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Tuesday, June 6, 2006

VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION RESTRUCTURING IN THE NEWS

REVAMPING OF VIRGINIA'S HIGHER-EDUCATION SYSTEM OFFERS LESSONS TO OTHER STATES, REPORT SAYS
By Anne K. Walters of The Chronicle of Higher Education
The recent restructuring of Virginia's higher-education system offers lessons for policy makers in how states and colleges can work together to give more autonomy to public colleges, according to a report set to be released today by the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education. As the results of Virginia's actions become clearer, the report says, policy makers should monitor the restructuring efforts.

REVIEW OF VA.'S NEW HIGHER ED SYSTEM
By Doug Lederman of Inside Higher Ed
The State of Virginia's newly restructed higher education system gets largely positive reviews in an assessment to be released today by the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education. The report describes the new system, in which colleges gained more freedom to operate and set tuition but state legislators imposed some new accountability measures, as an example of "checks and balances at work."

UNIVERSITY IN THE NEWS

OFFENDERS KNITTING FOR NEWBORNS FIND CALM, GIVE COMFORT
By Liesel Nowak of the (Charlottesville) Daily Progress / June 5
For two hours each week, Audrey Harris doesn't leave the confines of the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail, but the focus the inmate puts into a knitting class transports her to another place and, corrections officials hope, on a straight path. ... Harris and seven other women are learning to knit baby caps and booties for premature infants being treated at the UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA Medical Center.

ULTIMATE ENJOYMENT / CHARLOTTESVILLE BECOMING A HOTBED FOR DISC ATHLETES
By Sean McLernon of the Daily Progress
[...] Less than 10 years ago, the only presence of ultimate Frisbee in the Charlottesville area was a semi-regular pickup game. Now there are 160 participants in CUDO’s popular winter league, men’s and women’s teams at the UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA and two weekly pickup games at Washington Park in addition to the six-team summer league that began play on Monday night.

FACULTY ARTICLES AND OP-EDS

DAVID MARTIN
Martin, professor of law, wrote an article for Legal Times critiquing current immigration policy headlined:
WHAT LURES THEM HERE
By David Martin for Legal Times / May 29
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PATRICK J. MICHAELS
Michaels, professor of environmental sciences, wrote a letter to the editor of the Richmond Times-Dispatch published today under the headline:
KRUGMAN'S COLUMN: MICHAELS EXPLAINS WARMING DEBATE

ELIZABETH TEISBERG
Teisberg, professor at the Darden School of Business, co-authored an article for Harvard Business School Working Knowledge headlined:
USING COMPETITION TO REFORM HEALTHCARE
By Elizabeth Teisberg and Michael Porter for HBS Working Knowledge / June 5

FACULTY/STAFF/ADMINISTRATORS IN THE NEWS

MICHAEL J. BEDNAR
Bednar, professor of architecture and author of a new book that highlights the public spaces of Pierre L'Enfant's plan for Washington, D.C., was featured in a Roll Call article headlined:
AN OPEN LEGACY: NEW BOOK HIGHLIGHTS THE PUBLIC SPACES OF L'ENFANT'S PLAN
By Elizabeth Brotherton of Roll Call / May 23

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ROBERT CONROY
Conroy, professor at the Darden School of Business, was quoted in an article on TheStreet.com headlined:
MINER ETF NOT QUITE AS GOOD AS GOLD
By Simon Constable of TheStreet.com

A.E. DICK HOWARD
Howard, a constitutional expert in the School of Law and principal author of the Virginia Constitution, is quoted today in a Richmond Times-Dispatch article headlined:
MCDONNELL: NO BUDGET, NO KAINE POWER
By Michael Hardy and Jeff E. Schapiro of the Richmond Times-Dispatch

DOMINIC STARSIA
Starsia, coach of the men's lacrosse team, is quoted today in a Richmond Times-Dispatch article headlined:
RETURN OF DUKE PROGRAM PLEASES VIRGINIA'S STARSIA
By Jeff White of the Richmond Times-Dispatch

ALUMNI IN THE NEWS

LEE MOORE
Moore, who holds a bachelor's degree in English from U.Va., is featured today in a Richmond Times-Dispatch article headlined:
EASTCOAST ENTERTAINMENT
By Bob Rayner of the Times-Dispatch

RYAN ZIMMERMAN
Zimmerman, former Cavalier and now third baseman for the Washington Nationals, was featured in an article in today's Washington Post headlined:
NATIONALS NOTEBOOK / ZIMMERMAN MISSES SECOND STRAIGHT GAME
By Mark Schlabach of the Washington Post

UVA TOP NEWS DAILY HIGHLIGHTS

BOARD OF VISITORS APPROVES $1.97 BILLION BUDGET; DIVERSITY, CAPITAL CAMPAIGN ALSO FOCUS OF DISCUSSION

GENEROUS GIFT LAUNCHES GLOBAL COMMUNICATORS PROGRAM AT COMM SCHOOL

U.VA.'S REUNIONS WEEKEND OFFERS MORE BANG WITH FIREWORKS DISPLAY, INCREASED ACTIVITIES

UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS IN THE NEWS

BASEBALL DRAFT IS FOOTBALL CONCERN AT U.VA.
By Tim Pearrell of the Richmond Times-Dispatch
University of Virginia football fans may need to pay attention to today's portion of Major League Baseball's first-year player draft.

HIGHER EDUCATION NEWS -- U.S.

CAUTION: HIGH YIELD AHEAD / ADMISSIONS OFFICIALS REACT TO AN UNEXPECTED JUMP IN ENROLLMENT NUMBERS
By Elizabeth F. Farrell of The Chronicle of Higher Education
To some admissions officials, January seems like a long time ago. Then, a sharp increase in applications surprised many colleges, and enrollment experts assumed that high-school seniors had caused the inundation by applying to multiple institutions. The conventional wisdom was that a wave of "frivolous applicants" had hit academe. But by May 1, the traditional deadline for deposits, some admissions offices received many more checks - even hundreds more - than they had expected. Applicants, it seemed, were more serious about these colleges than admissions deans had thought.

ANOTHER SWING AT AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
By Doug Lederman of Inside Higher Ed
The U.S. Supreme Court decided Monday to hear a pair of cases dealing with the use of affirmative action in the public schools, which higher education legal experts agreed could give a newly configured (and more conservative) court the chance to review its 2003 ruling in two University of Michigan cases that allowed colleges to consider race in admitting students.
    
SUPREME COURT WILL HEAR AFFIRMATIVE-ACTION CASES WITH POTENTIALLY BROAD MEANING FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
By Jeffrey Selingo of The Chronicle of Higher Education

STRUGGLING TO KEEP BLACK STUDENTS
By David Epstein of Inside Higher Ed
The effects of state-mandated bans on affirmative action continue to be felt. As policy makers and college officials in Florida introduced a new grant program last week aimed at stemming projected declines in black enrollments, their peers at some institutions in California are puzzling over big drops in their numbers.

ACCREDITOR OF EDUCATION SCHOOLS DROPS CONTROVERSIAL 'SOCIAL JUSTICE' STANDARD FOR TEACHER CANDIDATES
By Paula Wasley of The Chronicle of Higher Education
The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education won a key endorsement on Monday in its quest for continued federal approval of its accrediting power after announcing that it would drop controversial language relating to "social justice" from its accrediting standards for teacher-preparation programs.

TRENDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION

COLLEGES WANT MORE RAH, RAH FROM MAGAZINES
By Zachary M. Seward of The Wall Street Journal / June 5
[...] The move to supplement Harvard Magazine with an even more loyal, in-house organ reflects growing concern among many colleges and universities that editorially independent alumni magazines are damaging fund-raising efforts....Promoting a university's achievements -- and playing down its scandals -- may be key to boosting those figures, but by insisting on such an approach, schools risk a showdown with alumni magazines more interested in journalism than development.

COLLEGE ATHLETICS IN THE NEWS

NCAA TRANSFER RULE RAISES CONCERN
By Doug Lederman of Inside Higher Ed
A little-noticed new National Collegiate Athletic Association rule will allow graduate students in football, basketball and baseball to transfer from one Division I college to another without having to sit out of competition from a year, and many coaches are upset, according to USA Today.

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