Kentucky News - May 22, 2012

State:

• U of L preparing to work on research park project (Business First of Louisville)
• Governor awards Work Ready Communities certification to Kentucky counties (The Lane Report)
• University of Louisville to offer first career fair for veterans (The Lane Report)
• Fifth annual class of BCTC Leadership Academy graduates (The Lane Report)
• Patton to step down, Hurley named University of Pikeville president-elect (The Lane Report)
• New job training program offered to veterans (The Lane Report)
• Newsweek magazine picks Gatton Academy as America’s top high school (The Lane Report)
• Centre’s Class of 2016 most racially, geographically diverse ever (The Lane Report)
• 2012 Session Fell Short (The Lane Report)
• Career workshops, job fair for military veterans set in June at University of Louisville (The Courier-Journal)
• U of L secures $31 million for road network to serve planned research park, main campus (The Courier-Journal)
• Paul Patton will switch jobs at University of Pikeville (The Courier-Journal)
• Proposals to fund college scholarships in Eastern Kentucky resurface (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Program for History, Social Studies Teachers Receive $20,000 Grant (WBKO)

National:

• Northern Arizona U. Overhauls Curriculum to Focus on 'Global Competence' (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• 'I Never Thought I'd Get to Go to College' (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• Score One for the Robo-Tutors (Inside Higher Ed)
• Colleges highlight risks for students heading abroad (Boston Globe)
• Statehouse Live: Bill halting state funds for remedial courses at KU, other regents schools sent to governor (LJWorld)
• Graduating collegians cope with student debt in a weak economy (Los Angeles Times)
• Presidential Pay Is Still a Potent Political Target (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)