APLU Morning News Scan: September 13, 2013

Diverse: Report: State-based Land Grant Funding Falls Short for HBCUs **
Times and Democrat: Former SCSU president to lead White House Initiative on HBCUs **
Red & Black: Morehead to represent UGA on committee for public research universities **
Athens Banner Herald: UGA President Morehead to serve on Committee of Research Intensive Public Universities **
Inside Higher Ed: Going to the Root of the Problem: Starting Remedial Education in High School
The Chronicle of Higher Education: Researchers Struggle to Secure Data in an Insecure Age
Las Vegas Review Journal: UNLV president envisions future as a top research university
The Journal-Standard (IL): Freshman enrollment numbers up at many Illinois universities
The Chronicle of Higher Education: ‘Golden Goose Awards’ Laud Researchers for Useful Work
Opportunity Nation: Index Indicator Blog Series: Why Are Some Top Students Not Applying to Top Schools?
U.S. News & World Report: Essay: College Rankings Leave Key Questions Unanswered
U.S. News & World Report: Essay: Obama's College Ratings System Would Trump Rankings
The New Yorker: Stanford and its Start-ups
Inside Higher Ed: Preventing 'Molly' Deaths: Overdoses Lead Colleges to Step Up Education Efforts

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Golden Goose Announces New Batch of Awards for Pioneering Researchers

The creators of the Golden Goose Award announced two more sets of award winners whose federally-funded research may not have seemed to have significant practical applications at the time it was conducted but has resulted in tremendous societal and economic benefit. 

Researchers behind a marriage algorithm, the National Kidney Exchange and the discovery of a new bacterium that helped launch the biotech industry, will be honored during the 2nd annual award ceremony on Sept. 19.

Mathematicians Lloyd Shapley and David Gale (deceased) and economist Alvin Roth are being recognized for their work which led to the national kidney exchange and other programs such as the national matching program for new medical residents and hospitals. Microbiologist Thomas Brock and glycobiologist Hudson Freeze are being recognized for their discovery that helped make possible the biotechnology industry and the genomics revolution.

Dr. John Eng, whose Golden Goose Award was announced earlier this year, will also be honored for his work with Gila monster venom that led to an important new treatment for diabetes that helps to prevent the onset of complications such as blindness and kidney failure.

The Golden Goose Award was created in 2012 by a coalition of organizations that believe federally-funded basic scientific research is the cornerstone of American innovation and essential to our economic growth, health, global competitiveness, and national security. Award recipients are selected by a panel of respected scientists and university research leaders.

Additional information about the Golden Goose Award, including videos and other information on the 2012 award winners, can be found at www.goldengooseaward.org.

APLU Morning News Scan: September 12, 2013

USA Today: Colleges, Students Honor 9/11 Through Volunteering
The Chronicle of Higher Education: Influx of Foreign Students Drives Modest Increase in Graduate-School Enrollments
The Chronicle of Higher Education: Second Round of Gates Project Aims for 'Convergence' on Financial-Aid Reforms
PBS NewsHour: VIDEO: Opening the Door for Low-Income Students to Overcome 'Aristocracy' of Higher Ed
The Huffington Post: Education Department Lets Borrowers Default On Student Loans, Ignoring Helpful Alternatives
Inside Higher Ed: The Full Report on Udacity Experiment
Central Florida Future: Research Funding Cuts Impact University: UCF Receives $15.9 Million Less Than In 2011-12
Inside Higher Ed: More Humanities Ph.D.s
Richmond Times-Dispatch: U.Va. Panel: Break State Ties, Operate More Like A Private School
Denver Channel: Evacuations at University of Colorado Boulder, Buildings Flooded Due to Boulder Flood
San Francisco Chronicle: Prop. 30 Helps Up Enrollment At Community Colleges

APLU Morning News Scan: September 11, 2013

The Chronicle of Higher Education:  Public Colleges' Quest for Revenue and Prestige Squeezes Needy Students
The Christian Science Monitor:  New College Rankings Are Out. Are They Part Of The Problem?
The Guardian:  World University Rankings: How Much Influence Do They Really Have?
Young Invincibles:  Infographic: What Goes Into the U.S. News & World Report College Rankings - and What U.S. News Leaves Out
Say Campus Life:  Are Historically Black Colleges Short-Changed Financially? ***
The Chronicle of Higher Education:  Bid to Roll Back 3 Rules Would Hurt Students and Taxpayers, Report Says
Diverse:  Analysis: 2012 Higher Education Enrollment Rate of Latino High School Graduates Surpassed That of Whites
Inside Higher Ed:  Open-Source MOOCs: EdX, Google Develop New MOOC Platform
Texas Weekly:  Behind the Class of 2014, Texas' Demographic Future
The University Daily Kansan:  Chancellor Gray-Little Speaks About Student Loan Rates and Higher Education Funding Cuts
KOLO News:  Nevada Colleges Face Big Backlog in Maintenance
The Atlantic:  ESSAY: Your Annual Reminder To Ignore The U.S. News & World Report College Rankings
Daily Orange:  EDITORIAL: Business Model Benefits Higher Education, Advances University Resources

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APLU Morning News Scan: September 6, 2013

The Chronicle of Higher Education: 10 States Are Shortchanging Historically-Black Land Grant Universities, Report Says **
Inside Higher Ed: Report Faults States on Funds for Black Land-Grant Colleges **
Inside Higher Ed: Pondering Pell
The Texas Tribune: UT Rolls out New Approach to Massive Online Courses
The Chronicle of Higher Education: 2 Texas Colleges Will Offer Competency-Based Hybrid Degree
WBIR-TV (Knoxville, TN): Governor encourages more Tennesseans to choose higher education: State looks to lift the portion of residents with a college degree
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: University of Wisconsin Regents to address cash reserve fire storm
The Huffington Post: JPMorgan To Stop Making Student Loans
The Hechinger Report: College costs drive record number of high school kids to start early
Washington University: Wrighton joins other university leaders urging Washington to close ‘innovation deficit’**
The Chronicle of Higher Education: Essay: NCAA’s Strategic Plan Lacked Emphasis on Key Challenges
LinkedIn: Essay: What Higher Education Should Be For

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APLU Morning News Scan: September 3, 2013

Inside Higher Ed: Back to the Supreme Court
The Chronicle of Higher Education: Education Dept. Releases Draft Language for New Gainful-Employment Rule
The Washington Post: Obama’s Plan To Rate College Generates Major Debate Among Academic Leaders
Inside Higher Ed: What to Do About Congress
Stateline: Study: Associate’s Degrees and Technical Certificates Can Yield More than 4-Year Degrees
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Colleges Cope With Shrinking Pool of Students
The Huffington Post: Penn State Scandal Prompts Major Rewrite of Polices at Colleges Nationwide
WDDE-AM (Delaware): Delaware Educators Use Data To Improve College Readiness
Cleveland Plain Dealer: Ohio State University's Next Leader May Be More CEO than President
The Chronicle of Higher Education: A Star MOOC Professor Defects—at Least For Now
Raleigh News & Observer: ESSAY: A Critical Need for A Workable Visa Plan
The Bellingham Herald (WA): COMMENTARY: The Value Of Education Many Are Still Kept From The Benefits of A College Degree