Higher Ed Press Clips June 2011

June 1-2, 2011

Denver Post:

• Strapped Metro State’s tuition to climb 22.6%
  

9 News:

• Metro State looks at 23 percent tuition hike
  

Sterling Journal Advocate:

• Stump named interim president
  

Ed News:

• Metro students get double-digit hike
  

Ed Week:

• College Bound Blog (6-2-11): Final Gainful-Employment Regs Out Today From Ed. Department
  

Wall Street Journal:

• Education Department to Release Final ‘Gainful Employment’ Rule
  
• Jobs Market Heats Up for M.B.A. Graduates
  

NY Times:

• Education Dept. Tightens Rules on For-Profit Colleges
  

June 3, 2011

Denver Post:

• Coca-Colo. St. gets bottled
  
• Obama DREAM Act ad causes backlash among Latino voters
  

Inside Higher Ed:

• ‘The End of Internationalization?’
  
• No Room for the Needy?
  

Seattle Times:

• Cuts hit classes that lead to jobs
  

Huffington Post:

• For-Profit College Stocks Soar, Indicating New Regulations Won’t Hinder Industry Growth
  

June 4-6, 2011

Denver Post:

• Editorial: A wakeup call at Metro State
  

Ed News:

• New duties, new jobs at DHE
  
• Monday Churn: Summer season reading
  

Daily Camera:

• After years of mismanaging CU-Boulder’s brand, university beefs up protection
  
• CU-Boulder phasing out herbicide use on campus with ‘compost tea’
  
• CU-Boulder offers pre-med preparation for post-graduates
  

Chieftain:

• Hickenlooper on the road for a week
  
• Erjavec ready to push PCC forward
  

Inside Higher Ed:

• Redefining Community College Success
  

NY Times:

• (The Texas Tribune) Colleges Rewarded for Outcomes, but Which Ones?
  
• Helping Teachers Help Themselves
  

Wall Street Journal:

• Industry Puts Heat on Schools to Teach Skills Employers Need
  

June 7, 2011

Denver Post:

• Colo. regulators cut taxes on casinos; recipients fear added loss of funding
  
• Mesa State College officially renamed Colorado Mesa University
  

GJ Sentinel:

• Colorado Mesa University ahead
  

Chieftain:

• Panel proposes drastically changed So. Colo. districts
  

Ed News:

• What to do after high school?
  
• Roller-coaster revenue ride
  

The Sacramento Bee:

• Court won’t look at tuition for illegal immigrants
  

TribStar.com (Indiana):

• No caps might limit funds
  

Inside Higher Ed:

• Supremes Rule Against Stanford
  

June 8, 2011

Denver Post:

• Gov. Hickenlooper bemoans Colorado casino-tax cut
  
• While Colorado’s economy has grown, jobs are still below 2008 level
  

Denver Business Journal:

• Ex-councilwoman ‘Happy’ Haynes joining CRL Associates
  

Daily Camera:

• Colorado legislators cut CU’s budget by $46 million
  

Fort Morgan Times:

• Legislators take tour of MCC’s new addition
  

Colorado Springs Gazette:

• Junior triathletes to train at OTC, study at UCCS
  

Ed News:

• Wednesday Churn: High courts weigh in
  

Ed Week:

• College Bound Blog (6-7-11) Democratic Senators Rail About Debt Load of For-Profit Students
  

Huffington Post:

• Senate Hearing Slams For-Profit College For Subprime Mortgage Type Loans
  

Las Vegas Sun:

• Bill to permit concealed weapons on college campuses falls short
  

Los Angeles Times:

• Supreme Court order on California immigrant tuition rates could affect other states' policies
  

Texas Tribune:

• Switch to Outcomes-Based Higher Ed Funding Taking Time
  

USA Today:

• States clarify tuition policies for undocumented students
  

June 9, 2011

Denver Post:

• Sides argue CU regents’ authority in concealed-carry gun ban
  
• Hickenlooper to sign school funding bill
  

Chieftain:

• Hickenlooper on tour to sign bills
  

Camera:

• Colorado Supreme Court weighs challenge to CU campus gun ban
  

Inside Higher Ed:

• More Scrutiny for Accreditors
  

June 10, 2011

Denver Post:

• Douglas County schools revamp teacher pay, may ask for tax hike
  
• Colorado school radio system bill to be signed
  

Daily Camera:

• Census: College degree matters, but major matters more
  

Ed News:

• Friday Churn: Jones enters DPS race
  

NPR:

• California Could make the Dream Act a reality
  

Inside Higher Ed:

• Eye of the Beholder – New study on why some students perceive political bias in classroom
  

NY Times:

• Colleges Now Offering Education in Disaster
  

June 11-13, 2011

Denver Post:

• UNC tuition going up average of 13%
  
• Op-Ed: Clarify state law on campus guns
  

Chieftain:

• CSU-Pueblo to offer doctorate in nursing
  

Daily Camera:

• Colorado educators split on value of senior year in high school
  

The Coloradoan:

• Gardner, Bennet tout CSU business model
  

Ed News:

• Monday Churn: NCLB waivers for states?
  

Inside Higher Ed:

• The True Significance of ‘Gainful Employment’
  

Wall Street Journal:

• Duncan Threatens to Alter No Child Left Behind
  
• Harvard Business School Changes Its Class Profile
  

NY Times:

• Education Secretary May Agree to Waivers on ‘No Child’ Law Requirements
  

The Texas Tribune:

• Controversial UT Regent Hopes to “Push a Reset Button”
  

The Sacramento Bee:

• Community college cuts limit class choice

June 14, 2011

Denver Post:

• Foundation offers millions to help 4 Colo. school districts implement new evaluations
  

Ed News:

• Gates gives $9.7 million for Colorado reforms
  

Daily Camera:

• CU-Boulder to begin loading lectures on ‘iTunes’
  

Inside Higher Ed:

• Blocked Transfer – data raise questions about transfer options in California
  
• Op-Ed: What Bubble? – essay rejecting idea of higher education bubble
  

NY Times:

• ON College Forms, a Questions of Race, or Races, Can Perplex
  

Washington Post:

• College Inc: On Common App, Georgetown now stands alone
  

Boston Globe:

• Open-access policy has risk: guns on campus
  

June 15, 2011

Denver Post:

• Westwood College promises to pay graduate bills
  

KRDO.com (Pueblo, CO):

• Casino Tax Break Shortchanges Community Colleges
  

Chieftain:

• Drive on to promote CSU-Pueblo plates
  

Ed News:

• The Churn: ‘Don’t know much …’
  

Inside Higher Ed:

• The New Perkins Loan
  

Ed Week:

• College Bound Blog: Low-Income Students More Likely to Attend For-Profits
  

Washington Post:

• College Inc. Blog: University of the People: Tuition-free higher education
  

Wall Street Journal:

• Western Business Schools Head to China
  
• History-Test Scores Show Scant Progress
  

June 16, 2011

Denver Post:

• Record number of Fulbright grants go to 2011 CU grads
  

Daily Camera:

• CU-Boulder Rec Center fee could increase 3% a year
  

The Coloradoan:

• Reinvestment in innovation proves positive
  

Ed Week:

• Op-Ed: We Must Help  Students Reach College
  

June 17, 2011

Denver Post:

• Mesa State wants to return $12,300 painting
  

Daily Camera:

• CU-Boulder receives $5.9M grant to continue research at Niwot Ridge
  

Inside Higher Ed:

• Trendless Summer – no clear summer enrollment trend at colleges and universities
  

Washington Post:

• 3-year college degree programs not catching on
  

June 18-20, 2011

Denver Post:

• Op-Ed: Legislator refuses to see children as data
  
• Former UNC theater prof denied parole
  

Daily Camera:

• Op-Ed (Bruce D. Benson):  Ensuring that higher education remains vital and affordable
  

Ed News:

• Monday Churn: Budget week
  
• Bills come due for new tuition policy
  

Ed Week:

• Blog: College Board Spotlights Help Needed to Education Men of Color
  

June 21, 2011

Denver Post:

• Op-Ed: Legislator refuses to see children as data
  
• Former UNC theater prof denied parole
• Colorado to end fiscal year with $325 million more than budgeted
• Gov. John Hickenlooper seeks to overturn casino tax break
• CU officials considering athlete compensation
• CSU students face 20 percent tuition hike
• Colorado Mountain College cuts $10 million
  
  

Daily Camera:

• Op-Ed (Bruce D. Benson):  Ensuring that higher education remains vital and affordable
• CU-Boulder minority enrollment hits all-time high
  
  

Ed News:

• Monday Churn: Budget week
  
• Bills come due for new tuition policy
  

Ed Week:

• Blog: College Board Spotlights Help Needed to Education Men of Color
  

The Coloradoan:

• CSU-Fort Collins announces 20 percent tuition hike for resident undergrads
  

Chieftain:

• CSU-Pueblo resumes presidential search
  
• State’s economy slowly recovering
  

Ed News:

• Schools will get $67.5 million more
  

Colorado Springs Gazette:

• Mesa County supports TABOR in legal challenge
  

GJ Sentinel:

• Mesa State expanding student housing
  

Inside Higher Ed:

• ACT’s Validity Questioned
  

June 22, 2011

Denver Post:

• ABC newsman “comes out” on immigration status to support DREAM ACT
  

Chieftain:

• CSU-Pueblo hikes tuition next semester
  

Daily Camera:

• At CU-Boulder, freshman orientation is as much for parents as their kids
  

Ed News:

• Dougco defends voucher pilot
  

Inside Higher Ed:

• Motivating the Reluctant Retiree (Singular)
  
• Calling All Leaders
  

NY Times:

• In Data, ‘A’ Schools Leave Many Not Ready for CUNY
  

Boston Globe:

• Academics targeted for men of color
  

The Oregonian:

• Oregon Legislature adopts goal of seeing 40 percent of Oregonians have a college degree
  

June 23, 2011

Denver Post:

• Lincoln School of Technology moving to huge high-tech home
  
• University of Colorado Hospital and Poudre Valley Health System explore joint operation
  

The Coloradoan:

• Lawmakers need to generate support for higher education
  

GJ Sentinel:

• College-hospital land deal
  

Ed News:

• Thursday Churn: Discouraging stats
  

Texas Tribune:

• Latinos Lag in College Completion, Report Says
  

June 24, 2011

Denver Post:

• Hispanic, white achievement gap as wide as in 90s
  

Fort Morgan Times:

• College in Colorado earns national honor
  

Daily Camera:

• CU-Boulder to enter student-athlete ‘pay for play’ debate
  

Chieftain:

• CSU-Pueblo officials: $1M-plus saved
  

Inside Higher Ed:

• No Going Back – Education Department’s ‘program integrity’ rules
  
• Slow Growing – Private colleges show third year of restrained tuition hikes
  

Walls Street Journal:

• GOP Lawmaker Challenges Duncan on No Child Left Behind
  

June 25-27, 2011

Denver Post:

• Colorado colleges’ summer programs aim to attract minority students
  

Chieftain:

• Op-Ed: License to howl
  

Daily Camera:

• CU-Boulder student fees rank high in Pac-12
  
• Op-Ed: CU is vague with direction of journalism education
  

Ed News:

• Monday Churn: Key week for dps
  

NY Times:

• Third-Party Group Take Up Challenge of How Best to Improve Public University
  

The Morning Call (Pennsylvania):

• Budget to cut college subsidies nearly 20%
  

Ed Week:

• College Bound Blog (6-24-11): College Board Aims to Boost Readiness With Online Tool
  

Inside Higher Ed:

• The Case for More College Grads – report makes case that US needs more college going citizens
  
• Low-Hanging Fruit? – Tennessee state cuts under producing programs to cope with state laws
  

June 28, 2011

Denver Post:

• Colorado State University offers veterans free tuition
  

Denver Business Journal:

• CSU to offer full tuition to vets
  

Colorado Springs Gazette:

• CSU Fort Collins adopts enhanced GI education benefits program
  

NY Times:

• Teacher Evaluation System Examines Classroom Performance
  

June 29, 2011

Chieftain:

• CSU-Pueblo offers support military veterans
  

Texas Tribune:

• Rick O’Donnell, UT System Agree to Settlement
  

Washington Post:

• Blog: Will a college savings account inspire college attendance?
  

Inside Higher Ed:

• Plan to Restructure British Higher Ed
  

June 30, 2011

Denver Post:

• Education chief talks change at Aspen Ideas Fest
  

Chieftain:

• Realtor’s gift benefits PCC, CSU-Pueblo
  

Ed News:

• Thursday Churn: Gordon not running
  

Ed Week:

• New Changes in College costs Posted for Consumers Online
  
• Schools Find Uses for Predictive Data Techniques
  

Inside Higher Ed:

• Naughty and Nice on College Price
  

CNN:

• Uncle Sam calls out steepest college tuition hikes
  

LA Times:

• UC fears talent loss to deeper pockets