USGNEWS:
www.ajc.com
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/university-system-selects-new-vice-chancellor/nWyLp/
University System selects new vice chancellor
By Laura Diamond
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The University System of Georgia hired Mark Lytle as the new vice chancellor for economic development. He will coordinate efforts by the system’s 31 colleges and serve as the main contact between the system and business leaders.
www.bizjournals.com
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2013/03/20/lytle-to-lead-university-system.html
Lytle to lead university system economic development efforts
Dave Williams
Staff Writer-Atlanta Business Chronicle
A longtime economic development executive is taking his expertise to the University System of Georgia.
System Chancellor Hank Huckaby named Mark Lytle Wednesday to the newly created position of vice chancellor for economic development.
www.globalatlanta.com
http://www.globalatlanta.com/article/26157/university-system-appoints-new-vice-chancellor-for-economic-development/
University System Appoints New Vice Chancellor for Economic Development
by Phil Bolton
Mark F. Lytle, the division director for the Georgia Centers of Innovation, has been appointed the University System of Georgia’s vice chancellor for economic development, a new position aimed at increasing the system’s role in creating business opportunities across the state. He is to assume the post on Monday, April 1.
www.wtocl.com
http://www.wtoc.com/story/21750223/georgia-southern-university-offers-online-payment-plan
Georgia Southern offers online payment plan
By Dal Cannady
STATESBORO, GA (WTOC) – Paying for a student’s education may now be more affordable for many Georgia Southern University students. The university announced an online program where students or their families can make payments and spread the bill across multiple months.
www.onlineathens.com
http://onlineathens.com/uga/2013-03-20/gun-control-debated-uga
Gun control debated at UGA
By LEE SHEARER
A pair of debaters on the University of Georgia campus looked Tuesday for common ground on gun control, but found little. The debate drew a disappointing turnout of about 50 people in a room in UGA’s Tate Student Center.
RESEARCH:
www.onlineathens.com
http://onlineathens.com/uga/2013-03-20/women-scientists-discuss-careers-uga-panel
Women scientists discuss careers in UGA panel
By LEE SHEARER
More women are entering historically male-dominated academic fields such as physics, engineering, oceanography and other so-called STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) fields. But the road to becoming a university faculty scientist is still a hard and sometimes lonely for women, five UGA women scientists said during a panel discussion on the UGA campus Wednesday.
www.ajc.com
http://www.ajc.com/news/lifestyles/health/tumors-easier-to-detect-with-metro-researchers-too/nWwZ5/
Tumors easier to detect with metro researchers’ tool
By Christopher Quinn
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Researchers at Georgia Tech and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta have developed new technology that will help doctors tell tumors from brain matter during surgery. Ravi Bellamkonda at Georgia Tech and Dr. Barun Brahma, a neurosurgeon, talked about finding a simple way to define tumor material from brain matter that would not require expensive imaging technology, which is not available in all hospitals or in many parts of the world.
Related article:
www.medgadget.com
Fat Nanoparticles Stain Brain Tumors for Precise Excision
http://www.medgadget.com/2013/03/dye-ferrying-nanoparticles-made-of-fat-stain-brain-tumors-for-precise-excision.html
STATE NEEDS/ISSUES:
www.ajc.com
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/senate-panel-amends-hope-grant-bill/nWySx/
Senate panel amends HOPE Grant bill
By Laura Diamond
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The state Senate Higher Education Committee passed a bill Wednesday that would make more technical college students eligible for the HOPE Grant. But the panel amended the measure, adding language from another bill that would allow schools in the Technical College System of Georgia to be named community colleges.
www.macon.com
http://www.macon.com/2013/03/20/2404307/legislative-notebook-gun-bill.html#storylink=cpy
Legislative Notebook: Gun bill triggers midstate skepticism
Georgia’s over-21 gun carriers would be able to go armed into more places, like churches, bars and parts of college campuses, under a House-approved bill now in the state Senate. State Sen. David Lucas, D-Macon, said he will ask to add the state Capitol to gun-friendly venues, but it’s because he’s betting that if legislators ponder armed constituents at their own Gold Dome offices, they will vote down the whole bill.
www.ajc.com
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/senate-backs-100-cap-in-ethics-rewrite/nWyyX/
Senate backs $100 cap in ethics rewrite
By Chris Joyner and Kristina Torres
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Georgia Senate unveiled a rewrite Thursday of House Speaker David Ralston’s ethics reform proposal, stripping most of the bill’s key provisions including a ban on one-on-one gifts by lobbyists to lawmakers. Instead, they would replace it with a $100 gift cap.
www.wsbtv.com
http://www.wsbtv.com/ap/ap/georgia/ga-senate-to-unveil-proposed-lobbying-limits/nWysW/
Ga. Senate to unveil proposed lobbying limits
The Associated Press
ATLANTA — Lawmakers in the Georgia Senate are expected to publicly release their version of proposed limits on lobbyist expenditures. The Senate Rules Committee planned to meet Thursday to discuss its proposed legislation.
Editorials/Columns/Opinions
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2013/03/21/colleges-should-audit-their-data-submissions-essay
Colleges Should Validate Their Claims
By Myron Roomkin
The list of nonprofit colleges and universities that have admitted to distributing false information is not long, but it continues to grow and includes some prominent institutions of higher learning. Before the problem gets worse – and outside entities step in to try to fix the problem – colleges should consider auditing the information they share with the public about their academic performance.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/library-babel-fish/news-sunshine-secrecy-and-first-sale-rights
News, Sunshine, Secrecy, and First Sale Rights
Barbara Fister
It has been quite a week. The Project for Excellence in Journalism published its annual State of the News Media report, an awesome source of information for news junkies and anyone concerned about the fourth estate. This year it finds that news reporting continues to erode, under pressure as newsrooms are gutted to balance budgets.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/law-policy-and-it/©-things-are-definitely-getting-better
© Things Are Definitely Getting Better!
By Tracy Mitrano
Last spring when the Northern District of Georgia issued a decision in the Cambridge University Press, et al. v. Becker, et al. observers viewed it rightfully as a victory for higher education. The recent decision in Kirtsaeng, DBA Bluechristines99 v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. suggests that optimism about copyright reform may not be restricted to colleges and universities.
www.washingtonpost.com
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2013/03/21/magical-thinking-about-technology-in-education/
The Answer Sheet
By Valerie Strauss
Magical thinking about technology in education
To hear some people talk, you’d think technology is going to save public education. Really? Here’s a caution post from Larry Cuban, a high school social studies teacher for 14 years, a district superintendent (seven years in Arlington, Va.), and professor emeritus of education at Stanford University, where he has taught for more than 20 years. His new book is “Inside the Black Box of the Classroom: Change without Reform in American
Education.” This appeared on his School Reform and Classroom Practice blog.
Education News
www.edweek.org
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2013/03/21/26trigger_ep.h32.html?tkn=UTRFpQjqFeKtrvAWJRbroC2A%2F3lAq7yAEkZo&cmp=ENL-EU-NEWS1
More States Consider ‘Parent Trigger’ Laws
By Andrew Ujifusa
The push for the “parent trigger” option for turning around struggling schools continues, with new laws under consideration in 12 states’ legislative sessions, even as such laws already on the books remain unused in all but one of the seven states that have them. Many education advocates opposed to what they view as efforts to privatize and corporatize public schools are watching with trepidation as lawmakers in Florida, Georgia, Oklahoma, and elsewhere review parent-trigger bills.
www.times-herald.com
http://www.times-herald.com/close-up/20130320WhiteOakGoldenK_WGTC-MOS
Golden K: West Georgia Technical College set to open Coweta campus
FROM STAFF REPORTS
Speaking last week to White Oak Golden K Kiwanis Club were Dawn Cook and Tonya Whitlock of West Georgia Technical College. Malcolm Jackson, past president of WOGK and long-time board member of WGTC, introduced the program about the exciting events happening as plans are now nearly completed for the opening of the new 35-acre campus in the Newnan area.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/03/21/senate-votes-defund-political-science-research-save-tuition-assistance-budget-bill
Money for Military, Not Poli Sci
By Libby A. Nelson
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Wednesday to bar the use of National Science Foundation funds for political science research not deemed essential to national security or economic interest. Lawmakers also voted to protect military tuition assistance programs from budget cuts, ensuring that tuition dollars for active-duty members of the military will continue to flow.
www.boston.com
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/2013/03/17/harvard-mit-thwart-effort-cap-overhead-payments/Ridc4YwDfkGlmWfUUJ0snI/story.html
Harvard, MIT thwart effort to cap overhead payments
Reseach giants win on funding
By Tracy Jan
Globe Staff
WASHINGTON ¬— Harvard, MIT, and a coalition of other powerhouse research institutions have thwarted a reform proposal by the Obama administration to slash the amount of government research money each school receives for overhead costs.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/03/21/gainful-employments-future-uncertain-after-court-ruling
Now What?
By Paul Fain
WASHINGTON — A federal court has again ruled against the U.S. Department of Education on its “gainful employment” regulations, with a decision that is likely to complicate a possible appeal. It could also fuel broader debates about government data collection in higher education.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/03/21/survey-suggests-technology-harms-students-socially
Social Media as Medication
By Allie Grasgreen
ORLANDO — There was one self-labeled millennial here for a robust discussion on how technology and social media are changing the way college students think and communicate — or, at least, one who was brave enough to speak up.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/03/21/group-releases-data-saying-education-colleges-have-become-more-competitive-and-more
Not What You Thought on Teacher Ed
By Zack Budryk
WASHINGTON — The national group that represents teacher education colleges on Wednesday released data that it says show such programs have become more competitive to get into and more clinically oriented.
Related article:
www.chronicle.com
Senate Moves to Limit NSF Spending on Political Science
http://chronicle.com/article/Senate-Moves-to-Limit-NSF/138027/
www.chronicle.com
http://chronicle.com/article/Lighter-Teaching-Loads/138025/
Lighter Teaching Loads for Faculty Contribute to Rising College Costs, Report Says
By Sydni Dunn
The rising cost of college can’t be blamed just on dwindling state appropriations or inflation, according to a report released on Wednesday by Education Sector and the American Council of Trustees and Alumni. A decline in the teaching loads of tenured and tenure-track faculty members also plays a role, it says, driving up tuition costs by an average of $2,598 for students at four-year colleges over a seven-year period it studied.
Related article:
www.insidehighered.com
Are Professors ‘Selling Students Short’?
http://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2013/03/21/are-professors-selling-students-short
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2013/03/21/new-probe-u-texas-called-vendetta
New Probe of U. of Texas Called ‘Vendetta’
The University of Texas Board of Regents voted Wednesday to conduct a new inquiry into the relationship between the University of Texas at Austin and the foundation that supports its law school, The Dallas Morning News reported.
www.openchannel.nbcnews.com
http://openchannel.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/03/20/17376664-caught-cheating-colleges-falsify-admissions-data-for-higher-rankings?lite
Caught cheating: Colleges falsify admissions data for higher rankings
By Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report
Once a year, a line of briefcase-wielding accountants in business suits files into an office at Texas Christian University. They’re not there to check on income or expenditures. They’re auditing the admissions statistics. …As consumers and the federal government push for greater transparency about such things as cost, average debt, and job-placement rates, major universities have been caught misrepresenting those and other numbers to improve the way they look to prospective students.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2013/03/21/distance-learning-providers-still-shy-state-authorization
Distance Learning Providers Still Shy of State Authorization
Colleges and universities that offer online classes across state borders have a long way to go before they comply with state authorization laws, though they are doing more, according to a survey of about 200 institutions with distance learning programs.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2013/03/21/australian-mooc-platform
Australian MOOC Platform
The University of Melbourne is a member of Coursera, one of the primary (and U.S.-based) platforms for massive open online courses. But an all-Australian MOOC platform was launched today, The Conversation reported.