APLU Morning News Scan: August 30, 2013

The Economist: Universities Challenged
Inside Higher Ed: A Restrained Response, For Now
The Fiscal Times: In Higher Education, a Low Tolerance for MOOCs
U.S. News & World Report: U.S. News Data: Online Education Isn't Always Cheap
Detroit Free Press: Post-college Exam Seeks to Determine Employability
The New York Times: Seeking Edge in Academics, Chinese Spend Summer in U.S.
WJLA-TV (DC): D.C., Virginia, Maryland Boast Highest Latino College Education Rates in America
Diverse: College Savings Increase 13 Percent for Va. Families
Courier-Journal: COLUMN: Invest in Kentucky Education, Research, Entrepreneurship
The Huffington Post: BLOG: 8 Obvious Ways to Cut The Cost of Higher Education - A Business Owner's Perspective
The Hartford Courant: EDITORIAL: Tough For States To Help College Students More

APLU Morning News Scan: August 29, 2013

The Washington Post: The Tuition is Too Damn High, Part IV — How Important are State Higher Ed Cuts?
Diverse: New Breed of HBCU Presidents Making Big Changes
The Huffington Post: Nearly 20 Percent Of Scientists Contemplate Moving Overseas Due In Part To Sequestration
London Guardian: Undocumented Migrants in US Gaining Improved Access to Higher Education
The Hechinger Report: Growing Income Achievement Gap Overshadows Race
The Texas Tribune: Educators Taking New Approach to College Readiness
The Christian Science Monitor: Cutting College Costs: Five Questions about Obama’s Proposal
Lubbock Online: Consumer Bureau Reports Too Few Use Student Loan Forgiveness
The Chronicle of Higher Education: Scores Improve in New Round of San Jose State’s Experiment with Udacity
Memphis Business Journal: What Does A College Football National Title Cost? At Least $30 Million
USA Today: Go To Game or Watch on TV? Schools Add Amenities for Fans as Attendance Dips
USA Today: ESSAY: Famous College Dropouts Are the Exception Not the Rule

APLU Morning News Scan: August 28, 2013

The Huffington Post: Most Americans Say They Can't Afford Public College
The Chronicle of Higher Education: Obama's Lofty Goals on College Costs Face Long Odds
Education Week: As School Begins, Common-Core Tensions Flare
Inside Higher Ed: College for Free
Business Insider: Long-Term Salary Data Shows How Much A College Degree Is Really Worth
Washington Monthly: Merit Aid Madness: How Ohio colleges started a tuition discount war for wealthy students
The Chronicle of Higher Education: Ex-Buckeye Coach's Past Complicates His Potential as a College President
Deseret News: Here's how Utah colleges avoided steep enrollment drops after Mormon missionary change
San Jose Mercury News: Essay: How to rate colleges? It isn't just about the numbers
The Tennessean: Essay: Future will offer challenges in higher education
Roanoke Times: State's high court will hear wrongful death suit against Virginia Tech

APLU Morning News Scan: August 26, 2013

 

Boston Globe: College Aid Offers Fail To Grow With Economy: Even Some Elite Schools Find Cost of Idealistic Policy Unsustainable
The Chronicle of Higher Education: Advocates for Historically Black Colleges Prepare to Sue Over PLUS Loan Changes
The Columbus Dispatch: Ohio Colleges Echo Obama on Costs
The Advocate (LA): LSU Chief: Obama Plan Could Help State (Video)
Inside Higher Ed: Another Digital Divide: Social Media Education Absent From Orientation
The State: Pastides' Report Card: More Successes than Stumbles **
Inside Higher Ed: 2 Years for Law School?
The Wall Street Journal: Is Four Years Too Long For College?
The Guardian: Why Are American Universities Shying Away From The Classics?
The Wall Street Journal: Richard Vedder: The Real Reason College Costs So Much
Forbes: OPINION: Righting the Ship on Higher Education Costs

Fink: Agricultural and Natural Sciences Should Be Included as STEM in Immigration Bill

Wendy Fink

APLU's Associate Director for Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Wendy Fink pens op-ed on  Why STEM in the Immigration Bill Should Matter to Agriculture.

In the article published on Farm Journal, Fink says immigration reform is one of the few federal legislative areas where there's hope for bipartisan compromise but key improvements are needed to include agriculture, food and natural sciences as STEM in the Senate and House versions of the bills.  

The Senate Gang of Eight bill and efforts in the House could lead to the immigration reform our nation desperately needs, and APLU supports these efforts. While we continue to work with the Hill in advancing immigration reform, we will also continue to make the case for the inclusion of agricultural and natural resources sciences as part of STEM. We encourage you to reach out to members of Congress and ask for an adjustment to the language to fix this issue. 

Read the full article here!

APLU Morning News Scan: August 23, 2013

The Wall Street Journal: Obama Wants College Aid Tied to Rating System **
Boston Globe: Obama Targets High Cost of College **
Bloomberg: College Leaders Wary of Obama Plan Linking College Aid to Rank**
The Washington Post: Obama Proposes College-Rating System That Could Increase Affordability**
Christian Science Monitor: Obama to Rank Colleges. So Can You, With No Wait. Here's Where to Look. **
The Chronicle of Higher Education: 4 Key Ideas in Obama's Plan to Control College Costs Bear Familiar Fingerprints **
The Milwaukee Sentinel: Obama Unveils College Aid System, Touts UW's Flexible Option
Farm Journal: Why STEM in the Immigration Bill Should Matter to Agriculture **
Journal and Courier: Mitch Daniels Offers to Sign onto Innovation Deficit Effort **
Columbus Dispatch: Colleges Relieved As Enrollment Levels Off
San Diego Union Tribune: Should Foreign Students Pay The Same For College As U.S. Students?
USA Today: Community Colleges Graduate to 4-Year Programs

**APLU mentioned in article.

McPherson Talks to Wall Street Journal about Tuition and Future of Higher Ed

In this Wall Street Journal video, APLU President Peter McPherson talks with Dan Wessell of Seib & Wessell about the rising costs of attending college and how new technology is shaping the future of higher education. McPherson says public universities have about 23 percent more students on campus today than it had 10 years ago but during this time states have generally slashed their higher education appropriation budgets. This has led to the tuition increases we see today. Looking into the future, he says we will continue to have residential campuses along with distance education but technology will be key in helping colleges cut cost while increasing learning outcomes. See the full interview below. 

 

APLU Morning News Scan: August 22, 2013

 

The Wall Street Journal: VIDEO: Seib & Wessel: Is a College Degree Still Affordable? **
Inside Higher Ed: Obama's Ratings for Higher Ed
The Boston Globe: Obama to Propose New System For Rating Colleges
The Denver Post: Student Loan Default Rates Soar In Colorado
The Huffington Post: Bankruptcy Should Be An Option For Some Student Loans: Report
The Chronicle of Higher Education: Oregon's 'Pay It Forward' Plan on Student Loans Could Become 'Pay It Yourself'
Inside Higher Ed: State Funding Upturn
Inside Higher Ed: Beyond Enrollment: Study Argues for Need-Based Aid
The Plain Dealer (OH): Students in Ohio's Four-year Public Universities Who Attended A Community College Could Qualify For An Associate Degree
The Oregonian: Teacher Preparation On The Upswing In Oregon, but Still Needs Faster, Broader Improvement, Audit Says
Minneapolis Star Tribune: EDITORIAL: Measuring Success at Minnesota Colleges, Universities

Registration Now Open for U.S. Manufacturing Initiatives Update on Sept. 24

APLU, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and others will present a Federal Agency Update on Manufacturing Initiatives Tuesday, Sept. 24 from 10:00 a.m. to Noon at APLU headquarters.   The event, which will also be available via live video stream, will feature manufacturing research program leaders from Department of Defense, National Science Foundation, National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Department of Energy as well as participation from the higher education community.

RSVP for the event now by clicking here!
View the draft agenda here!

APLU Morning News Scan: August 21, 2013

The Chronicle of Higher Education: Report Calls for Bankruptcy Protection for the Most Vulnerable Borrowers
The Chronicle of Higher Education: Obama Vows Action on College Costs, but Observers Say His Options Are Few
NPR: Obama's College-Cost Tour Is A Chance To Get Past Climbing Walls
Indianapolis Star: Students Get Financial Aid At Highest Rate Since WWII
The Star Tribune: Minnesota's 'Dream Act' Law Makes College Possible for Immigrant Students
Concord Monitor (NH): N.H. Bill Would Let Some Illegal Immigrants Get In-State Tuition At Public Colleges, Universities
Open Source: City of Boston Teams Up with edX to Create BostonX
Asbury Park Press (NJ): NJ Lawmakers Discuss Studying Tuition-free Higher Education System
Diverse: Texas Schools Join Forces in Bid to Help Minority Males
The Washington Post: ACT Reports That Only A Quarter of High School Graduates Are Ready For All College Subjects
KRWG-TV/FM (NM): UTEP Provost Named To Federal Advisory Council**
The Baltimore Sun: OPINION: Unequal Outcomes
Education News: BLOG: UT Austin President Outlines Principles for Online Education

APLU Morning News Scan: August 19, 2013

The New York Times:  Master’s Degree Is New Frontier of Study Online**

The Chronicle of Higher Education:  Data and Analysis: The State of Academe

The Washington Post:  HBCUs Seek Obama’s Help on Parent Loans

Inside Higher Ed:  Bridging the Gap: College Enrollment Initiative Posts Promising Results

NPR:  The STEM Gender Gap

Western Farm Press:  Land Grant Institutions Are Foundational To Agriculture

Lawrence Journal-World (KS:  Higher Education, Legislative Leaders In Complicated Relationship

Ohio State Lantern:  Ohio State Presidential Search Process Streamlined With New Initiatives

Oregon Public Broadcasting:  U-Idaho Cracks Down On Low GPAs, Frat Parties In Anti-Drinking Effort

USA Today:  LinkedIn's New University Pages Targets Students

The Chronicle of Higher Education:  For Internet Access, Rural Students Have to Hit the Road

Union Bulletin:  Old Professors Never Quit, They Just Hang Around

** APLU featured in article. 

APLU Morning News Scan: August 15, 2013

 


The Chronicle of Higher Education:  Moody’s Report Forecasts a Gloomy Future for Public Universities
The Boston Globe:  Education Department Makes Changes to Plus Loans 
Smart Planet:  University of California to Open Its Research Vaults, For Free 
The Hill:  Obama Bus Tour to Focus On Higher Ed 
USA Today:  Picking College, Major, Comes Down to Money
Inside Higher Ed:  Charting a Course: Texas Seeks Faculty Input on Online Learning
The Eagle (Texas A&M):  Texas A&M University Officially Acquires Texas Wesleyan University Law School
The Hartford Courant:  UConn Tops Sierra Club's 'Green' College List
Inside Higher Ed:  A Call for Nuance
The Christian Science Monitor:  A Faster, Cheaper Way To Go Through College – And Emerge 'Competent'?

APLU Morning News Scan: August 14, 2013

The Chronicle of Higher Education:  Martha Kanter to Step Down as Education Department's Top Higher-Education Official

Inside Higher Ed:  Kanter Joins the Exodus
Phillyburbs.com:  Wrightstown Academic Honored For Lifetime of Achievement**
The Huffington Post:  Sequestration Ushers In A Dark Age For Science In America**

Inside Higher Ed:  The New York Tax Advantage

The Chronicle of Higher Education:  Need-Based Grant Eligibility Can Boost Completion, Study Finds

The Hill:  Merkley: Old Student Loan Models ‘Aren’t Working Anymore’

Bloomberg:  Ways to Cut the Cost of College

University Business:  Colleges Breaking New Ground In Distance Learning
Visual.ly:  INFOGRAPHIC:  Trends in Adoption of MOOC
The Republican  (MA):  Three Private Colleges In Springfield Raise Concerns About Proposed University of Massachusetts Satellite Campus In Downtown