Kentucky News - June 20, 2012

State:

• Mitch Daniels to become Purdue Univerity president (Business First of Louisville)
• UK Board of Trustees approves 2012-13 budget (The Kentucky Kernel)
• KSU and EPA To Sign Agreement Supporting Campus Greening and Sustainability (Kentucky State University News)
• WKU camp lures top young minds (Daily News)
• UK board approves tuition hike (The Courier-Journal)
• Liberal and conservative activists join in call for charter schools to combat violence in western Louisville (The Courier-Journal)
• University of Kentucky will increase men's basketball ticket prices (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• UK athletics increases annual donation to academics (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Trustees approve University of Kentucky budget that brings 'gut-wrenching' change (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• UK basketball ticket and K Fund prices are going up (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• Wethington's departure from UK payroll long overdue (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• UK Trustees Approve $2.6 Billion Budget (WBKO)
• Tuition, Pay Set to Increase at Kentucky Community Colleges (WKYUFM)
• MSU receives nearly $93K USDA grant (Morehead State University News)
• MSU, AAUW to offer a space camp for girls (Morehead State University News)
• MSU's College of Education receives NCATE accreditation (Morehead State University News)
• A look back: 2012 Summer Arts Academy (Morehead State University News)
• Teacher training before Eastern and Western (The Richmond Register)
• Madison County high schools say 'no' to dropouts (The Richmond Register)
• EKU announces Hoskins' resignation as arts center director (The Richmond Register)
• KSU To Sign Agreement With EPA (WLEXTV)
• Capilouto: UK budget focuses resources on students, future (The Lane Report)
• UK Athletics to contribute $3 million to academic scholarships, raise basketball ticket prices (The Lane Report)

National:

• Follow the Money (Inside Higher Ed)
• Non-Tenure-Track Economics (Inside Higher Ed)
• Study: College degrees pay off most for African Americans in California (California Watch)
• Here's a Diploma, With Ball and Chain Attached (Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• Academics Still Shell Out for Obama, but Times Have Changed (Chronicle of Higher Ed)