January 24, 2007
CSU/Campus News
Trustees panel OKs raises for 28 top CSU officials
San Francisco Chronicle 1/24/07
By Jim Doyle
Despite a stern warning from Lt. Gov. John Garamendi, a committee of the California State University Board of Trustees voted Tuesday to recommend approval of a 4 percent salary increase for the system's highest-paid executives.
CSUS president due for $10,000 raise
Sacramento Bee 1/24/07
By Eric Stern
Alexander Gonzalez, president of California State University, Sacramento, is getting a $10,000 raise.
SFSU opens new campus at Westfield Centre
Examiner 1/22/07
By Kate Williamson
San Francisco State University starts courses at its new downtown campus at the Westfield San Francisco Centre on Wednesday, a relocation the school hopes will promote growth in the number of students at its College of Extended Learning and masters in business administration programs.
Top administrators at CSU given raises
Union-Tribune 1/24/07
By Lisa Petrillo
While students face tuition increases and professors walk picket lines over salary beefs, state education officials gave raises yesterday to top executives.
Tribe, CSU San Marcos make pact on education
Union-Tribune 1/24/07
SANTA YSABEL INDIAN RESERVATION – Calling it a first in the region, the Santa Ysabel Indian band and Cal State San Marcos are making a formal commitment to work together to prepare native youth for college and increase tribal enrollment at the university.
Raises OKd for Cal State presidents
L.A. Times 1/24/07
By Larry Gordon
Trustees of the Cal State University system Tuesday approved 4% salary raises for the 23 campus presidents and five other top officials.
Zingg gets raise at Tuesday trustees meeting
Enterprise-Record 1/24/07
By Melissa Daugherty
Chico State University President Paul Zingg was among 23 campus presidents to draw a 4 percent pay raise Tuesday afternoon, with its approval by the California State University Board of Trustees.
Lew Wolff's hope for small venue ruffles SJSU fans
Mercury News 1/24/07
By Barry Witt
Developer and prospective Major League Soccer owner Lew Wolff gave little comfort Tuesday to San Jose State football fans who fear he'll build a replacement for Spartan Stadium that will be too small for the football program.
CSULB donations decline by $5M
Press-Telegram 1/24/07
By Kevin Butler
Cal State Long Beach last fiscal year saw a decline in giving that a top university official says was the result of the transition to a new management team, including a new president and fundraising chief.
Pay raises OK'd for top CSU executives
L.A. Daily News 1/24/07
Associated Press
Cal State leaders approved a pay raise for top executives Tuesday despite concerns that the move comes weeks before a potential student fee hike.
UC News
Returned grant focus of suit against UCSD
Union-Tribune
By Eleanor Yang Su
Sarka Southern felt euphoric after winning a prestigious federal grant to conduct research on HIV. With the help of a mentor at UC San Diego, Southern was on her way to returning to her life's passion, academia.
National News
Colleges graded on environmental practices
USA Today 1/24/07
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald
Pressure is mounting for colleges to be top performers in a category with stakes as large as the planet: the fight to stop global warming.
Poking Holes in the State Immunity Shield
Inside Higher Ed 1/24/07
By Doug Lederman
A federal appeals court on Tuesday weakened the shield that public universities and other state entities have increasingly used in recent years to protect themselves from lawsuits in federal court.
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