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Thursday, January 15, 2015 |
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UH Board of Regents Nominees Sent to Ige
By News Release @ 9:52 PM :: 4184 Views :: Higher Education
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...to fill one Maui County seat and one City and County of Honolulu seat for 5-year appointments, beginning July 1, 2015....
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Saturday, January 10, 2015 |
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Why Free Community College Is Anything But Free
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:48 PM :: 4012 Views :: Higher Education
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...what is to prevent community colleges from escalating tuition and fees once the federal government – via taxpayers – begins paying the tab?
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Thursday, January 8, 2015 |
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Hawaii Supreme Court to Review Haleakala Telescope Case
By Robert Thomas @ 9:35 PM :: 8259 Views :: Environment, Higher Education, Judiciary, Land Use
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The case thus represents a target-rich environment for the petitioners and the court....
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Thursday, January 8, 2015 |
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Students behind the UH Hilo free speech case speak out for the first time
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:48 PM :: 5118 Views :: First Amendment, Higher Education
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Merritt and Anthony are prepared to speak about their case publicly, which will be the first time they are able to do this in Hawaii....
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Tuesday, December 30, 2014 |
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Auditor: 26% of UH Special Funds out of Compliance
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 8:38 PM :: 4571 Views :: Higher Education
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Seventeen funds and accounts did not meet criteria....
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Friday, December 26, 2014 |
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College Town? Honolulu Ranks 185th
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 5037 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of 2014’s Best & Worst College Cities & Towns in America....
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Saturday, December 20, 2014 |
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The Economic Impact of Astronomy in Hawaii
By UHERO @ 12:50 AM :: 5314 Views :: Economy, Higher Education
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Including indirect and induced benefits and adjusting for inter-county feedback and spillover effects, the astronomy sector had a total impact of $167.86 million statewide....
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Friday, December 19, 2014 |
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University of Hawaii athletics must tackle fiscal woes
By Malia Zimmerman @ 4:06 AM :: 5671 Views :: Higher Education
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University of Hawaii college football has been on a losing streak, impacting athletic department revenue....
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Saturday, December 13, 2014 |
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UH Hilo Highlighted in New Report: Most U.S. Colleges Violate Students’ Free Speech Rights
By News Release @ 1:36 PM :: 5725 Views :: First Amendment, Higher Education
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...ordered by the college administration to stop handing out copies of the Constitution on Constitution Day....
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Thursday, December 11, 2014 |
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House Briefing to Look at UH Budget Request
By News Release @ 3:43 AM :: 4170 Views :: Higher Education
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DATE: Thursday, December 18, 2014
TIME: 8:30 a.m. until completion
PLACE: Conference Room 309 State Capitol
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Wednesday, December 3, 2014 |
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Univ. of Hawaii Student Loans Up 100%
By News Release @ 4:54 PM :: 4646 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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In Hawaii and Utah total borrowing by students at public institutions spiked by more than 100 percent since the start of the Great Recession....
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Tuesday, December 2, 2014 |
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UH Hilo Settles Lawsuit Over Handing Out Constitutions
By News Release @ 7:30 PM :: 6434 Views :: First Amendment, Higher Education
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In a victory for free speech, the University of Hawaii (UH) agreed today to settle a First Amendment lawsuit filed by two students at UH’s Hilo....
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Wednesday, November 26, 2014 |
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Jealousy? Envy? -- Carbone Statement Fact Checked by I Mua Manoa
By News Release @ 3:11 PM :: 8200 Views :: Health Care, Higher Education
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...In addition, there were some people who did not like the changes we needed to implement in order to create a culture of productivity, accountability and meritocracy....
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Tuesday, November 25, 2014 |
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University of Hawaii won’t talk about sex education program
By Malia Zimmerman @ 3:45 PM :: 7564 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Health Care, Higher Education
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"...researchers are asking 11-year-olds whether they’ve had sex, how many partners they’ve had and if they’ve had anal sex...."
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Saturday, November 22, 2014 |
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Leaving Trail of Destruction, Carbone Suddenly Quits UH Cancer Center
By News Release @ 2:04 AM :: 5642 Views :: Health Care, Higher Education
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In a hastily called faculty and staff meeting at the Cancer Center at about 2:30 p.m. Friday....
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Friday, November 21, 2014 |
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UH: Pono Choices Secretly Part of "Human Subject Research"
By News Release @ 8:15 PM :: 8428 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Health Care, Higher Education
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"...the Pono Choices survey instruments ... are part of an ongoing research project...."
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Thursday, November 20, 2014 |
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UH Protest: Grad Students Win Jobs Back, Push for Budget Transparency
By News Release @ 4:21 PM :: 4381 Views :: Higher Education
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...fight for an allocation model that allows tuition money to follow the students....
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Wednesday, November 19, 2014 |
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Institute for Astronomy Discovers Black Money Hole in Kakaako
By Selected News Articles @ 6:08 PM :: 5664 Views :: Higher Education
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If current trends hold, the black hole will grow 'like a cancer' (hint, hint) and swallow the entire system....
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Tuesday, November 18, 2014 |
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UH Manoa Budget Protest Continues Overnight
By News Release @ 4:37 PM :: 3970 Views :: Higher Education
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The students have decided that the concessions granted by the interim Chancellor are not enough....
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Saturday, November 15, 2014 |
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Manoa Graduate Students Spur Campus-Wide Protest
By News Release @ 2:17 AM :: 5666 Views :: Higher Education, Labor
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Graduate students have planned a sit-in at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Campus Center to protest sudden and drastic budget cuts....
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Thursday, November 13, 2014 |
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Hawaii a Low-Debt State for Students
By News Release @ 4:54 AM :: 4773 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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New report shows student loan debt still rising for bachelor’s degree recipients; includes state-by-state and college-by-college debt levels....
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Tuesday, November 11, 2014 |
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Veterans to Receive In-State Tuition at UH
By News Release @ 10:07 PM :: 5550 Views :: Higher Education, Military
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Both resident and non-resident student veterans fought for in-state tuition for all vets....
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Friday, November 7, 2014 |
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Group: University of Hawaii fiscal woes hurting students, faculty
By Malia Zimmerman @ 4:43 PM :: 4362 Views :: Higher Education
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Students and faculty at the University of Hawaii are joining forces to try to force solutions to the system’s spiraling financial crisis....
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Monday, October 27, 2014 |
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Ige 'Education Tax' Would Hit All UH Graduates' Income
By News Release @ 5:26 PM :: 5312 Views :: Higher Education, Taxes
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...The tax shall be levied and assessed against the gross income of each graduate for the first ten years of employment....
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Saturday, October 25, 2014 |
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Hawaii tuition increases 34% in five years--#1 in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 12:52 AM :: 4590 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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A new data map courtesy of Fitch Ratings shows which states have the highest college tuition growth....
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Saturday, October 25, 2014 |
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UH Law School again tops nation as 'Best Environment for Minority Students'
By News Release @ 12:09 AM :: 4701 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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...the Law School on the UH Mānoa campus was named fourth in the country for “Most Diverse Faculty,” and seventh in the nation as the law school “Most Chosen by Older Students.”....
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Tuesday, October 14, 2014 |
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Tuesday, October 7, 2014 |
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UH Manoa Grad Students: No Confidence in Lassner, BoR
By News Release @ 10:09 PM :: 3624 Views :: Higher Education
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Both resolutions passed with an overwhelming majority (82% and 87% respectively)....
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Monday, October 6, 2014 |
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Abercrombie Appoints Four to Board of Regents
By News Release @ 6:40 PM :: 3827 Views :: Higher Education
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...Simeon Acoba, Dr. Dileep Bal, Peter Hoffmann and Helen Nielsen....
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Tuesday, September 30, 2014 |
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Ethics: Contractors Give Free Golf to Dozens of State Employees
By News Release @ 4:52 PM :: 6374 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Higher Education
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...Some of the Settling Employees appeared to have accepted free golf on numerous occasions over a period of years....
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Thursday, September 25, 2014 |
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Imua Manoa Demands Apple Reinstatement
By News Release @ 6:20 PM :: 4437 Views :: Higher Education
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...The advocacy group I Mua Mānoa formed in the immediate aftermath of the Apple crisis....
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Saturday, September 20, 2014 |
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New UHM Chancellor orders 'Review' of Cancer Center
By News Release @ 3:28 PM :: 4223 Views :: Higher Education
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...The review shall clarify and identify the requirements for near-term renewal and long-term designation as an NCI Cancer Center....
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Thursday, September 18, 2014 |
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Public school students earning AP honors at all-time high
By News Release @ 4:04 PM :: 5827 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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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.....
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Wednesday, September 17, 2014 |
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UH Board of Regents Nominees Announced
By News Release @ 12:05 AM :: 4116 Views :: Higher Education
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...The Candidate Advisory Council (CAC) for the University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents has presented a list of candidates to Governor Neil Abercrombie....
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Tuesday, September 2, 2014 |
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UHPA Approves Abercrombie $32M Gift Contract with 99% 'Yes' Vote
By News Release @ 2:52 AM :: 5214 Views :: Higher Education, Labor
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(Flashback June 27, 2014: Abercrombie Rewards UHPA's Campaign Support with $32M -- 'Unprecedented' Early Contract)
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Sunday, August 31, 2014 |
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Mauna Kea Audit: UH Lacks Critical Rules
By News Release @ 4:58 AM :: 6790 Views :: Hawaii County , Higher Education, OHA
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...UH lacks critical rules but progress has been made on other prior recommendations....
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Friday, August 29, 2014 |
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Aloha Chancellor Apple Rally Today
By News Release @ 2:33 PM :: 4123 Views :: Higher Education
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The rally is to be held at 1pm at the lawn in front of Hawai’i Hall....
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Tuesday, August 26, 2014 |
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Survey: 79% of UHM Faculty Disturbed by Apple Firing
By News Release @ 8:58 PM :: 4343 Views :: Higher Education
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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....
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Friday, August 22, 2014 |
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Overlooking Wreckage, UH Regents Claim to Take Responsibilities Seriously
By News Release @ 3:23 AM :: 4367 Views :: Higher Education
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...we received substantial input on the substantial level of churn among the senior system and campus administration over the past decade....
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Friday, August 15, 2014 |
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Report: 14% of Hawaii HS Grads Leave State Within 12 Months
By Selected News Articles @ 2:40 PM :: 5569 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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...four members of the Western collaborative -- Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon and Washington -- agreed to share educational and workforce data....
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Saturday, August 9, 2014 |
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Dobelle Sued for Personal Use of School Funds
By News Release @ 5:21 PM :: 4942 Views :: Ethics, Higher Education
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...Evan Dobelle Allegedly Spent Close to $100,000 on Personal Purchases and Family Vacations....
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Wednesday, August 6, 2014 |
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Candidate Forced by UH to Take Leave Without Pay
By Selected News Articles @ 10:05 PM :: 7761 Views :: Higher Education, Labor, Politicians
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...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....
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Saturday, August 2, 2014 |
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Apple Unredacted: Did Attack on Carbone's $300K 'Assistant' Precipitate Removal of UHM Chancellor?
By Andrew Walden @ 5:23 PM :: 8321 Views :: Higher Education
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"You have mentioned this frequently as a reason for loss of confidence in me from you and the Board."
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Friday, August 1, 2014 |
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Report: Dobelle Could Face Criminal Charges for Theft from Mass. College
By News Release @ 5:45 AM :: 4441 Views :: Higher Education
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...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....
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Thursday, July 31, 2014 |
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Apple Given One Hour Deadline, Accepts Termination Package
By News Release @ 5:13 AM :: 4137 Views :: Higher Education
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I had previous provided Dr. Lassner with my rebuttal of his allegations of unsatisfactory performance....
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 |
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Lassner: We Must Polish the Jewel, not the Apple
By News Release @ 10:14 PM :: 3888 Views :: Higher Education
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"At this time we all need to focus on polishing our crown jewel...."
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Sunday, July 27, 2014 |
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UH Manoa's Apple to be Chopped?
By News Release @ 5:45 PM :: 6078 Views :: Higher Education
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Lassner has held confidential performance assessment discussions with all the individuals who report to him....
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Sunday, July 20, 2014 |
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HB2427: One Stroke of the Pen
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 5798 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Higher Education, Labor
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...the CLEAR facility is located at UH West Oahu, and that campus testifies that it is okay with scrapping the CLEAR fund....
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Saturday, July 12, 2014 |
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Call for nominations for the UH Board of Regents
By News Release @ 5:35 AM :: 3224 Views :: Higher Education
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...including four seats for immediate appointments....
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Wednesday, July 2, 2014 |
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Abercrombie Jets off to Yacht Club to Sign Bills
By News Release @ 4:48 PM :: 3948 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Higher Education
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In another first, Gov. Neil Abercrombie today at Hilo Yacht Club enacted measures....
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