Higher Education Task Force: Whatever You Do, Don’t Raise Taxes on Us by Goldy, 01/03/2011, 1:41 PM Anybody expecting bold gestures or a call for shared sacrifice from our state’s civic “leaders” should think again, at least when it comes to funding higher education: A task force charged wit[...]
Archive for January 3rd, 2011
January 3rd, 2011 - 7:30 pm § in Uncategorized
Higher Education Task Force: Whatever You Do, Don’t Raise Taxes on Us
America Competes Act Passes!
House Clears America COMPETES Reauthorization By Juliana Gruenwald December 21, 2010 | 6:44 PM The House cleared legislation Tuesday that would reauthorize the America COMPETES Act, which authorizes basic research, programs aimed at boosting science, technology, engineering and math education and ot[...]
January 3rd, 2011 - 12:31 pm § in Misc.
Economy: The Gap Grows
US Census data for 2010 show that the USA has the largest income disparity of any Western nation. How can that be? What do we do? It seems that to many we should give up Jefferson’s ideals of America as the land of opportunity by cutting the chances of students to attend Universities. Of c[...]
January 3rd, 2011 - 11:34 am § in Schools & Colleges
Study in Florida: Community College Degrees Pay Better!
BY MICHAEL VASQUEZ [email protected] When it comes to higher education, more may not always be better — at least when it comes to starting salaries for graduates. State employment data that track the earnings of recent graduates show those who earned a career-focused associate’s [...]
January 3rd, 2011 - 11:02 am § in America
How to Overturn Immigrant Laws for the University of Arizona
Manuel! Manuel! the screams echo as Arizona’s home grown quarterback cocks his arm to throw yet another long ball. Campus heroes are nothing new for theWildcats. This hero. Manuel Ortega, is something else. Son of a gardener, Manuel earned his way through high school by picking up jobs[...]
January 3rd, 2011 - 9:33 am § in Politics
The AVE Challenge: 2012’s Poltical Office Pool
Who among the seven longest serving African leaders will be deposed next? Teodoro Obiang Nguema of Equatorial Guinea (32) Jose Santos of Angola (32) Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe (31) Paul Biya of Cameroon (29) Yoweri Museveni of Uganda (25) King Mswati III of Swaziland (24) Blaise Campaore of Burkina[...]
January 3rd, 2011 - 9:33 am § in Misc.
Jake Locker and Singing the Team-Spirit Blues
cartoon by William Brown for The Chronicle of Higher Education The UW won a bowl game! I was busy but my wife watched as Jake Locker topped off his season of Husky fame. It is fun when the Huskies have a genuine local, Washington State hero! With all that, it seemed to me that things […][...]