March 9, 2007
CSU/Campus News
Fresno State gifts probe sought
Fresno Bee 3/9/07
By Doug Hoagland
Four professors at Fresno State say they want an independent committee to investigate revelations that hundreds of thousands of donated dollars have been misdirected to athletics against the wishes of donors.
CSUB will cut ties to First 5 Kern
Bakersfield Californian 3/9/07
By Jenny Shearer
A research unit at Cal State Bakersfield will part ways with First 5 Kern despite a recent audit's favorable findings.
Developer lavishes largest private gift on SJSU
Mercury News 3/9/07
By Lisa M. Krieger
San Jose State University has received the largest private individual gift in its 150-year history - $15 million for the College of Engineering from San Jose developer Charles W. Davidson.
Cal State professor receives national award
North County Times 3/9/07
By Noelle Ibrahim
A Cal State San Marcos theater professor has received national recognition for his contributions to understanding the Latino community and culture through the performing arts.
Editorials/Commentary
Nitpicking community colleges
Sacramento Bee 3/9/07
By Dan Walters
California's highways are congested and crumbling, its prisons are overcrowded and close to being taken over by a federal judge, its elementary and high schools do only a mediocre job of educating students, and its parks and other public facilities are in ill repair.
Community college fee increases will help in long run
Mercury News 3/9/07
A study this week by a San Jose-based higher education think tank pierces one of California's cherished myths: Cheap fees make community colleges affordable.
UC News
UC Berkeley defends research pact with energy firm
Contra Costa Times 3/9/07
By Matt Krupnick
UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau on Thursday adamantly defended the university's part in a $500 million research deal with energy giant BP.
National News
Universities get free pass on new House ethics rules
USA Today 3/7/07
By Fredreka Schouten
New House ethics rules that restrict lobbyist-funded travel exempt trips paid for by colleges and universities, a powerful lobbying force in Washington.
Initiative Will Pay Students to Pass AP Tests
Wall St. Journal 3/9/07
By John Hechinger
Jessica Stark, a 17-year-old from Abilene, Texas, earned $600 for some hard work last year. It wasn't flipping burgers or waiting tables. She made the money for passing six of the toughest examinations in high school at $100 apiece.
Huge IPEDS on the Atkins Diet
Inside Highe Ed 3/9/07
By Doug Lederman
The U.S. Education Department announced Thursday that it would rein in its recent proposal to significantly expand the information it collects annually from colleges through a federal online database.
An Update on the 2006-7 Pay of Presidents at Public Institutions
Chronicle of Higher Education 3/9/07
By Paul Fain
With the compensation levels of all public university presidents surveyed by The Chronicle now set, John T. Casteen III, president of the University of Virginia, has moved up to third on the list of highest-paid presidents.
Other Sites of Interest
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