APLU Morning News Scan: July 23, 2013

Top Headlines in Higher Education

National Journal: Focus on Student-Loan Interest Rates Ignores Larger Issue of Rising College Costs**
USA Today: Fewer Parents Can Pay College Tuition
The Denver Post: Private Donations to CU Hit Record $258.8 Million In Fiscal Year 2013
The Root: 5 Schools With Higher Black Grad Rates
Inside Higher Ed: Personalities and Policies
Inside Higher Ed: Another Whack at the Humanities
Chronicle of Higher Education: How Google Rediscovered the 19th Century
The Milwaukee Sentential: New UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank Arrives on Campus
The Columbia Tribune: MU Takes Input on Chancellor Search
Chronicle of Higher Education: More Than 150 Private Colleges Flunked Financial-Health Test in 2011, U.S. Says
Los Angeles Times: EDITORIAL: Rebooting Online Education
Oregon Live: OPINION: Tim Nesbitt: On Higher Education, Does Oregon Expect Too Much?

**APLU featured in article

APLU Morning News Scan: July 22, 2013

 

Top Headlines in Higher Education

St. Louis Post Dispatch:  Colleges Look For Ways to Keep Students From Quitting Before They Graduate
Salt Lake Tribune:  Utah Regents Push Higher Credit Loads to Boost Graduation Rates
The New York Times:  Program Links Loans to Future Earnings
The Daily Herald (WA):  Tuition Freeze In Place At State Colleges
The Morning Call (PA):  In Pennsylvania, As Online Classes Grow, Student Aid Follows
Los Angeles Times:  As Arizona Governor, Napolitano Put Higher Education on Agenda
Los Angeles Times:  More Community Colleges Facing Accreditation Problems
Sacramento Bee:  It's Time To Keep Promise on State College Transfers
Inside Higher Ed:  Weigh In or Pay: Penn State's Health Plan Controversy
Inside Higher Ed:  Share Prices and Big-Time Sports
USA Today/Associated Press:  Facing Class Action Threat, NCAA Responds On Concussions
Albany Times Union:  EDITORIAL: Uneasy Academic Divorce
The New York Times:  ESSAY: Should University Systems Be Graded, Too?
The New York Times:  ESSAY: Let’s Shake Up the Social Sciences
The Huffington Post:  BLOG: Return on Investment and Why It Matters for Higher Education

 

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APLU Morning News Scan: July 19, 2013

Top Headlines in Higher Education

The Chronicle of Higher Education:  Deal on Student-Loan Interest Rates Will Hurt Future Borrowers, Critics Say
Boston Globe:  Student Loans 101: Why Uncle Sam is Your Banker
The Huffington Post: Ohio Following Oregon's Lead In Delayed Tuition Plan
The Hill: Get the facts first: A Path Forward For Higher Education
The Texas Tribune:  For Veterans, a Fight for College Credit
Inside Higher Ed  Assessment: It's the Law
Inside Higher Ed  Jobs Mismatch
Boston Globe:  House to Debate Bill to Replace No Child Left Behind
Diverse:  HBCUs Urged to Develop Strategic Plans for International Education Programs
Los Angeles Times:  Janet Napolitano Confirmed By Regents as Head of UC System
The Chronicle of Higher Education:  Young Donors Are Turned Off by Out-of-Date, Uninformative Web Sites
The Chronicle of Higher Education:  Congressman Weighs Bill Aimed at Remaking NCAA Infractions Process
KBTX-TV(Bryan, TX):  A&M Health Science Center Moves Under Texas A&M University Power
Time:  Cash-Strapped UniversitiesTurn to Corporate-Style Consolidation
Bloomberg:  ESSAY: Why U.S. StudentsDon’t Major in Science

APLU Morning News Scan: July 18, 2013

Top Headlines in Higher Education

Politico:  Deal Reached On Student Loans
USA Today:  Does Higher Education Mean Lower Joy On The Job?
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Pitt, Penn State Enter Race for Highest Tuition*
Des Moines Register:  Sequester Drives 17 Percent Federal Funding Cut at Iowa State*
Politico:  Senators: Too Much Focus on College Degrees
The New York Times:  As Legal Battle Continues, N.C.A.A. Ends Tie With Video Game Maker Electronic Arts
Inside Higher Ed:  Udacity Project on 'Pause': San Jose State Cites Disappointing Student Outcomes in Decision
Battle Creek Enquirer: $1 Trillion Tab: Federal Student Loan Debt Outpacing Credit Cards
The Chronicle of Higher Education:  Graduation Gaps Between Minority and White Students Slowly Narrow
UDaily (Univ. of Delaware):  Connecticut Bound: Michael Gilbert Named Vice President at University of Connecticut*
Reno Gazette Journal:  ESSAY: University's Community Outreach Is Multifaceted 

* APLU mentioned in article.