
L.A. Times 2/16/07
Bloomberg News
California's two state university systems plan to sell $685 million of bonds over the next month to raise money from investors to pay off higher-interest-rate bonds and fund construction projects.
National News
An Honest Conversation About Alcohol
Inside Higher Ed 2/16/07
By Scott Jaschik
Two months after he finished up as president of Middlebury College in 2004, John M. McCardell Jr. wrote a column for The New York Times called “What Your College President Didn’t Tell You.”
Other Sites of Interest
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