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Updates for June 6, 2010
Athletics donation gets state approval
By: Franklin Bains | Freelance reporter
Board of Higher Education OKs $80,000 center addition, talks Riverfront development
On Friday, the Oregon Board of Higher Education authorized the University to receive an $80,000 gift for an addition to the Len Casanova Center and discussed University Riverfront development. University President Richard Lariviere said that although s…
Updates for June 3, 2010
Commit to higher ed and restructure University funding
By: Laura Hinman, Janet Brooks and 12 others
Letter to the editor
Oregon’s system of supporting higher education is clearly broken. As the May 15 Oregonian editorial (“The University of Oregon can’t keep going on this way,” The Oregonian, May 15) emphatically blared, “The University of Oreg…
Updates for May 10, 2010
Running against his reputation
By: Amanda Pino
Although Democrats say Ehrlich poses threat to higher education, supporters of the former governor
Since Bob Ehrlich officially kicked off his gubernatorial campaign last month, he and his supporters have distanced themselves from his oft-criticized higher education record. Instead, they have opted to focus on fiscal responsibility in the wake of…
Updates for May 9, 2010
Student loan lender cuts interest rates
By: German Lopez | The News Record
Higher education loan giant Sallie Mae announced May 4 it will be cutting interest rates on student loans….
Updates for May 7, 2010
Following through in round two
By: Amanda Pino
O’Malley touts his comitment to higher education in second gubernatorial race
Gov. Martin O’Malley rode into office in 2007 on a platform emphasizing higher education. At the time, it was what separated him from his predecessor. And after four years at the helm of the state government, he has delivered on his central educa…
Updates for May 4, 2010
Governor pushes to invest in higher education
By: Kacy Ashley
Governor Schwarzenegger said more attention needs to be paid to education….
Updates for April 30, 2010
ASU’s president inspires UA crowd
By: Bethany Barnes
When Arizona State University President Michael Crow spoke at the Student Union Memorial Center on Thursday, every seat was taken. He addressed UA students, faculty, staff and local community members about issues in higher education….
Powwow celebrates Native American heritage
By: Sara K. Kemple
UISHE holds annual powwow today and tomorrow
The United Indian Students in Higher Education is celebrating its annual spring Powwow today and tomorrow, May 1, in the Peter Stott Center….
Higher education finances on edge of ‘cliff’
By: Eric Heinz
UNC’s Board of Trustees continues to make efforts to stabilize the university’s budget for the following academic years. The next few years could be fiscally trying for many people because of the effect of state funding cutbacks.
Updates for April 28, 2010
Program preps high schoolers for leadership
By: Gisella Gutierrez
New Brunswick’s center for higher education and its high school have joined forces to raise political awareness and foster student leadership. RU Ready, a program at the Eagleton Institute of Politics, led the Young Leaders Conference on Tuesday …
Attendance optional at college classes
By: The Daily Targum
Editorial
At higher education institutions, we expect money to go toward academic purposes, but Northern Arizona University followed a different route. According to the Chronicle of Higher Education, the school is using $75,000 in federal stimulus funds to imple…
Updates for April 8, 2010
Alpha Phi Alpha promotes higher education
By: Rachel Lew
The fraternity will gather in Long Beach to honor members serving the community…
