Launch of Campaign for the Future of Higher Education
At the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.INSIDE HIGHER
ED
Reframing the Debate, by Dan Berrett, May 18, 2011
WASHINGTON — Faculty leaders from 21 states on Tuesday formally launched a nationwide effort to fight cuts to their institutions’ budgets and to make higher education more widely accessible, and they announced the formation of a think tank to advance … The Campaign for the Future of Higher Education, which resulted from a January meeting of leaders of faculty unions, espouses goals that are, at this point, more conceptual than concrete. The possible exception is the think tank, …
WAMU-NPR (Washington DC)
College Faculties Launch Campaign For Equality In Higher
Ed.
Kavitha Cardoza – May 18, 2011
On the anniversary of a landmark Supreme Court decision, Brown
vs. Board of Education, … which paved the way for equal access to
education, college faculty members from across the country are
launching a campaign that they hope will be … “Since 2007, 43
states have reduced their education budgets by 40 percent,” he
says. To combat this, faculty members from around the country
have formed the National Campaign for the Future of Higher
Education. Professors from Massachusetts …
DIVERSE: ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION
Faculty
Groups to Pursue National Campaign to Fortify US Higher
Education
Reginald Stuart – May 17, 2011
WASHINGTON — A new national coalition of college faculty groups
has launched grassroots movement challenging “reformers” whom
they claim are pursuing policies and strategies that are
endangering higher education … The Campaign for the Future of
Higher Education, spearheaded by the 22000-member California
Faculty Association, plans to challenge budget and education
policy makers on a variety of fronts, from the push for
performance-based budgeting to elimination …
CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Faculty Groups Kick Off Campaign to Promote College Accessibility
and Defend …
Peter Schmidt – May 17, 2011
Representatives of faculty organizations and groups devoted to
promoting college access on Tuesday announced plans to develop a
new policy-oriented “virtual” think tank as part of a national
campaign to defend government … More broadly, their “Campaign for
the Future of Higher Education”—first organized at a meeting held
in California in January and officially kicked off Tuesday at a
news conference at the National Press Club here—seeks to have
higher-education …
LOS ANGELES TIMES
Faculty groups form campaign for higher education
Carla Rivera – May 17, 2011
Decrying what they said is an “assault” on higher education,
college faculty groups from California and other states launched
a national campaign Tuesday for a larger voice in education
funding and policy decisions. At a Washington, DC, news
conference … New York, Florida, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and
other states said they have formed a new initiative, the Campaign
for the Future of Higher Education, …
PATCH.COM (Rohnert Park, California)
At Sonoma State, Faculty Decry Budget Cuts, Call for Regime
Change
Angela Hart – May 24, 2011
The Campaign for the Future of Higher Education launched May 17
with support from a myriad of educational institutions statewide.
By Angela Hart | Email the author | 5:44am Sonoma State
University teachers with the California Faculty Association are …
KANSAS CITY INFOZINE
College
Faculty Start Campaign to Improve Higher Education
Danyelle Gary – May 19, 2011
… Board of Education Supreme Court decision, the Campaign for the
Future of Higher Education, which began in Los Angeles, held a
press conference and webcast …
Faculty groups form campaign for higher education
eCAMPUS NEWS
May 19, 2011
… New York, Florida, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and other states
said they have formed a new initiative, the Campaign for the
Future of Higher Education, …
KSBY-TV NBC (San Luis Obispo, California)
May 17, 2011
Cal Poly faculty recognizing Brown v. Board of Education
anniversary
In 1954, the supreme court ruled in “brown-v-board of education”
that it was unconstitutional to racially segregate public
schools. Universities around the country are observing the
important day, including cal poly. Faculty are holding “watching
parties” where they will watch a live web-cast of the washington
d-c launch event of the “campaign for the future of higher
education.” 30 Universities will watch
nation-wide.,,,Nation-wide, faculty are holding “watching
parties” where they will watch a live web-cast of the Washington
DC launch event of the “Campaign for the Future of Higher
Education”. In all, 30 universities will watch. The goal of the
initiative is to fight …
KBAK – TV CBS (Bakersfield, California)
May 17, 2011
Colleges across the nation and here in bakersfield will begin a
campaign today to fight for the future of higher education. It
comes on the 57th anniversary of the supreme court decision brown
versus board of education. Teachers will gather in washington d-c
today to launch new initiatives to make sure students get quality
education and funding they need
KNX-AM NEWS RADIO (Los Angeles, California)
Ron Kilgore • May 17, 2011
UNIVISION-TV CHANNEL 11 (San Diego,
California)
May 17, 2011
LA DAYBOOK - ASSOCIATED PRESS (Los Angeles,
California)
RealClearPolitics – May 17, 2011
Board of Education, faculty groups will host “viewing parties” of
the Washington, DC, event for the Campaign for the Future of
Higher Education. … Locations include Cal State Dominguez Hills,
Cal State Los Angeles, Cal State Long Beach and Cal State …
LAS CRUCES SUN-NEWS (Las Cruces, New Mexico)
May 13, 2011
NMSU faculty to join in national effort
-… Mexico State
University will participate in a national webcast from
Washington, DC, on the launch of the “Campaign for the Future of
Higher Education. … On Tuesday, the anniversary of the Brown v
Board
WORKERS INDEPENDENT NEWS Radio/Online
Campaign
for the Future of Higher Education announces objectives on
anniversary of Brown v Board of Education
… appeared in:
WINNEBAGO COUNTY NEWS (Illinois)
http://www.winnebagocountynews.org/2011/05/campaign-for-future-of-higher-education.html
NEVADA NEWS & VIEWS
Lori Piotrowski • March 31, 2011
Faculty Unrest: New Campaign for Higher Ed
GAINESVILLE SUN (Gainesville, Florida)
Nathan Crabbe • May 17, 2011
Chalkboard blogs: Faculty join together for higher ed
campaign
SCRIPPS HOWARD FOUNDATION WIRE
College faculty start
campaign to improve higher education
Danyelle Gary • May 18, 2011
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CFA – California Faculty Association, California State
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NEA – National Education Association
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NEA / CTA / CCA – Community College Association, California
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ACADEMY HAPPENINGS = Ian T. Thomas, May 21, 2011
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THE KEPT-UP ACADEMIC LIBRARIAN • May 20, 2011
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RESTRUCTURING PUBLIC HIGHER ED = Teri Yamada • May 19, 2011
Washington D. C., National Press Club, May 17. Press Conference
launch of the Campaign for the Future of Higher
Education (CFHE)
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PROFHACKER = Jason B. Jones • May 18. 2011
How to Join the Campaign for the Future of Higher Education (and
Why You Want To
(Also cross-linked to many other blogs)
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AJM’S BLOG = Anthony Moretti • May 18, 2011
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GLADLY WOLDE HE = Blog on Teaching Early Literature • May 18,
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