This just in: Folks discovering Community Colleges play a huge role in educating America

 

Jobs, News and Views for All of Higher Education - Inside Higher Ed :: Shining a Spotlight on 2-Year Colleges

This Inside Higher Ed article has great information on efforts to increase the number of community college students who go on to earn bachelor's degrees.

Hollywood's Quest for Innovation

USC Vice Provost for Innovation, Krisztina Holly applies the principles of innovation to the entertainment industry in interesting Business Week article titled Hollywood's Quest for Innovation .  Link for the USC Stevens Institute for Innovation

PC World - On Facebook, Relationships Are Real if They're Virtual

Reuters reporter Joanne Kenen with an interesting article on how today's college students use Facebook to define their identity and relationships.

Global Warming: How much is enough and who decides?

The Sydney Herald has an interesting article over the real issues of the Kyoto agreement and the global warming debate.

Adrift in a dream's dark side - Los Angeles Times

Amidst the fanatical joy of  college football is a LA Times story on  former Trojan Travis Claridge. A great college football  player who struggled to find himself away from the field.

Carroll shows no signs of a fade pattern - Los Angeles Times

 

A great example of how spirit and energy make a difference.

Number of female coaches in women's sports shrinks to all-time low - Los Angeles Times

An interesting article on women and coaching.