Kentucky News - February 3, 2012

• Forum to be held on public UPike proposal (Appalachian News-Express)
• Adding UPike to state’s university system doesn’t make sense, Morehead president says (KyForward)
• At Capitol, Capilouto addresses nearly $20 million budget cut (The Kentucky Kernel)
• WKU takes new measures to boost retention (WKU Herald)
• Rally for Higher Ed. in Frankfort on Tuesday (WKU Herald)
• University speaks out against budget cuts (The News.org)
• Commission discusses LGBT Center (The News.org)
• Concrete keeps WKU students afloat (Daily News)
• U of L, UK presidents look at impact of budget cuts (WDRB)
• University heads foresee tough choices, higher tuition (The Courier-Journal)
• Senate committee passes alternate dropout bill (The Courier-Journal)
• Senate bill that would let school districts raise dropout age advances (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Capilouto: State budget cuts will mean higher tuition and fewer scholarships (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• WKU student's work put him in star realm (The NewsEnterprise)
• Leaders of UK and U of L Put Best Faces Possible on Proposed Higher Education Cuts (WKYUFM)
• Local students attend Black Student Leadership Conference (SurfKY)
• Senate Committee Approves Alternative Dropout Bill (LEX18)
• UK Healthcare operating model might be option for U of L Hospital (Business First of Louisville)
• UK's Gluck Equine Center celebrates 25 years of improving health of horses (The Lane Report)
• Today's edition of "UK Perspectives" on WUKY radio discusses Kentucky's economy (The Lane Report)

• University of Phoenix Releases Annual Academic Report (Inside Higher Ed)
• Senate Republicans Question Obama's Plan to Tie Federal Aid to Tuition (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• Senators Focus on Tuition Costs (Inside Higher Ed)
• Bill to tie university presidents' pay to tuition hikes fails (Sioux City Journal)