Higher Ed Press Clips May 2012

May 4-7, 2012

Denver Post:

• Stadium plans stir talk at CSU about priorities
  
• Colorado facing a mass exodus of lawmakers
  

Ed News:

• Session goes down to the wire
  
• Monday Churn: Campus boom
  

Boulder Daily Camera:

• CU leaders back bill that would increase access to academic journals
  

Statesman:

• What should we expect from “TBD”?
  

Inside Higher Ed:

• Prior learning assessments catches quietly
  

Ed Week:

• Blog: Degree Attainment Not Keeping Up With Gains in College Access
  

NY Times:

• New Procedure for Teaching License Draws Protest
  

May 8-14, 2012

Denver Post:

• Colorado State names Michael Martin of LSU as chancellor finalist
  
• Record 6,237 degrees awarded at CU-Boulder’s spring commencement
  

Ed News:

• Legislative Review 2012
  
• Monday Churn
  

Boulder Daily Camera:

• CU-Boulder may merge music school with new arts, media college
  

Fort Morgan Times:

• Morgan Community College has $31 million impact in local economy
  

May 15-17, 2012

Ed News:

• Daily Churn: CU’s economic impact

Coloradoan:

• CSU chancellor finalist talks about funding
  

La Junta Tribune Democrat:

• New website helps students access 10 southern Colorado colleges

La Voz:

• Hispanics map career path in high school
  

May 18, 2012

Denver Post:

• Guest Commentary: Colorado’s READ Act is a big step for literacy
  

Ed News:

• Literacy bill signed into law
  

Sterling Journal Advocate:

• Community college pays off for students, communities
  

Ed Week:

• Blog: Healthy Lifestyles and Longevity Linked to Higher Ed
  

NY Times:

• Op-Ed: Come the Revolution
  

Washington Post:

• Blog: State grant aid goes increasingly to the wealthy
  

Inside Higher Ed:

• What we don’t know about college student debt
  

May 19-21, 2012

Sterling Journal Advocate:

• Garcia: Collaboration needed across all levels to create success
  

Ed News:

• Monday Churn: Looking ahead
  

Inside Higher Ed:

• Bill would Clear Path for Two-Tiered Pricing at Calif. Community Colleges

Washington Post:

• Blog: Public university presidents nearly crack $2 million mark
  

NY Times:

• Median Compensation for Public College Heads Grew 3% in 2010-11
  

May 22-23, 2012

KUNC – Community Radio Northern Colorado:

• Colorado Expands In-State Tuition Reciprocity Agreement with New Mexico
  

Las Cruces Sun News (Associated Press):

• Tuition deal between Colorado, New Mexico renewed
  

Coloradoan:

• Colorado, New Mexico renew tuition reciprocity agreement
  

Ed News:

• Wednesday Churn: Yet another R2T
  

Inside Higher Ed:

• Statewide reverse transfer catches on, could boost graduation rates
  

May 24-25, 2012

Denver Post:

• Colorado casinos lose tax cut that cost regulators
  

Pueblo Chieftain:

• States agree to keep tuition break
  

Boosting College Completion:

• Colorado Moves Ahead in Reforming Remediation to Increase Completion Rates
  

Boulder Daily Camera:

• CU-Boulder prof Paul Romatschke earns $750,000 research grant
  

Inside Higher Ed:

• Denver and Phoenix could be the last new hotspot for college recruiting.  Then what?
  

May 26-29, 2012

Denver Post:

• Remedial college classes are failing, research shows
  
• Colorado State board OKs $375,000 contract for new chancellor
  
• CSU offers new scholarship for injured military veterans
  

Craig Daily Press:

• CMS student Kaylee Bickley a state winner in “If I Were Mayor” essay contest
  

Ed News:

• Tuesday Churn: A feast of data
  

Inside Higher Ed:

• Taking stock of the completion agenda’s benefits, and limits
  

May 30, 2012

Denver Post:

• Guest Commentary:  Private-sector career colleges in Colorado play vital role
  

Health Policy Summit:

• Opinion: International trade focus on health policy could boost Colorado economy
  

Inside Higher Ed:

• Gates Foundation taps UC’s Greenstein to head higher ed work
  

May 31, 2012

Denver Post:

• Discussion of new CSU stadium draws a big crowd
  

Washington Post:

• Blog: New momentum for the three-year degree?
  

Ed Week:

• Blog: Canadians Mark Day 100 of Protest Over Tuition Hikes
  

NY Times:

• As College Graduates Cluster, Some Cities Are Left Behind