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Taking Stock: Parents should save for retirement, not children's college Published: Sun, May 27, 2012 Malcolm Berko: It's a daunting task to invest for a child's college costs. You have a 12-year time frame until the kids are college ready, which isn't enough time for the magic of compounding to work. Read More
Oklahoma colleges, universities face flat budgets in upcoming fiscal year Published: Sat, May 26, 2012 The Oklahoma Regents for Higher Education on Friday passed a budget for Oklahoma's higher education system that is roughly the same as the budget for the current fiscal year. The budget is based on a $955.26 million allocation for higher education included in the state's budget for fiscal year 2013. Read More
Oklahoma Regents chairwoman: Flat higher education funding could spell tuition increases Published: Fri, May 25, 2012 Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Chairwoman Julie Carson said Thursday a budget bill that doesn't offset rising mandatory expenses means colleges and universities will likely have increase tuition. Read More
OU football: Juco receiver LaColtan Bester signs with Sooners Published: Sat, May 19, 2012 Bester caught 76 passes for 1,042 yards and 17 touchdowns last season for East Mississippi, which won the national championship last season. Read More
George F. Will: The menace of bipartisanship Published: Thu, May 17, 2012 WASHINGTON — Bipartisanship, the supposed scarcity of which so distresses the high-minded, actually is disastrously prevalent. Since 2001, it has produced No Child Left Behind, a counterproductive federal intrusion in primary and secondary education; the McCain-Feingold speech rationing law; an unfunded... Read More
At a glance: Oklahoma's open-carry law Updated: Wed, May 16, 2012 AT A GLANCE About the open-carry law • Businesses may prohibit firearms on their property with the display of a sign. • Guns are not allowed on property owned or leased by city, state or federal government, jails and prisons, schools, college campuses or at sports arenas during sporting... Read More
Not all jobs should require a college degree Published: Wed, May 16, 2012 Regarding “Group urges businesses to promote education” (News, May 1): People should be aware when they hear politicians and pundits talk about “sending everyone to college” or even getting more people to college. Traditional four-year college isn't a good fit for everyone, as evidenced by shocking dropout... Read More
In the face of shrinking budget, University of Oklahoma department pulls out faculty phones Updated: Tue, May 15, 2012 Earlier this year, the University of Oklahoma's Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering disconnected telephones in faculty offices to make up for a shrinking budget. OU President David Boren said such cost-cutting measures aren't unique. Read More
Naked man arrested near school in Delaware County Published: Tue, May 15, 2012 The man will be transferred to a mental health facility, Sheriff Rick Littlefield said. Read More
Oklahoma lawmakers unlikely to address plight of medical examiner's office Published: Tue, May 15, 2012 MAYBE the state medical examiner's office should have lost its national accreditation a few years earlier, instead of in 2009. If that embarrassment had come to pass in 2006, when the state had a billion dollar budget surplus, then perhaps the ME today would have the new office it needs to regain that... Read More
Oklahoma education news briefs Published: Sun, May 13, 2012 UCO receives EPA award For the second year in a row, the University of Central Oklahoma is being recognized for using more green power than any other school in its conference. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency named the university the 2011-12 Green Power Champion of the Mid-American Intercollegiate... Read More
Oklahoma higher education officials anxiously await state budget deal Published: Fri, May 11, 2012 With the May 25 budget deadline looming, Gov. Mary Fallin urged lawmakers Thursday to come up with a significant cut to Oklahoma's personal income tax. But higher education officials warn such a move could undermine efforts to produce more college graduates. Read More
Oklahoma's top higher education official “on board” with new energy cost cutting mandate Published: Thu, May 10, 2012 Glen Johnson, chancellor of the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, said the newly-created Oklahoma State Facilities Energy Conservation program will give the system a plan to build on past successes to cut its energy bill further. Read More
Have you experienced or participated in hazing on a college campus? Updated: Mon, May 7, 2012 Have you experienced or participated in hazing on a college campus? Email reporter Silas Allen at sallen@opubco.com. Read More
OSU football: Wes Lunt and family trying to keep life as normal as possible Published: Sun, May 6, 2012 The 18-year-old must learn Cowboys' spread offense, become a leader and handle all of the hoopla that goes with being a starting quarterback for a major football program. Read More
Federal financial aid changes could have major impact on Oklahoma's community colleges Published: Sun, May 6, 2012 After working toward it for five years, Lori Colbart will receive her degree this week. But she very nearly didn't make it because of federal financial aid changes. Read More
Colleges don't produce enough grads to meet industry demands, business group warns Published: Tue, May 1, 2012 The Center for Economic Development, a public policy organization that seeks to promote economic growth and a favorable business climate, released its report “Boosting Postsecondary Education Performance” Monday. In the report, the organization warns that falling college completion rates and the rising cost of... Read More
Résumé Helps Candidate Return to Former Career Updated: Fri, Apr 20, 2012 Meet Alexandra! Alexandra had made a decision to change career paths from the corporate world to higher education but was faced with the challenge of creating a résumé that would effectively market her to her target audience. She had not updated her résumé in 10+ years and had not worked in academics in 12... Read More
Résumé helps candidate return to former career Published: Fri, Apr 20, 2012 Meet Alexandra! Alexandra had made a decision to change career paths from the corporate world to higher education but was faced with the challenge of creating a résumé that would effectively market her to her target audience. She had not updated her résumé in 10+ years and had not worked in academics in 12... Read More
Zipcar expands service to over 45 college campuses Updated: Wed, Feb 15, 2012 CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Zipcar Inc. said Monday that it has launched its car sharing services at more than 45 college and university campuses since the beginning of the current school year. The Cambridge, Mass.-based company said that since December, it has has begun service at 10 new universities including... Read More
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