Kentucky News - March 1, 2012

State:

• Housing, dining costs on the rise (The Northerner)
• The hunt for new president gains speed (The Northerner)
• 12 Kentucky colleges form partnership for classes (Daily News)
• U of L to hire arena's ousted general manager (The Courier-Journal)
• Compromise on UPike proposal in the works (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• 12 Central Kentucky colleges launch higher education consortium (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• 12 Kentucky colleges form partnership for classes (Messenger-Inquirer)
• MSU Paducah campus still on schedule, official reports (Murray Ledger & Times)
• Modest growth for local schools on statewide tests (The State Journal)
• NKU starts program to help students, graduates launch business ideas (Business First of Louisville)
• U of L to hire Nicholson for run of NCAA tournament games (Business First of Louisville)
• U of L MBA students win Cincinnati competition (Business First of Louisville)

National:

• For-Profit Lessons for All (Inside Higher Ed)
• Deal calls for more college graduates in Georgia (Online Athens)
• Multiple Factors Fuel Growth in Transfers to 2-Year Colleges (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• More Courses Get You Ready to Face the World (New York Times)
• Bill would have Utah high school students pay for college credit (The Salt Lake Tribune)
• Hiring a Coach in Pursuit of an Advanced Degree (New York Times)