Arizona Republic
Apr. 16, 2010
Higher-education leaders often feel as if their operations are the main targets of budget cutters in the Legislature.
Arizona's university system would take the greatest percentage cut of any state entity if the proposed 1-cent-per-dollar sales-tax hike fails.
University presidents say the ensuing $107 million cut, which represents 12 percent of their state funding, would be a significant blow because it would come on top of reductions over the past two years that totaled $200 mil...
Inside NAU
Apr. 7, 2010
A proposed temporary 1-cent sales tax increase will help Northern Arizona University weather an ongoing budget storm, but if Arizona voters turn it down, it could deal a devastating blow to both K-12 and the universities, NAU President John Haeger predicted Tuesday.
During a campuswide forum with faculty, staff and students at the High Country Conference Center, Haeger presented three projected university budget scenarios based on the outcome of the statewide sales tax vote. He urged th...
Arizona Daily Star
Feb. 2, 2010
SEATTLE - As students around the country anxiously wait for college acceptance letters, their parents are sweating the looming tuition bills at public universities.
Florida college students could face yearly 15 percent tuition increases for years, and University of Illinois students will pay at least 9 percent more. The University of Washington will charge 14 percent more at its flagship campus. And in California, tuition increases of more than 30 percent have sparked protests reminisce...
Arizona Daily Sun
Feb. 2, 2010
PHOENIX -- With some Democratic support assured this time, Republican legislative leaders are going to make one last effort to put the question of higher sales taxes to Arizona voters.
Legislation set for a vote today would put the question of a temporary one-cent hike before voters at a special election May 18. If approved, the statewide levy would go to 6.6 cents on every dollar of taxable items purchased and last for 36 months.
Other key elements of the plan, which have biparti...
The Arizona Republic
Jan. 29, 2010
The state will not contribute any money to help Arizona's university system provide lower-priced bachelor's degrees to students.
That was the message Gov. Jan Brewer brought to the Arizona Board of Regents on Thursday, and it could mean some programs will be delayed or the universities will have to find other funding sources.
The absence of state funding for the new initiatives comes as the universities are dealing with steep state funding cuts as a result of the sluggish ec...
The New York Times
Jan. 29, 2010
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) -- The presidents of Arizona's three public universities told Gov. Jan Brewer that they're on pace to double the amount of bachelor's degrees they award in the next 10 years.
Under the plan, up to five new campuses will offer only bachelor's degrees with limited, more service-driven majors. The campuses also would have cheaper in-state tuition than Arizona State, Northern Arizona and the University of Arizona.
The plan also calls for the universities to ...
The Arizona Republic
Jan. 25, 2010
Over the past two years, the Arizona Cardinals have enjoyed the most successful seasons in the franchise's history. Three important factors contributed to our success: identifying talented individuals to lead the team on and off the field, having the resources to compete and a well-defined plan.
Our plan for success started several years ago with hard work in developing University of Phoenix Stadium and identifying core members of our team.
As a new decade begins, our state is fac...
The Arizona Republic
Jan. 25, 2010
Today, Arizona is in the throes of a great recession with the loss of 300,000 jobs. As the economy recovers in the next five years, many jobs requiring minimal skills and paying low wages will be re-created - only to vanish again with the next inevitable downturn.
Fast-growing states are inherently exposed to the feast-or-famine conditions induced by abrupt changes in the pace of in-migration. But for average Arizonans, this means persistently low wages and insecure futures. A strategy ...
Yuma Sun
Jan. 24, 2010
Northern Arizona University Yuma selected Tim Whittier, biology and environmental science teacher, as its 2010 Teacher of the Year.
Since 1995 NAU-Yuma as been honoring the most outstanding instructor among the 100 full- and part-time faculty.
Whittier obtained very positive feedback, noted Alex Steenstra, chair of the business and administration department as well as selection committee member.
"Dr. Whittier had superior evaluations, both student and faculty nomination...
Arizona Daily Star
Jan. 23, 2010
What if you could grow fuel and food while cleaning wastewater and capturing unwanted carbon dioxide?
That's the promise of turning algae into a biofuel and the premise on which the Department of Energy is investing hundreds of millions of research dollars.
You know algae - you've probably grown it inadvertently. It's a stream-clogging, pool-fouling aquatic plant that some scientists have spent careers trying to prevent.
But it has its good points. It removes the carbon from...
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Sales tax hike anchors state budget fix
Arizona won't help fund low-cost degree program
Arizona universities plan to offer more degrees
Big challenge: Good jobs, education
NAU-Yuma biologist is Teacher of the Year
UA team is part of $43M study to make use of a slimy resource
