Higher Education

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• Cuomo urges closer university-business ties

  New York State must move quickly to turn inventions from universities and research laboratories into commercial products, and hopefully jobs, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo told business leaders Wednesday.Speaking to leaders of his regional economic development coun   Read more »

• Vedder: How to tell if college presidents are overpaid

  are considered the metrics upon which compensation decisions should be largely determined. But what is the bottom line in higher education ? Did the University of Virginia have a good year in 2012? How would you know? We know little about some fundamental   Read more »

• Security forces tear gas protesters in Ivory Coast

  with injuries, according to witnesses.The demonstration had been timed to coincide with an appearance on campus by Higher Education Minister Cisse Ibrahima Bacongo, said literature student Josue Kwame, who took part in the demonstration. When the minister   Read more »

• Pennsylvania state schools: Kutztown, Shippensburg, Edinboro, Slippery Rock and Millersville universities allowing students to carry guns

  policies over the past year to reflect the advice of lawyers in the governor's office and the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. Students in those schools are now allowed to have weapons on campus, though they are still generally banned from school   Read more »

• Letters: 2 sides of Dream Act debate

  it came time to apply for college -- I didn't have a Social Security number and couldn't apply for financial aid or loans for higher education .With the help of my parents, I eventually obtained a counterfeit green card and attended Princeton University ,   Read more »

Around the web

• Michigan aims to expand education for inmates

  54, who's been incarcerated for 31 years. Michigan's efforts come as the state is working to graduate more students from higher education institutions, and President Barack Obama has said everyone needs an education beyond high school. State Rep. Joe Haveman, 1:16 AM from Detroit News Online Read more »

• Tyler Junior College Bookstore ’s renovation to cost $125,000

  according to a building permit. The project for the 7,289-square-foot space at 1401 E. Lake St. costs $125,000. Follett Higher Education, of Oakbrook, Ill. is the owner and Granger Contracting, of Chesterfield, Mo. is the contractor. The Wesley Foundation 1:12 AM from Tyler Morning Telegraph Read more »

• College a bad financial bet for some, study says

  can be a bad financial investment, and a fair number of people actually should not go to college, according to a new study. Higher education remains a smart financial choice for most people, especially those who attend selective colleges and get degrees in 1:05 AM from Detroit News Online Read more »

• First Kauffman Scholars prepare to graduate

  Fine and Performing Arts. She earned a bachelor’s degree in English literature and is now pursuing a master’s degree in higher education administration at UMKC, but there was a time when she felt she didn’t belong. She has worked with several Kauffman Scholars 1:01 AM from KansasCity.com Read more »

• Purchase College Receives $2.5 Million Gift

  their largest donation to the college. "My husband and I are keenly interested in maintaining the quality of public higher education in our community and this gift does just that," said Emily Grant, who joined the board of the Purchase College Foundation in 12:59 AM from Philanthropy News Digest Read more »