February 26, 2007
CSU/Campus News
Advanced course for student leaders
Union-Tribune 2/25/07
By Sherry Saavedra
At 21, Matt Keipper is among the top brass of a multimillion-dollar nonprofit corporation: Associated Students, a powerful auxiliary arm of San Diego State University.
Westfield plugs SFSU into digital media mix
San Francisco Business Times 2/16/07
By Adrienne Sanders
Tech geeks and Hollywood hopefuls are elbowing their way into Westfield Centre, where San Francisco State University's month-old downtown campus is fast becoming a hub for the Bay Area's digital arts scene.
Back to school and living in the dorms — at 60
Modesto Bee 2/26/07
By Michelle Hatfield
Cynthia Barrentine's cramped dorm room has the typical laptop computer, the photos of family and friends, and the mini-fridge.
HSU committee considers scenarios for $5 million budget reduction
Eureka Reporter 2/23/07
By Courtney Hunt-Munther
Humboldt State University President Rollin Richmond commissioned the University Budget Committee to take a cold, hard look at the school’s fiscal realities and that’s what they intend to do — next week.
Officials rally to boost Cal grants
Press-Telegram 2/24/07
By Kevin Butler
The state of California should expand an important student financial aid program, said the president of Cal State Long Beach, a state Assemblyman and students at a campus event Friday.
Naming rights and wrongs
O.C. Register 2/25/07
By John Gittelsohn, Marla Jo Fisher and Brian Joseph
When Hamid Tavakolian assigned his students at Cal State Fullerton to research Steven G. Mihaylo, the professor expected a glowing report on the 1969 alumnus and telecom tycoon who pledged $4.5 million to get his name on the campus's new business school building.
Editorials/Commentary
Valley needs a med school
Fresno Bee 2/25/07
A business plan for a much-needed medical school in the San Joaquin Valley is expected to be completed by June.
State still lacking math, science grads
Contra Costa Times 2/25/07
By Tapan Munroe
With hiring in the high-tech sector up for the first time in five years, Silicon Valley has recovered from the dot-com bust and is surging ahead.
On the money
Sacramento Bee 2/24/07
If you want to understand California's current budget troubles, then fire up your Internet connection, click to Google and search for the phrase "Google executives and capital gains."
UC News
UCLA to establish unique law chair
L.A. Times 2.26.97
By Larry Gordon
Thanks to a more than $1-million donation from a gay male couple who hope one day to marry in California, UCLA's law school is planning to establish what is described as the nation's first endowed academic chair in sexual orientation law.
European institutions target Cal professors
Mercury News 2/26/07
By Matt Krupnick
The new ``Europe of Knowledge'' could include a big chunk of the University of California-Berkeley.
California News
Scott introduces map for college
Burbank Leader 2/24/07
State Sen. Jack Scott, whose district includes Pasadena, Burbank and Glendale, introduced the Early College Commitment Act of 2007 on Thursday.
California Supreme Court Rules in Land Battle Between Public College and Private University
Chronicle of Higher Education 2/26/07
By Erik Vance
The California Supreme Court ruled last week in favor of Mt. San Jacinto College in a rare legal battle that pitted a public community college against a private university over a parcel of land.
Sacramento campus is a model for combining vocational education with high-level academics
Sacramento Bee 2/24/07
By Laurel Rosenhall
A large and varied group of experts gathered in Sacramento this week to see how high schools can prepare students for college and the work world at the same time by teaching rigorous academics and hands-on job skills.
National News
Administrators' Pay Rises 4%, Beating Inflation for the 10th Consecutive Year
Chronicle of Higher Education 2/26/07
By Audry Williams June
The median salary of college administrators increased by 4 percent in the 2006-7 academic year, according to an annual survey released this week by the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources.
Tussling Over Transfer of Credit
Inside Higher Ed 2/26/07
By Doug Lederman
Given that a clear majority of traditional-age undergraduates attend at least two institutions at some point in their college careers, the issue of how smoothly (or not) academic credits or degrees earned at one college transfer to another has steadily climbed the ladder of public policy problems in higher education.
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