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"Some college administrators seem so distracted with fund raising, academic infighting, and community initiatives that they set up their emergency communications departments very poorly. Training is poor to nonexistent, secretaries are pressed into service with tremendous responsibilities for running 'notification systems' 24/7 and on weekends because no one else knows how to do it and the administration won’t pay for additional staff. Procedures are seat-of-the-pants and dependent on HIPPO (highest paid person’s opinion), except when something like Virginia Tech happens and there is some sort of scramble to do something different." --Donna
Most Colleges Avoid Risk Management, Report Says
Jill Biden Shines a Global Spotlight on American Community Colleges
Speaking at a Unesco conference in Paris, the vice president’s wife stressed the importance of two-year institutions to the nation’s educational goals.
Connecticut Public Colleges Lose 200 Professors to Early Retirement
Administrators are scrambling to plug holes in their course schedules for fall, with most expecting to do so by hiring more adjuncts or increasing class sizes.
U. of Georgia Paid 2 Fraternities $2.4-Million to Relocate, Contracts Show
The two were among five with houses on property where the university plans to build new academic facilities.
New Allegations in Admissions Controversy at U. of Illinois Suggest Ex-Provost Played a Role
Linda P.B. Katehi, the incoming chancellor of the University of California at Davis, has insisted she knew nothing of the admission of politically connected applicants at Illinois.
Sonoma State U. Foundation May Lose $350,000 on Loan to Former Board Member
The foundation will be forced to issue fewer scholarships in the 2010-11 academic year because of a diminished endowment, a university official said.
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President Obama's Visit to Notre Dame Carries Barely a Hint of Controversy That Preceded It | 58
Drug Sting Nabs 21 Students at U. of Illinois | 57
Faculty Members and Union Protest Staff Layoffs at Temple U. as 'Cruel' | 57
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April 13, 2007
Textbook Bill Advances to Governor's Desk in Washington State
Textbook publishers will have to disclose their book prices and edition changes to college professors in Washington State if the governor signs into law a bill the state’s Senate passed unanimously this week.
Students lobbied for the bill though the State Public Interest Research Groups, according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. The logic behind the measure is that professors will be less likely to assign a costly textbook if they are aware of its price and know that the publisher issues frequent new editions that differ little from old ones. The Seattle Times said Gov. Christine Gregoire, a Democrat, was expected to sign the bill.
Several states — including Arkansas, Illinois, and Minnesota — are considering other measures to ease the burden on students of expensive textbooks. This spring the U.S. Department of Education’s Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance plans to present a comprehensive report on textbook costs to Congress. —Sara Lipka
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