October 10, 2008

California Governor Acts on Higher-Education Bills

By JOSH KELLER

In a flurry of activity, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger of California signed two bills of interest to colleges last month, but he vetoed a bill that would have created a new accountability system for the state's public institutions. The approved measures establish protections for student-newspaper advisers and outlaw tactics some animal-rights protesters have used against academic researchers.

Governor Schwarzenegger, a Republican, signed a bill (SB 1370) that will prohibit administrators

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