January 6, 2011, 12:05 AM
A new report from a national free speech advocacy organization found most of the four-year universities it surveyed had speech codes that substantially limit students' freedom of speech, including dozens of colleges in California. In its annual report, the Foundation for Individual Rights...
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August 5, 2010, 12:05 AM
This fall, University of California Davis students, faculty and staff will get new photo ID cards emblazoned with the US Bank logo. They can use the cards to check out books from the library and, if they choose, withdraw money at an ATM from a new US Bank checking account. The cards come...
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July 19, 2010, 12:05 AM
Six out of nine regions in California have a shortage of primary care physicians, and the problem may be worsening: With nearly 30 percent of our physicians more than 60 years old, more doctors are nearing retirement here than in any other state. The findings are part of a report on the state...
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May 19, 2010, 12:05 AM
In its analysis of the governor's May budget revision, the state Legislative Analyst's Office says the Legislature should reduce funding for colleges and universities in order to help spare state welfare and child care programs. The nonpartisan analyst's report recommends...
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May 11, 2010, 12:09 AM
A new, wide-ranging report on colleges and universities by the Internal Revenue Service has found that a number of institutions make loans with below-market interest rates to their top administrators. The May 7 report was part of an IRS review into universities' compliance with tax laws....
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April 30, 2010, 12:05 AM
Members of Congress have submitted their 2011 requests for earmarks – federal money that lawmakers direct to organizations of their choice. Flickr photo by cliff1066Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Oakland Requests are not a guarantee of funding, but they offer a peek at what projects might...
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April 13, 2010, 12:06 AM
The average salary for a full-time professor in California increased by less than 1 percent over last year, according to a new national survey from the American Association of University Professors. Photo by Pam Roth The figures are part of a national report that found salaries for full-...
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April 9, 2010, 12:07 AM
On an otherwise gloomy higher education landscape, there's one sliver of good news for students struggling to cover their college expenses. According to a new survey by the Project on Student Debt, 50 colleges with policies to limit or eliminate loans in student aid packages are still keeping...
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March 26, 2010, 12:03 AM
Could California's medical school students soon have the chance to complete a Doctor of Medicine degree in three years instead of four? Inside Higher Ed reports that Texas Tech University has just approved a three-year medical school program at half the cost of a traditional four-year program...
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March 11, 2010, 12:06 AM
San Diego State University students voted this week on a fee increase to build a new student union, marking the third such vote since 2002, the Daily Aztec reports. Students already approved a fee increase of $56 in 2006 to pay for the new center, but the revenues are no longer expected...
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February 25, 2010, 2:14 PM
Raise community college fees by $14 per unit. Decrease proposed funding to the universities by $300 million. Protect Cal Grants. Those were the three main recommendations from the Legislative Analyst's Office today on Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's state budget. The governor's budget proposal...
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February 16, 2010, 12:07 AM
As with many offerings at the University of California these days, students will begin picking up a bigger share of the tab for study-abroad programs, while state funding is going to cover less. The Aggie UC Davis' student newspaper, reports that students in the UC Education Abroad...
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February 8, 2010, 12:03 AM
UCLA has launched a new committee tasked with cutting costs and boosting revenues – anticipating a continuing decline in state support for the university and rising costs associated with health and retirement benefits. Scott L. Waugh, UCLA's executive vice chancellor and provost,...
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February 3, 2010, 12:01 AM
At a time when concern about the practice has hit a fever pitch, a new study reveals that only 13 of the country's top 50 academic medical centers have policies that prohibit medical ghostwriting – when medical writers, who are often sponsored by pharmaceutical companies, secretly...
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February 2, 2010, 12:25 AM
Falling in line with the national trend, several California universities saw double-digit drops in the market value of their endowments last year, according to a new survey by the National Association of College and University Business Officials. Nationally, the value of college...
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