Kentucky News - October 16, 2012

State:

• U of L Hospital trauma center certified by American College of Surgeons (Business First of Louisville)
• Centuries-old customs bring local middle and high school students to NKU (The Northerner)
• Sen. Rand Paul Speaks to WKU Students on Eve of Second Presidential Debate (WBKO.com)
• UK Trustees Approve Privately-Built Campus Dorms (WBKO.com)
• Report: Online degree programs should consider use of part-time faculty, build online community, provide virtual training (The Lane Report)
• UK Board Approves Housing Plan and University’s Course for Next Year (Business Lexington)
• Task force studies governing of middle school athletes (Daily Independent)
• KSU has to change (The State Journal)
• Dunn withdraws from Missouri State (Murray Ledger & Times)
• UK to build five new dorms through private management deal (The Courier-Journal)
• UK forms search committee for provost (The Kentucky Kernel)

National:

• NBA Great Named Calif. After-School STEM Ambassador (Education Week)
• College Persistence Linked to Rigorous Courses and Academic Advising (Education Week)
• Blackboard's New Bag (Inside Higher Ed)
• Growth in 2-Year Degrees Earned by Adults (Inside Higher Ed)
• Texas MOOCs for Credit? (Inside Higher Ed)
• Meet the New For-Profit: the Low-Profit (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)
• A Tax for Higher Education (The Chronicle of Higher Ed)