Posts Tagged with "Colleges Universities"

For California colleges, governor calls for tuition freezes and drops proposal for unit caps

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

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SILICON VALLEY MERCURY NEWS.  MAY 14, 2013.  Gov. Jerry Brown’s latest budget proposal calls for spending more on the state’s colleges and universities each year through 2016-17 — and for a 4-year tuition freeze at CSU and UC. But the …Continue reading »

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Under Plan, California Would Embrace Performance-Based Funding For Colleges

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

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INSIDE HIGHER ED.  APRIL 23, 2013.  California would move aggressively into performance-based funding for higher education under a draft plan being circulated by Governor Jerry Brown, the Los Angeles Times reported. Under the draft of a revised budget blueprint for higher education, …Continue reading »

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Bill to Create ‘New University of California’ Dies

Thursday, April 18, 2013

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INSIDE HIGHER ED.  APRIL 18, 2013.  A bill is dead to create a fourth college system in California to award credit and degrees to students but offer no courses, according to the head of the state Assembly’s higher education committee. …Continue reading »

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Nevada AG Targets For-Profit Colleges

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

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CBS LAS VEGAS.  MARCH 18, 2013.  The Nevada Attorney General has joined 13 other state AG’s in supporting a proposed bill in Congress targeting the marketing and recruitment practices of for-profit colleges and universities. The schools have been under fire for years …Continue reading »

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Outlook for Nonprofit Higher Education Is ‘Volatile,’ Report Says

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

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THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION.  FEBRUARY 25, 2013.  Lower-rated nonprofit colleges and universities that do not respond proactively to the challenges outlined in Standard & Poor’s 2013 outlook report run the risk of developing weaker credits, according to the report …Continue reading »

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Hold all colleges in Wisconsin to same standards

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

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MILWAUKEE JOURNAL-SENTINEL.  FEBRUARY 18, 2013.  By Steve Gunderson.  For 16 years, I had the honor of representing western Wisconsin in Congress. But in so many ways, that experience was a prelude to current times. Shortly after taking office, it became clear …Continue reading »

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Private sector’s role in higher education must continue

Sunday, February 17, 2013

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THE HILL.  FEBRUARY 14, 2013.  In Tuesday’s State of The Union address, President Obama reasserted his support for rebuilding the middle class, doubling down on his promise to create more jobs and get America’s economy back on track. With 12 …Continue reading »

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The Curious Birth and Harmful Legacy of the Credit Hour

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

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THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION.  JANUARY 21, 2013.  Time-based units were never intended to be a measure of student learning. In the early 1900s, Andrew Carnegie, troubled that professors made too little to save for retirement, created a free pension …Continue reading »

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CBRE – Private Sector Colleges/Universities Group

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

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Jeff Woolf Senior Vice President 355 S Grand Ave Ste 2700 Los Angeles, CA 90071-1596 P: (213) 613-3203 F: (213) 613-3205 Jeff.Woolf@cbre.com www.cbre.com During the past decade, the landscape of higher education in the U.S. has changed substantially in terms …Continue reading »

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ED CPO on Privacy, Emerging Technologies, and New Uses of Data

Monday, January 28, 2013

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When I first accepted the position as ED’s Chief Privacy Officer the workload revolved heavily around privacy issues in the K-12 context, especially issues relating the Family Educational Rights Privacy Act (FERPA) and its applicability to State ...

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