Kentucky News - July 8, 2011

State:

• Eastern Ky. nursing school becomes university (USA Today)
• Lexington Theological Seminary names its first female president (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• MU event offers digital education (Daily Independent)
• Renshaw Early Childhood Center receives national accreditation (WKU News)

National:

• Study: Financial aid most helpful to students unlikely to succeed without it (Wisconsin State Journal)
• In Louisiana, a small college gives itself a makeover (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• Courting valedictorians (Inside Higher Ed)
• Colleges need to get moving on the three-year degree (The Washington Post)