Higher Ed Press Clips January 2011

January 1-3, 2011

Denver Post:

• Editorial: A wish list for the new year
  
• CU pilot program studies link between weight loss, cancer prevention
  

Daily Camera:

• Study: College students lie on faculty evaluations
  

Gazette:

• Colorado campuses join forces to boost college graduation rate
  

Ed News:

• Monday Churn: Time to Gear Up
  

NY Times:

• The Texas Tribune – Universities Are Challenged as Demographics Shift
  
• The International Herald Tribune – India Will Survey Colleges and Universities
  

January 4, 2011

Camera:

• State gives CU okay to raise tuition by up to 9.5 percent
  

Ed News:

• Census shows education disparity by district
  

January 5, 2011

Craig Daily Press:

• CNCC Targets top pick school president
  

Denver Daily News:

• Russell George Named Finalist for Consideration for the Presidency of Colorado Northwestern Community College
  

News:

• Tuesday Churn (2:40 p.m. update): One of each
  

Denver Post:

• Ritter takes job at CSU
  
  

January 6, 2011

Denver Post:

• Ritter to take new energy job at Colorado State
  

Denver Business Journal:

• 3 Colorado public colleges named best value by Kiplinger’s
  

Daily Camera:

• CU among schools supporting Stanford’s patent lawsuit
  
• New students arrive at CU-Boulder
  

Durango Herald:

• Ritter takes energy job at CSU
  

Rifle Citizen Telegram:

• Rifle native Russell George considered for presidency of CNCC
  

Wall Street Journal:

• Schools Give Firms Say Amid Tough Jobs Market
  

January 7, 2011

Denver Post:

• Colorado Business – CollegeInvest
  

Ed news:

• Friday churn: Divvying up higher ed dollars
  

NY Times:

• Georgia Facing a Hard Choice on Free Tuition
  

January 8-10, 2011

Denver Post:

• Colo. Commission on Higher Ed picks financial-aid model deemed the lesser of five evils
  

Ed News:

• CCHE alters financial aid as demand rises
  
• 2011 legislative preview
  

Wall Street Journal:

• Hiring Prospects Improve for M.B.A. Grads in 2011, but Salaries Look Flat
  

NY Times:

• Study Finds Family Connections Give Big Advantage in College Admissions
  

January 11, 2011

Denver Business Journal

• Colorado lt. governor picked for higher-education department
  

Ed News

• Daily Churn
• Garcia to do double duty
  

Denver Post

• Hickenlooper taps lt. governor to fill higher ed post
  

Pueblo Chieftain

• Valley farms serving as laboratories
  
• Two Puebloans to serve on CSU governing board
  

Summit Daily

• New Colorado lt. governor will lead colleges
  

Coloradoan

• Clean energy momentum is growing
  

Greeley Tribune

• Two Weld county in hunt for NASA technology park
  

State Bill News:

• Hickenlooper Signs a 4th Order, For Education Council
  
  

January 12, 2011

Denver Post:

• College students impose huge fee increases on themselves alongside tuition hikes
  

Chieftain:

• Governor signs four executive orders
  
• Garcia ready to get going with job
  

State Bill News:

• Under The Gold Dome: A New General Assembly Debuts
  

Ed News:

• Garcia gets big education portfolio
  

January 13, 2011

Daily Camera:

• CU-Boulder doctoral students find dissertation support
  

GJ Sentinel:

• Mesa State may opt out of state system
  

Chieftain:

• Op Ed: Garcia’s dual role
  

Wall Street Journal:

• Amid Downturn, Sunbelt Gains College Grads
  

January 14, 2011

Denver Post:

• Hickenlooper looks to balance sides, budget
  
• Coroner: Student likely died of flu - CSU senior treated two days before body found
  

Burlington Free Press:

• Blog: College capital campaigns tap promising new funding source: the students
  

NY Times:

• College’s Policy on Troubled Students Raises Questions
  

Ed News:

• Blog: Quality Counts subtext – Time to implement Reform
  

Law Week Colorado:

• Rico Munn, Ritter Cabinet Member, To Rejoin Baker Hostetler
  

January 15-18, 2011

Denver Post:

• Colorado’s education-reform leader spreads ideas nationwide
  

Colorado Independent:

• State Sen. Rollie Heath calls for more investment in education and mental health programs
  

Daily Camera:

• Colorado students: Four-year graduation guarantee could give CU-Boulder an edge
  

Chieftain:

• Garcia’s two jobs airtight under bill
  

Fox 31:

• CSU-Pueblo trimming budget; enrollment cited
  

GJ Sentinel:

• College worker says state personnel rules provide safeguards
  

NY Times:

• Amid Cuts, Public Colleges Step Up Appeals to Alumni
  

January 19-20, 2011

Denver Post:

• “Cutting-edge” stem-cell treatment at CSU helping hobbled critters
  
• Immigration-crackdown bill introduced in Colorado Senate – Tuition fight
  

Daily Camera:

• CU-Boulder enacts new leash rule for dogs on South Campus
  

Ed News:

• Teacher Pension bite could rise (10 areas of legislation)
  
• Wednesday Churn: A New President
  

January 21-24, 2011

Daily Camera:

• CU-Boulder students graduating faster
  

NY Times:

• Public Universities Relying More on Tuition Than State Money
  

Wall Street Journal:

• For-Profit College Group Sues to Block New Regulations
  
• College Test Leaves Questions Unanswered
  

January 25, 2011

Denver Post:

• CU freshman found dead in dorm room; no foul play suspected
  

GJ Sentinel:

• College put $137 million into Junction
  

Chieftain:

• CSU-Pueblo faculty wants academic leader
  

Education Week:

• Blog: State of the Union Edu-Cheat Sheet
  
• Blog: College Bound – Data Show Two-year College Improve Retention Rate
  

Wall Street Journal:

• College Re-Examine Safety After Rampage
  

January 26, 2011

Chieftain:

• An efficiency
  

Ed News:

• Familiar name returns to DHE
  

Ed Week:

• Blog: College Bound – Delaware Gives All Junior SAT During School Day
  

Wall Street Journal:

• Student Test Scores Show U.S. Science-Education Deficiency
  

NY Times:

• Few Students Show Proficiency in Science, Test Show
  
• Op-Ed: Using Aid to Improve College Graduation Rate

January 27, 2011

Denver Post:

• New Colo. Secretary of state wants salaries set by citizen commission
  

Daily Camera:

• CU-Boulder answering Obama’s call for more math, science teachers
  

Chieftain:

• Op-Ed: A cozy deal
  

Sterling Journal Advocate:

• Individual Career & Academic Plans to guide students’ education
  

Channel 7 News:

• Changes to Phys Ed Possible At Colorado School
  

Bloomberg News:

• Colo. Official suggests officials’ salaries review
  

NY Times:

• Record Level of Stress Found in College Freshman
  
• Plants That Earn Their Keep
  

January 28, 2011

Denver Post:

• CU-Boulder team breaks ground with research on Rocky Mountain Muslims
  

Chieftain:

• Governor touts far-ranging top staff
  

Rocky Mountain Collegian:

• CU could lock tuition rates
  

Ed News:

• Lawmakers zero in on testing
  

Inside Higher Ed:

• Students, Guns and Politics
  

Wall Street Journal:

• Survey Finds Decline in College Freshman’s Mental Health
  

NY Times:

• Despite Obama’s Call, No Rush in R.O.T.C.’s Return to Campus
  

January 29-31, 2011

Denver Post:

• Denver Public Schools testing system to give teachers in-class evaluations and feedback
  

Chieftain:

• CSU-Pueblo faculty proposes approach that hasn’t worked
  

Daily Camera:

• Colleges, including CU-Boulder, responding to growing mental-health problems
  

GJ Sentinel:

• Lawmakers try to protect severance tax
  

KUNC-NPR

• Hick: No Magic Fix for Higher Ed
  

Colorado State Bill:

• Five Bills, Two resolutions Introduced In Colo. Friday
  

Sterling Journal Advocate:

• Get help applying for college aid
  

9 News:

• CSU to establish its own winery for students
  

Ed News:

• APS may drop high school P.E. mandate
  
• Monday Churn: Legislature hitting stride
  

Fox News (Latino):

• Immigrant mom beats the odds to get kids a college education
  

Huffington Post:

• Blog: Moonlighting Officials Steal Private-sector Jobs