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University board to weigh contract extensions for presidents
The Arizona Board of Regents on Wednesday will consider extending the employment contracts of several top officials of the state university system.
Report: Arizona had steepest higher-ed cuts, highest tuition increases
Arizona had the nation’s steepest per-student cuts in state aid to higher education and the highest rates of tuition increase from pre-recession funding levels until today, according to a new report.
Board to review Arizona universities’ student fees
The board that oversees Arizona's state university system plans to take a look at fees that students pay in addition to tuition. Those fees can add up.
Performance funding: Good idea in theory, but so far not in practice
Arizona’s universities are asking for $39 million in new money to help reach performance goals even though the Legislature and governor aren’t proposing any money for the plan.
Higher education officials press for more business engagement
University officials today pressed the business community and the state for more engagement in creating a robust college education system, even as they acknowledged that schools are adapting to technology-driven changes in higher education.
Regents President Klein sees universities as a driver for state’s economy
Eileen Klein’s vision for her tenure at the helm of the Arizona Board of Regents centers on pushing the board’s function beyond what it is best known for – setting university tuition rates – into making the organization a driver for improving the state’s economy.
New regents president eyes changes as opportunity
Eileen Klein, the new president of the Arizona Board of Regents, intends to help the state universities become forces for Arizona's overall improvement during her three-year term.
Brewer asks regents to back Medicaid plan
Gov. Jan Brewer asked the Arizona Board of Regents to support her controversial AHCCCS expansion plan, arguing that it would free up general fund money for higher education.
The regents, the majority of whom are Brewer appointees, quickly granted her request, passing a resolution in support of both her overall budget plan and her proposal to increase Medicaid coverage under the Affordab[...]
Regents approve Klein contract
The Arizona Board of Regents approved a three-year contract worth more than $1 million for new board President Eileen Klein.
Brewer announces staff shuffle
Page Gonzales, Gov. Jan Brewer’s director of policy, is departing the Ninth Floor to become newly elected Maricopa County Supervisor Steve Chucri’s chief of staff.
Klein departs Ninth Floor, Smith will be new chief of staff
After nearly four years on the Ninth Floor, Eileen Klein is stepping down as Gov. Jan Brewer’s chief of staff, and as most Capitol observers expected, top aide Scott Smith is stepping in to take the reins.
The Governor’s Office on Monday announced that Klein had accepted a job as Arizona Board of Regents president. ABOR voted on Oct. 10 to offer Klein the position, which is being vacate[...]
Capitol expects continuity on Ninth Floor if Klein leaves
Eileen Klein has made a significant mark on state government in the three years she’s served as Gov. Jan Brewer’s chief of staff, and if she leaves to head the Arizona Board of Regents she will be sorely missed at the Capitol. But her departure is not expected to bring many changes in the way the Governor’s Office operates.
