January 16, 2007
CSU/Campus News
High Desert-based CSU being sought
L.A. Daily News 1/15/07
By Jim Skeen
CALIFORNIA CITY - Two potential sites have been identified for a four-year university in the High Desert: a section of Edwards Air Force Base or a parcel between Mojave and California City that a San Diego development company is offering.
LU inks pact with US university
Hindustan Times 1/15/07
Lucknow University (LU) has signed an MoU with California State University Long Beach (CSULB) on teachers training and education, college and university teacher development, academic leadership training and academic services.
CSUB budget at issue
Bakersfield Californian 1/15/07
By Jenny Shearer
College administrators expect to release answers to budget concerns at Cal State Bakersfield this week.
Purdy followed her dream, gained success
Daily Bulletin 1/12/07
By Liset Marquez
She just wanted to follow her dream, which was to graduate with a bachelor's degree. Simple as that.
University's MBA program goes to the mall
San Francisco Chronicle 1/16/07
By Tanya Schevitz
San Francisco State University will officially open its new downtown facility at the Westfield San Francisco Centre next week, in an attempt to better serve more than 7,000 students who will also become a source of shoppers for the newly opened retail complex.
Hispanic students get look at college campus
Fresno Bee 1/14/07
By Erik Lacayo
Not all the students at the Chican@Youth Conference in Fresno had academics on their minds Saturday, but organizers hoped that being on a college campus might rub off on them.
New law revives CSUB's annual Casino Night
Bakersfield Californian 1/16/07
By Shellie Branco
Cal State Bakersfield knows how to hold 'em, but last year, had to fold 'em.
Cal State faculty pans governor's budget
North County Times 1/16/07
By David Garrick
Leaders of the California State University faculty union are criticizing Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposed 2007-08 budget for failing to reduce salary lags between CSU employees and their counterparts at comparable schools nationwide.
Cal State Fullerton's fitness center taking shape
Orange County Register 1/16/07
By Eric Carpenter
Leo Kim bundled up Monday morning for his jog around the athletic field at Cal State Fullerton, wishing he could stay inside. The wind blew, and the morning chill was biting.
Governor calls for 10% SSU fee hike
Press-Democrat 1/16/07
By Bob Norberg
Sonoma State University students face the specter of a 10 percent tuition hike under the governor's proposed budget, which also includes a boost of about $7 million for the Rohnert Park campus.
SJSU professor aims to help city
Mercury News 1/15/07
By Leslie Griffy
Five weeks ago, it was just an idea -- get college students excited about helping the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast, and turn that excitement into federal legislation to improve the lives of people who live there.
Editorials/Commentary
Colleges need more veterans
North County Times 1/15/07
By Dennis M. Clausen
Yes, our local colleges and universities need more veterans ---- but for reasons that go far beyond the obvious need to provide educational opportunities for military personnel.
CSU can learn accountability
Pasadena Star News 1/15/07
When trustees of the California State University system concocted a pay package for a former chancellor, Barry Munitz, they didn't have taxpayers in mind. But at least they didn't break the law.
Not all destined for college
Bakersfield Californian 1/16/07
State lawmakers are finally realizing that the "traditional" high school system does not work for all students.
Sports complex at SJSU to offer something for all
Mercury News 1/16/07
The idea for a new sports complex at San Jose State's South Campus has something for just about everyone: the return of professional soccer, a desperately needed new football stadium for the Spartans.
Colleges must endeavor to keep students in class
Modesto Bee 1/16/07
Improving residents' access to college is a key part of raising the overall education level in the valley. That's one of the reasons why it's so important to have a valley campus of the University of California.
No mystery to textbook costs
Ventura Star 1/16/07
Students starting the new semester at Ventura County's community colleges can see many changes.
California poverty increasing
Sacramento Bee 1/14/07
By Dan Walters
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's elaborate rollout of his second-term agenda last week contained many moving parts and -- either inadvertently or by design -- underscored one of California's most salient trends: increasing socioeconomic stratification.
UC News
Want a Job? Sorry, It’s Too Risky
Inside Higher Ed 1/15/07
By Elizabeth Redden
It’s no surprise that the University of California at Santa Cruz’s redwood-studded campus wouldn’t exactly be what you would call friendly territory for the military recruiters who annually march through its throngs of protestors to take their seats for otherwise innocuous job fairs.
UC to consider restricting board memberships
San Francisco Chronicle 1/16/07
By Tanya Schevitz
University of California executives who supplement their incomes by serving on corporate boards may face some limits under a new policy to be considered this week by UC's Board of Regents.
UC regents may snuff out tobacco dollars
Oakland Tribune 1/16/07
By Matt Krupnick
University of California leaders this week will consider banning research money from tobacco companies.
California News
Vocational ed rebounding as an answer to dropout crisis
Mercury News 1/15/07
By Dana Hull
For years, California's 6 million public school students have been given a clear message: If you want to succeed in life, go to college.
National News
Job market picks up for MBA graduates
San Francisco Chronicle 1/16/07
By Carolyn Said
They carry stacks of resumes, wear sober suits and keep their cell phones and laptops perpetually at hand.
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