Kentucky News - June 28, 2011

State:

• University of Louisville committee recommends 5% raise and $114,000 bonus for president (The Courier-Journal)
• Congress too split to revise No Child Left Behind, Rep. John Yarmuth says (The Courier-Journal)
• WKU Receives check for saving energy (WKYU)
• Status of Higher Education reform in Kentucky (WKYU)
• TVA and BGMU present WKU with six-figure check (WBKO.com)
• New report finds U.S. has been underproducing college-educated workers for thirty years (WAVE3)
• Growing Asian American and Pacific Islander student population dramatically changing the "face" of America's higher education system (WDRB)
• TVA, BGMU help WKU celebrate energy savings (WKU News)
• Todd begins final week as UK president (WFPL)
• AP Interview: Todd charted UK course toward Top 20 (Daily News)
• University of Louisville to mark end of space-shuttle program (The Courier-Journal)
• Diverse group passes GED test (The Daily Independent)
• Ky. schools receive millions for healthy snacks (The Courier-Journal)

National:

• Despite faculty opposition, CUNY Board votes to standardize some requirements and streamline transfers (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• Colorado State University offers veterans free tuition (Denver Post)
• TCC's transfer program lives up to the hype (Hampton Roads)