Wednesday, July 5, 2006

UNIVERSITY IN THE NEWS

U.VA. ENLISTS COLLEGE GRADUATES TO GUIDE HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS THROUGH APPLICATION PROCESS
By Anne K. Walters of The Chronicle of Higher Education / July 7
Low-income or first-generation prospective college students might be interested in pursuing higher education, but when the application and financial-aid processes seem daunting, getting them in the door can be a challenge. A program at the University of Virginia is trying to change that by placing recent college graduates in communities around the state to work as "college guides" in high schools. The program serves as the model for a grant program announced last month by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, which will award $1-million grants to eight colleges to create College Advising Corps in their states. The Virginia program trained 14 recent graduates who worked in schools last year advising students about all types of higher education.

EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE'S EFFORTS TO UNTANGLE THE FINANCIAL-AID PROCESS PAY OFF
By Ben Gose of The Chronicle of Higher Education / July 7
[...] At institutions like the UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA and Harvard University, fewer than 10 percent of students receive Pell Grants. At many such institutions, the Pell Grant covers just a portion - and often a small portion - of the cost. Many elite private universities now have sticker prices of more than $40,000 per year, and a full Pell Grant, worth $4,150 per year, covers only about 10 percent or less of the cost of attendance. (Many selective universities, including Harvard and Virginia, have in recent years sharply increased their own grant aid to make attendance more affordable for low-income students.)

FOR R-MC OFFICIAL, DIVERSITY IS A DUTY / FUTURE LEADERS 'NEED TO KNOW HOW TO FIT IN' WITH OTHERS, HE SAYS
By Robin Farmer of the Richmond Times-Dispatch
Anthony Keitt sums up diversity training and education in a simple yet powerful sentence: "It's how we deal with people who are different." … A new diversity initiative for the upcoming academic year is a peer-mentoring program for minority students. It was modeled in part on the mentoring program for black students at the University of Virginia, which boasts the highest graduation rate for black students among major public institutions.

FACULTY/STAFF/ADMINISTRATORS IN THE NEWS

JOHN T. CASTEEN III
Casteen, president of the University, was featured in a Daily Progress article headlined:
CASTEEN ATTENDS CEREMONY HONORING JEFFERSON IN PARIS
From Daily Progress staff reports / July 4
(Not available online.)

EDUARD E. DE LANGE
De Lange, professor in the Department of Radiology, was quoted in a Live Science article headlined:
SUCKING HELIUM COULD REVEAL HIDDEN LUNG DAMAGE
By Robin Lloyd for LiveScience / July 4

KAREN J. JANSEN
Jansen, an assistant professor of management, co-wrote a Red-Orbit article headlined:
TOWARD A MULTIDIMENSIONAL THEORY OF PERSON-ENVIRONMENT FIT
By Karen J. Jansen, and Amy Kristof-Brown for Red Orbit/ July 4

TIMOTHY L. MACDONALD
Macdonald, professor of chemistry, was cited in a Chemical and Engineering News article headlind:
MINIMIZING DRUG TOXICITY / CONFERENCE SPOTLIGHTS ADVANCES IN MECHANISTIC STUDIES AND IN METHODS TO PREDICT TOXICITY
By Stu Borman for Chemical and Engineering News / July 3

PETER ONUF
Onuf, the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation professor, was quoted in a Tallahassee (Fla.) Democrat article headlined:
CELEBRATE YOUR RIGHT TO PURSUE HAPPINESS
By Kathleen Laufenberg of the Tallahassee Democrat / July 4

ROBERT PIANTA
Pianta, professor at the Curry School of Education, was cited in a Red Orbit article headlined:
BETTER THAN TEACHER'S PET: BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH TEACHERS IN THE EARLY SCHOOL YEARS
By Jan Blacher and Abbey Eisenhower for Red Orbit / July 4

LARRY J. SABATO
Sabato, politics professor and director of the Center for Politics, was cited in a Los Angeles Newspaper group article headlined:
TAKING MIDDLE ROAD EQUALS POLITICAL VICTORY
By Morton Kondracke for the Los Angeles Newspaper Group
  
KAINE PASSES SIX MONTH MARK
By Bob Lewis of the Associated Press

THE FACE OF THE SHUTDOWN
By David W. Chen of The New York Times / July 4

ALUMNI IN THE NEWS

JAMIE GAUGHRAN-PEREZ
Gaughran-Perez, a U.Va. graduate, was featured in a Baltimore City Paper article headlined:
NARROW HOUSE RECORDINGS PUTS POETRY ON PLASTIC
By Bret McCabe for the City Paper

BEN OLSEN
Olsen, a soccer star for the Cavaliers and member of the U.S. national
team, which was eliminated from World Cup competition in the first round
with a 0-2-1 record, defended his teammates and coach Bruce Arena, who was
head soccer coach at U.Va. for 18 years, in an article in the Washington
Post headlined:
OLSEN FIRES BACK ON CUP CRITICISM / MIDFIELDER SUPPORTS ARENA, TEAMMATES
By Marc Carig of the Washington Post / July 4

U.VA. TOP NEWS DAILY HIGHLIGHTS

TJ STATUE TO BE UNVEILED IN PARIS ON FOURTH OF JULY

PUBLIC IS INVITED TO TOUR U.VA.'S DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE EXHIBIT

U.VA. CHARTING NEW COURSE FOR SEMESTER AT SEA PROGRAM

This week's featured publication is EXPLORATIONS.

HIGHER EDUCATION NEWS -- VIRGINIA

NEW LAWS ON THE BOOKS / MANY STATE LEGISLATURES ARE PASSING LAWS DESIGNED TO HELP STUDENTS SAVE MONEY ON COURSE MATERIALS
By Anne K. Walters of The Chronicle of Higher Education / July 5
[...] As college costs rise, the price of textbooks is a growing concern for students. But they are not the only ones worried about high prices: A chorus of state legislators is also singing the textbook blues. The issue has become a popular way for state lawmakers to respond to public concerns about college expenses without demanding more taxpayer money for public universities. This year legislators from 17 states have introduced bills that are intended to make textbooks more affordable. Connecticut, VIRGINIA, and Washington enacted laws dealing with textbook prices, and senators in New York approved a measure last month that is being considered by the State Assembly.

HIGHER EDUCATION NEWS -- U.S.

TOUR GUIDES AT UNIVERSITIES MASTER DIPLOMACY AND DEAL WITH REALITY
By Kate Stone Lombardi of The New York Times / July 5
Despite all the money that colleges and universities spend on recruiting new students, impressions may rely mostly on young tour guides.

END OF A GOLDEN ERA
By David Epstein of Inside Higher Ed / July 5
When the National Institutes of Health budget doubled between the 1999 fiscal year and the 2003 fiscal year, many research institutions found themselves awash in funding as yearly budget increases of 15 percent became the norm. But many researchers and institutions were unprepared, financially and psychologically, when the windfall ended.

ROOMS TO RENT (TAX FREE)
By Doug Lederman of Inside Higher Ed / July 5
Looking to eke out extra money wherever possible in an era of declining revenues, many colleges and universities rent out their dormitories or other residence halls when they're not in use - offering a convenient and often low-cost housing alternative to prospective students and their parents, guest speakers, and even members of the public.

RULES ON NEW GRANT PROGRAMS
By Doug Lederman and Rob Capriccioso of Inside Higher Ed / July 5
The U.S. Education Department on Monday published interim final rules to carry out the two new student aid programs created as part of the Higher Education Reconciliation Act in February.

MORE SURVEILLANCE OF STUDENT GROUPS
By Doug Lederman and Rob Capriccioso of Inside Higher Ed / July 5
In response to a Freedom of Information Act request by the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, the Department of Defense has released documents confirming that its officials have conducted surveillance of student groups at universities nationwide, including the State University of New York at Albany, William Paterson University, Southern Connecticut State University and the University of California at Berkeley.

SHIFT PROPOSED FOR UPWARD BOUND
By Doug Lederman and Rob Capriccioso of Inside Higher Ed / July 5    
The Education Department has proposed shifting the emphasis of the Upward Bound Program, which helps prepare disadvantaged students for college, to place even more an emphasis on those most likely not to go to college: students from low-income families, students who would be the first in their families to enroll, and those with the "greatest academic need."
  
UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM WOULD FOCUS ON STUDENTS AT RISK OF FAILING, UNDER FEDERAL PROPOSAL
By Anne K. Walters of The Chronicle of Higher Education / July 5

UPDATES ON BILLION-DOLLAR CAMPAIGNS AT 22 UNIVERSITIES
By Jason M. Breslow of The Chronicle of Higher Education / July 5
The 22 American universities that are seeking to raise at least $1-billion collected a total of $476.6-million in gifts and pledges during the last month for which they had data available. The campaigns with the largest gains in the last month were New York University, with $74.2-million, and Texas A&M University at College Station, with $65-million. The University of Pittsburgh announced that it was doubling the goal of its campaign, to $2-billion. The 22 universities -- each with its most recent total, last month's increase,* the original goal, and the planned completion date -- are as follows:
* Brown University, $668.9-million as of May 31 (increase of $13.9-million in the last month); the goal is $1.4-billion by 2010.
* The California Institute of Technology, $1.12-billion as of May 31 (increase of $7.3-million in the last month); the goal is $1.4-billion by 2007.
* Dartmouth College, $722.6-million as of May 31 (increase of $16.8-million in the last month); the goal is $1.3-billion by 2009.
* The Johns Hopkins University, $2.201-billion as of May 31 (increase of $27.8-million in the last month); the goal was $2-billion by 2007.
* Michigan State University, $1.132-billion as of May 31 (increase of $15-million in the last month); the goal is $1.2-billion by 2007.
* New York University, $1.677-billion as of May 31 (increase of $74.2-million in the last month); the goal is $2.5-billion by 2008.
* North Carolina State University, $935-million as of May 31 (increase of $10-million in the last month); the goal is $1-billion by 2008.
* Purdue University, $1.353-billion as of May 31 (increase of $18.3-million in the last month); the goal is $1.5-billion by 2007.
* Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, $675.2-million as of June 1 (increase of $4.7-million in the last month); the goal is $1-billion by 2008.
* Texas A&M University at College Station, $1.251-billion as of May 31 (increase of $65-million in the last month); the goal was $1-billion by 2006.
* The University of California at San Diego, $888.7-million as of May 31 (increase of $6.6-million in the last month); the goal is $1-billion by 2007.
* The University of Chicago, $1.55-billion as of May 31 (increase of $20-million in the last month); the goal is $2-billion by 2008.
* The University of Kentucky, $896-million as of May 31 (increase of $15.9-million in the last month); the goal is $1-billion by 2007.
* The University of Miami, $1.151-billion as of May 31 (increase of $53.3-million in the last month); the goal is $1.25-billion by 2007.
* The University of Michigan, $2.152-billion as of May 31 (increase of $21-million in the last month); the goal is $2.5-billion by 2008.
* The University of Missouri at Columbia, $645-million as of May 31 (increase of $3-million in the last month); the goal is $1-billion by 2008.
* The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, $1.75-billion as of May 31 (increase of $40.5-million in the last month); the goal is $2-billion by 2007.
* The University of Pittsburgh, $946-million as of May 31 (increase of $11-million in the last month); the goal is $2-billion by a date yet to be determined.
* The UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, $893.9-million as of May 31 (increase of $14.2-million in the last month); the goal is $3-billion by 2011.
* The University of Washington, $1.738-billion as of May 31 (increase of $12.7-million in the last month); the goal is $2-billion by 2008.
* The University of Wisconsin at Madison, $1.757-billion as of June 14 (increase of $17.8-million in the last month); the goal was $1.5-billion by 2007.
* Vanderbilt University, $1.218-billion as of May 31 (increase of $7.6-million in the last month); the goal is $1.25-billion by 2008.
Over the past 12 months, universities that were seeking to raise at least $1-billion collected a total of $5.026-billion in gifts and pledges.
A list of 53 continuing and completed billion-dollar campaigns is available here.
A list of all campaigns that have been tracked by The Chronicle is available here.
* Monthly comparisons are based on totals previously reported in The Chronicle. We do not adjust figures to account for pledges that are not fulfilled as scheduled.

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