March 26, 2007
CSU/Campus News
Orange County Register 3/26/07
By Marla Jo Fisher
A strike by California State University's faculty union has been temporarily averted as both sides agreed Sunday to extend the bargaining period for 10 days.
Chronicle of Higher Education 3/26/07
By Eric Hoover
California State University administrators and unionized faculty members agreed on Sunday to continue negotiations for 10 days in an effort to reach a new contract.
San Francisco Chronicle 3/26/07
By Demian Bulwa
California State University administrators and faculty leaders agreed Sunday to resume talks in an effort to ink a contract within 10 days and head off a threatened faculty strike that could begin as soon as April 9.
Sacramento Bee 3/26/07
By Marcus Wohlsen, Associated Press
Faculty and administrators locked in a nearly two-year contract dispute at the nation's largest four-year public university system agreed Sunday to a temporary contract extension that could ward off a threatened strike.
Union-Tribune 3/26/07
By Sherry Saavedra
California State University trustees announced yesterday an extension of the expired faculty contract for 10 days while the administration seeks to finalize a settlement in the salary dispute.
L.A. Times 3/26/07
By Larry Gordon
Seeking to avoid threatened walkouts in the massive Cal State University system, the faculty union and administration agreed Sunday to defuse their labor dispute and extend the current contract for 10 more days of negotiations.
Mercury News 3/26/07
By Mary Anne Ostrom
A systemwide faculty strike at California State University's 23 campuses appears less likely after a Sunday announcement by CSU administrators and faculty leaders that they would restart settlement talks this week.
Times-Standard 3/26/07
By Karina Gianola
After the release of a fact-finding report Sunday, the California State University and the California Faculty Association extended their contract until April 6.
Monterey Herald 3/26/07
By Julia Reynolds
Delaying a threatened strike, faculty and administrators locked in a lengthy contract dispute at the California State University system agreed Sunday to a temporary contract extension.
North County Times 3/26/07
By David Garrick
A possible strike by professors at Cal State San Marcos and its 22 sister campuses has been delayed until at least April 6, thanks to a temporary contract extension reached Sunday by the faculty labor union and California State University trustees.
Press-Democrat 3/26/07
By Nathan Halverson
Administrators and faculty for the California State University system reached an agreement Sunday to continue negotiations and to postpone a strike for at least 10 days.
Ventura Star 3/26/07
By Sam Richard
Faculty and administrators locked in a nearly two-year labor dispute in the California State University system agreed Sunday to a temporary contract extension that could ward off a threatened strike.
Press-Enterprise 3/26/07
By Marisa Agha
California State University administrators and union officials representing professors and lecturers agreed Sunday to a 10-day contract extension to continue talks to fend off a strike at the nation's largest four-year public university system.
San Francisco Chronicle 3/25/07
By Jim Doyle
Faculty salaries are the key sticking point between California State University executives and faculty union leaders -- with both sides citing a torrent of facts and figures to bolster their case.
San Francisco Chronicle 3/25/07
By Jim Doyle
A neutral "fact finder" has opined that labor differences between the 23-campus California State University system and the union representing its faculty can be resolved without a strike, according to a confidential report.
SLO Tribune 3/26/07
By Nick Wilson
Construction continues on Poly Canyon Village, a 2,679-bed student housing complex on the Cal Poly campus.
Fresno Bee 3/25/07
By George Hostetter
Top officials with Fresno State athletics are working overtime this spring. Their task: solve the financial crisis in Bulldogs sports.
Editorials/Commentary
Union-Tribune 3/24/07
It's payback time for California State University's administrators and trustees. That's what happens when a university system pays megabucks to administrators, even those who have left its employ.
Modesto Bee 3/26/07
By Andrew LaFlamme
As a student trustee of the California State University system, I have a unique vantage point. I am responsible for helping maintain the quality of the nation's largest public higher education system and I am tasked with representing the voice of the 417,000 students who attend the CSU's 23 campuses.
Orange County Register 3/26/07
By K. Lloyd Bilingsley
The state Capitol was abuzz last week over "Getting Down to Facts," the massive series of privately funded education reports coordinated through Stanford University. The responses to these reports missed some key realities.
San Francisco Chronicle 3/26/07
By Jack O'Connell
Imagine a school that has a population of mostly poor and ethnically diverse students, but is still managing to improve student achievement.
Orange County Register 3/25/07
Today we may learn whether California State University teachers will strike in a dispute over pay. We hope a strike can be avoided.
Hi-Desert Star 3/24/07
Here’s an interesting news item: A new study suggests almost half of first-year college students are unprepared for college-level studies.
UC News
Contra Costa Times 3/26/07
By Roger Sideman
Forty miles to the north, where Highways 101 and 87 meet, UC Santa Cruz is looking to expand its mini-campus at Silicon Valley's busiest crossroads.
California News
L.A. Times 3/26/07
By Jordan Rau
A class assignment gave Robert Thornton an early clue that the computer training program he was enrolled in might have higher priorities than his education.
National News
Union-Tribune 3/24/07
By Justin Pope, Associated Press
Arizona State University President Michael Crow calls the school he leads the “new American university.” It certainly bears little resemblance to the old one.
Inside Higher Ed 3/26/07
By Elizabeth Redden
As state support lags, tuition rises. It’s a well established phenomenon. But what’s less discussed is the effect that flat state support might be having on the traditional undergraduate tuition model itself.
Inside Higher Ed 3/26/07
By Scott Jaschik
The faculty union and the administration at the Community College of Philadelphia reached a tentative agreement Sunday to end a strike that started March 13 and has halted classes since then. Also on Sunday, the faculty union and the administration at the California State University System agreed to a short extension of the current contract.
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