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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
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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.
Court Overturns $2-Million Verdict for Former Coach at U. of Louisiana-Lafayette
The coach, one of the few African-Americans in big-time college football, was fired after three losing seasons. He sued, saying he had been dismissed because of his race.
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June 2, 2008
Senator Mikulski to Lead Talks on Higher Education Act in Kennedy's Absence
Washington — Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski of Maryland will “pinch-hit” for Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts in negotiations over the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act while Mr. Kennedy is being treated for a brain tumor, Congressional Quarterly reported today.
Mr. Kennedy, who learned last month that he had a type of tumor called a malignant glioma after suffering a seizure on May 17, is undergoing surgery today at the Duke University Medical Center. He is expected to remain at the hospital for a week and then head home for chemotherapy and radiation treatment.
Assuming the treatment is effective, it is unclear when Mr. Kennedy would return to the Senate, though he could be out for several weeks.
In his absence, Ms. Mikulski will oversee member-to-member negotiations over the most contentious provisions of the bill, which would set federal higher-education policy for at least the next five years. The bill is now in pre-conference, where aides in the House and Senate are hashing out a compromise in advance of a formal member conference.
Ms. Mikulski is the third-most-senior Democrat on the Senate education panel after Mr. Kennedy, the chairman. The two more-senior Democrats, Christopher J. Dodd of Connecticut and Tom Harkin of Iowa, already lead other committees.
In a written statement, Mr. Kennedy said he looked forward to returning to the Senate and “to doing everything I can to help elect Barack Obama as our next president.” —Kelly Field
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