Kentucky News - July 30, 2012

State:

• MSU Gov Scholars (Murray Ledger & Times)
• MSU wins 12th OVC Institutional Academic Achievement Award (Morehead State University News)
• Murray State ranked No. 1 nationally for its financial aid packages (The Lane Report)
• Western Kentucky University Approves New General Education Program (WBKO)
• Teacher Effectiveness Focus Of New Panel (WBKO)
• Kentucky college students face mounting debt (The Courier-Journal)
• Saving for college is a challenge for families (The Courier-Journal)
• UofL hiring called political (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• WKU changes rules for weapons (Daily News)
• New reports give UK guidance on buildings, budgeting, faculty issues (Lexington Herald-Leader)
• $220,000 U of L hire questioned: Merger adviser lands new post (The Courier-Journal)
• Ransdell outlines Action Plan at regents’ retreat (Daily News)
• UofL president, provost 'will not be eating at Chik-fil-A anytime soon' because of gay-marriage stance (Lexington Herald-Leader)

National:

• Profits, Not Student Success, Drive Executive Pay at For-Profit Colleges (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• Lawsuit Accuses For-Profit College of Bias Against Female and Minority Students (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• UC reaching out to depressed students online (Los Angeles Times)
• 'A Role for All of Us' (Inside Higher Ed)
• Results Are In (Inside Higher Ed)
• Want to Graduate? First, Create a Company (The New York Times)