State Budgets Are Likely to Squeeze 2-Year Colleges
Chronicle of Higher Education – Nov. 4 (Subscription required)
… We’re seeing a significant weakening in state budgets and the position of higher education,” said Stephen G. Katsinas, a professor of higher education and director of the Education Policy Center at the University of Alabama, who, along with Terrence A. Tollefson, a professor in the department of educational leadership and policy analysis at East Tennessee State University, conducted the survey. (Although the results have not been formally published, Mr. Katsinas and Mr. Tollefson agreed to share the findings with The Chronicle.) The down economy “is beginning to wipe out the good investments states made in the last few years,” Mr. Katsinas said.
Political Observers Warn Tonight’s Big Winners Against Overreaching
Istockanalyst.com – Nov. 4
…With the luxury of hindsight, we can now see how that close election in 2004, while putting the president back in the Oval Office, hampered his ability to lead. In terms of popularity, “he was very much on the border line for re-election,” said Dr. Carol Cassel, a political science professor at the University of Alabama.
Dr. Patrick Cotter Talks About Polling
CBS 42 (Birmingham) – Nov. 3
Dr. Patrick Cotter was interviewed about polling
Tuscaloosa Police to Work With UA
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Nov. 3
Anderson also said the Tuscaloosa Police department is negotiating a partnership with the University of Alabama Critical Languages Center that would have Spanish speaking students working with officers.
Education briefs
Birmingham News – Nov. 4
The University of Alabama’s department of theatre and dance will present “The Heiress” in the Gallaway Theatre in the UA Theatre District. Shows are today through Friday, 7:30 p.m. nightly; Saturday, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, 2 p.m… — Pianist Jeffrey Siegel will perform as part of the University of Alabama School of Music’s Celebrity Series at 2 p.m. Sunday in the concert hall of the Moody Music Building on campus…
Opinion: UA fans can revel in No. 1 ranking
Tuscaloosa News – Nov. 4
It’s been a long time coming — the last time Alabama ranked atop the AP poll during the regular season was in 1980, when Jimmy Carter was president — and it sure feels good.
Enjoy it while it lasts…Even if Alabama manages to win all three of its remaining regular season games, most commentators already have the Florida Gators matched against Penn State for the BCS championship. Forgive us if we hear an echo in those predictions of the experts’ dismissal of the 1992 Alabama team that walloped vaunted Miami in the Sugar Bowl. It may not happen again. But nothing can defeat the Alabama Nation’s optimism for a team that already has exceeded almost everyone’s expectations. This is a week to savor.