Higher Education

Hawaii's AP test-taking rate and passing rate has significantly increased in recent years. The number of students receiving AP honors has steadily risen since 2012, when 385 students were named scholars.....

...The Candidate Advisory Council (CAC) for the University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents has presented a list of candidates to Governor Neil Abercrombie....

...UH lacks critical rules but progress has been made on other prior recommendations....

The rally is to be held at 1pm at the lawn in front of Hawai’i Hall....

The Faculty Senate Executive Committee met with incoming Interim Chancellor Bley-Vroman on Monday, August 25th and is optimistic about working with him in the coming year....

...we received substantial input on the substantial level of churn among the senior system and campus administration over the past decade....

...four members of the Western collaborative -- Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon and Washington -- agreed to share educational and workforce data....

...Evan Dobelle Allegedly Spent Close to $100,000 on Personal Purchases and Family Vacations....

...J N Musto, Executive Director of UHPA indicated that they had been fighting the contract language for 30 years and did reach an agreement that UH professors could maintain their position while campaigning....

"You have mentioned this frequently as a reason for loss of confidence in me from you and the Board."

...Dobelle spent 171 days in San Francisco.  The trips frequently coincided with the Bohemian Club’s “Spring Jinks” gatherings in late May and its two-week “Encampment” in July – cost the school $63,000....

I had previous provided Dr. Lassner with my rebuttal of his allegations of unsatisfactory performance....

"At this time we all need to focus on polishing our crown jewel...."

...the CLEAR facility is located at UH West Oahu, and that campus testifies that it is okay with scrapping the CLEAR fund....

...including four seats for immediate appointments....

In another first, Gov. Neil Abercrombie today at Hilo Yacht Club enacted measures....

The filings launch FIRE’s new Stand Up For Speech Litigation Project, a national effort to eliminate unconstitutional speech codes through targeted First Amendment lawsuits....

...the agreement would cost $32 million over two years, a cost that needs to be approved by the Legislature.....

...In Kilakila O Haleakala v. University of Hawaii the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals rejected a challenge under Hawaii's environmental review statute....

Two of Hawaii’s top law officers are headed to Palma Mallorca, Spain, this week for the so-called “Stevie Wonder Blunder” case....

The report found that the 2013 graduates who borrowed to attend Richardson carry an average debt load of $70,263....

Rudy was internationally known and respected for his war and peace modeling....

Several recent news stories highlight the troubling irony of so-called free speech zones....

Finding the best candidates far outweighs the Regents excuses for why they are only left with two candidates....

The University of Hawai'i at Hilo is implementing an interim policy on speech and assembly while the university explores permanent changes to the policy....

Since fiscal year 1997, the East-West Center has received 11 earmarks totaling $109.7 million....

The report indicates improvements by public school students at every step of the college-readiness pipeline....

The 2014 Congressional Pig Book Summary gives a snapshot of each appropriations bill and details the juiciest projects culled from the complete Pig Book....

...students had been exiled to a “free speech zone” in a remote area of the campus....

UH Interim President David Lassner and Retired Lt. General Francis Wiercinski....

...according to the Feds, Apple's 'random audit' story is bunk....

...$6M of added work due to unidentified utilities, design changes and added work scope....

A student ordered by administrators to stop handing out copies of the U.S. Constitution at the University of Hawaii at Hilo has filed a lawsuit today in federal court....

The reception afforded Gore baffled David Kreutzer, who writes about related misconceptions and myths....

In this policy report, the Annie E. Casey Foundation explores the intersection of kids, race and opportunity....

...The new (to the State) application is expected to save money, improve security, and enhance sustainability (everybody else has been doing this for years, but hey) ....

...highlighting education proposals, spending, and reforms....

For more than a decade, the college has made it into the top 50 to 100 teacher preparation schools....

The Richardson Law School was ranked in 100th place among 146 law schools... Richardson was tied for 80th last year ....

March 19 and 20 in the UH Mānoa Campus Center Ballroom....

Income Share Agreements are better tools for student financing than traditional student loans....

"...and we are very pleased to have Brian Minaai return to his full duties...."

The issue of free speech on campus has gained attention in Hawaii recently, following a controversy over the right of students to distribute copies of the Constitution on the campus of UH Hilo....

Abercrombie today announced the nominations of Jeffrey S. Portnoy, Dr. Lee Putnam, Michelle Asprer Tagorda and Stanford B.C. Yuen to the University of Hawaii Board of Regents....

SB2131 covers veterans' college tuition at the UH’s colleges and universities up to the in-state tuition amount...

For the third year in a row....