SSU foundation hit by Carinalli loans
July 2, 2009
Losses in 6-figures; developer was member of endowment’s board
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THE PRESS DEMOCRAT
By NATHAN HALVERSON
The Sonoma State University Academic Foundation stands to lose hundreds of thousands of dollars on a $1.25 million loan it made to Clem Carinalli, a former SSU foundation board member who announced in May he is unable to pay some of his creditors. More »
New AD has big plans for CSUSM
July 2, 2009
Seitz is pushing the Cougars toward the NCAA
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The San Diego Union-Tribune
By Kevin Gimmel
The sights and sounds of the Cal State University San Marcos campus mirror the school’s athletic
program. Banging hammers and grinding saws echo among the steel and concrete skeletons of half-erected buildings, clashing with the school’s clean aesthetic.
CSU San Marcos is a work in progress, much like its athletic department. More »
Daughter of Basque Immigrants becomes CSU Vice Chancellor
July 2, 2009
Yahoo News- Espanol
Published: 6/8/2009
Jerónima Echeverría, hija de inmigrantes vascos, ha llegado hasta el puesto de vice-rectora del sistema de la Universidad Estatal de California (CSU) después de muchos sacrificios desde su niñez, cuando ayudaba a sus padres a cuidar ovejas.
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Editorial: Governor didn’t need to push state over the edge
July 2, 2009
Mercury News Editorial
Today Controller John Chiang will start handing out IOUs, instead of checks, to many of those who do business with — or get help from — the state. But Californians have a bigger IOU to collect on: an apology from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Senate Republicans. More »
Letters to the Editor: On the State Budget
July 2, 2009
San Luis Obispo Tribune
by Phil O’Carroll
Published: 7/1/09
They don’t get it
The letter from the state worker in the June 25 Tribune is amazing.
These guys don’t get it. Six million private sector workers have lost their jobs in the last year, and government employees are complaining about taking a pay cut that is being offset by time off. Give me a break.
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California’s budget crisis too costly to ignore
July 2, 2009
San Francisco Chronicle
The California Legislature’s failure to solve a $24.3 billion budget shortfall by Wednesday’s start of the fiscal year was not just a maddening display of ineptitude and irresponsibility. It was expensive, adding billions to a problem our elected leaders seem incapable of addressing. More »
For Millennials, College and Learning Are Not the Same
July 2, 2009
The Chronicle of Higher Education
By Mark Bauerlein
One of the biggest problems in undergraduate education today is the so-called “disengagement factor.” Academic disengagement happens when students enter college, go to class, and complete assignments, but in a desultory manner. They don’t work as hard as they should, they blow off morning classes, and they don’t interact with their teachers outside of class. In the 2008 National Survey of Student Engagement, for instance, 38 percent of first year students “Never” met with professors outside of class to “discuss ideas from readings or classes,” and 39 percent only did so “Sometimes.” More »
UC Merced to get solar power system
July 2, 2009
Merced Sun-Star
Published: 7/1/09
A planned 1.1-megawatt solar array at UC Merced is one of two California projects that will be financed under a new program from SunPower and Wells Fargo, the companies announced Tuesday.
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Schwarzenegger hopes IOUs sway budget debate
July 2, 2009
Sacramento Bee
If the stigma of issuing IOUs triggers a budget deal in the coming days, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger might find redemption in his strategy of quashing a stopgap solution that would have avoided those non-cash payments.
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State IOUs loom as foes’ battle lines harden
July 2, 2009
Budget hopes fade and officials prepare to issue scrip to creditors. The governor calls lawmakers’ inaction on the budget ‘inexcusable’ and orders a special emergency session of the Legislature.
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LA Times
By Michael Rothfeld and Shane Goldmacher
After trying for weeks to fix a state budget gone out of control, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and state lawmakers stood frozen in conflict Wednesday with the state at the brink of a meltdown.
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How IOUs work
July 2, 2009
Oakland Tribune
From Staff Reports
Published: 7/1/09
Q: What’s a registered warrant?
A: It’s an interest-bearing promise to pay an IOU issued by the state when there’s not enough cash in the state’s bank accounts to pay all of its General Fund spending obligations.
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No California budget deal means more furloughs, more more problems
July 2, 2009
Oakland Tribune
MEDIANEWS WIRE SERVICES
The failure to balance the state’s main checkbook and the looming IOUs prompted Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday to declare a fiscal state of emergency.
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REGION: San Diego County needy won’t see IOUs
July 2, 2009
North County Times
By SARAH GORDON
Published: 7/1/09
Struggling San Diego County residents who depend on financial help from the state don’t have to worry that IOUs will replace their checks, state and county officials said Wednesday.
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IOUs, proposed cuts to education after budget deal fails
July 2, 2009
Ventura County Star
By Timm Herdt
Trying to put the best spin on a botched standoff that saw state officials late Tuesday night squander a one-time chance to cut $3 billion from California’s budget shortfall, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Wednesday that at least schools were spared from having to absorb the loss of funds.
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For many state workers, furloughs don’t mean breaks
July 2, 2009
The Press-Enterprise
By DUANE W. GANG
Published: 7/1/09
Furloughs for state workers haven’t always turned into relaxing three-day weekends.
There’s just too much work, said Caltrans employee Terry Chapman.
Chapman, 55, of Corona, works in Caltrans’ Independent Assurance Program and there are just three employees to cover all of Riverside and San Bernardino counties.
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State rolls out $3.36 billion in IOUs today
July 2, 2009
San Francisco Chronicle
By Carolyn Said,Nanette Asimov
California plans to begin issuing billions of dollars in IOUs today to scores of creditors, including private businesses and county governments.
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Long Beach Health Department, students could be affected by state IOUs
July 2, 2009
Long Beach Press-Telegram
By Paul Eakins
The city’s Department of Health and Human Services could lose another $2.5 million in funding, at least temporarily, when the state begins issuing IOUs today, city officials said.
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California ready to issue IOUs
July 2, 2009
Notes are a necessity in cash-strapped state.
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Fresno Bee
By E.J. Schultz
California’s worsening budget crisis is poised to hit a new low point today as the state prepares to issue IOUs for the first time since 1992.
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California prepares to issue promissory notes
July 2, 2009
Associated Press
California’s controller will start paying many of the state’s bills with promissory notes as soon as Thursday after lawmakers failed to close the state’s worsening budget deficit, adding a new measure of indignity to a state sinking deeper into dysfunction.
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State fiscal emergency declared; more furloughs ordered
July 2, 2009
Press Enterprise
By DUANE W. GANG
Published: 7/1/09
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a fiscal emergency today as the state’s budget gap grew by another $2 billion to $26.3 billion and ordered the Legislature into a special session to address the crisis.
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Online-Education Study Reaffirms Value of Good Teaching, Experts Say
July 2, 2009
The Chronicle of Higher Education
By DAVID GLENN
In a much-debated 1983 essay on distance learning, Richard E. Clark, a professor of educational psychology at the University of Southern California, argued that it was beside the point to ask whether distance education is better or worse than the traditional classroom. The medium isn’t the crucial variable, Mr. Clark wrote. What is important is to look at the effectiveness of specific instructional strategies, regardless of how those strategies are delivered. More »
As More Colleges Sign Up to Offer Veterans Aid, Some Veterans Criticize Application Process
July 2, 2009
The Chronicle of Higher Education
By AUSTIN WRIGHT
An updated chart on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Web site indicates that the department has reached more than 2,500 agreements with colleges nationwide under its new Yellow Ribbon Program, but it is unclear how many colleges that number represents because many institutions entered into multiple agreements with the department.
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More good news for federal student loan borrowers
July 2, 2009
USA Today
Higher Education Blogs
By Mary Beth Marklein
We wrote about the simplified FAFSA last week. Now comes more good news for student borrowers and other students who tap into federal financial aid — especially those who want to pursue lower-paying jobs in public-service fields. More »
Fewer financial aid options for graduate students
July 2, 2009
USA Today
Higher Education Blogs
By Mary Beth Marklein
A parent asks: Do you know of any grant funding available for GRADUATE students? Her son is pursuing a Doctor of Physical Therapy and his financial aid options seem to be limited primarily to loans …. More »
Should colleges be rewarded for keeping tuition down?
July 2, 2009
USA Today
Higher Education Blogs
By Mary Beth Marklein
In announcing plans this week to simplify the federal financial aid process for college students, Education Secretary Arne Duncan closed a White House press briefing by listing a few other ideas in the works. One is to “create incentives to reward universities that keep tuition costs down.”
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A Global Agenda
July 2, 2009
Inside Higher Ed
By Elizabeth Redden
Paris will be the center of global higher education next week, as more than 1,000 scholars and government officials, including about 100 ministers or vice ministers, descend on the city for the 2009 World Conference on Higher Education: The New Dynamics of Higher Education and Research for Societal Change and Development.
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