The Campus Connection keeps you up to date with the latest news, trends and issues happening in the world of higher education. Here is a roundup of the top headlines.

New president at Harvard
Drew Gilpin Faust has been named the first woman president of Harvard University. Gilprin is a Virginia native and was a professor at the University of Pennsylvania for 25 years. Faust served as the dean of Radcliffe College (a part of Harvard) since 2001.
For more information, read www.nytimes.com

Service rules at North Carolina university
Duke University plans to support a program for undergraduates who want to deepen their commitment to perform community service. The program calls for full financial support for a student who wants to take part in a full-time semester or summer service project. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will pay half of the $30 million needed to fund the project.
For more information, read www.insidehighereducation.com

Publish and hide
A college newspaper editor and aspiring journalist is in hiding after publishing a religious satire. The student, who attends Cambridge University, published a religious edition that has pictures of Muslims holding cards reading, “Behead those who insult Islam” and “Freedom go to hell.” In addition, a reproduction of the cartoon of Prophet Muhammad, which created a frenzy across the world in 2005, was published. University officials have been fielding complaints from students about the edition.
For more information, read http://education.guardian.co.uk/

Yikes! Tuition hike at George Washington University
If you plan to attend George Washington University next fall, be prepared to pay more money. The board of trustees recently approved tuition to be set at more than $39,000 (that does not include room and board). For more information, read www.washingtonpost.com

Not saving
More American parents expect their children to go to college, but many admit they haven’t started saving money for tuition. In a recent poll conducted by ABC News, about 48 percent of parents said they are behind in saving for college.
For more information, read www.abcnews.com

New classroom accessory
iPods are the new classroom learning tool that many students and professors can’t live without. Many college students are finding that they don’t even have to attend classes because they can listen to lectures on their iPods.
For more information, read www.ajc.com

Down with technology

UCLA’s college newspaper explores how students can be easily distracted with too much technology at their fingertips.
For more information, read www.dailybruin.ucla.edu/news/news/

Crime report
Ohio State University didn’t accurately report all crimes on campus for the years 2001-2004. A study conducted by the U.S. Department of Education found that the university didn’t meet all the requirements to report crimes and safety in a timely fashion. A letter detailing the concerns was sent to Ohio State’s president, the campus newspaper reported.
For more information, read www.thelantern.com

Say this isn’t so
An HIV-positive woman was arrested by police for offering her services as a prostitute at Cheyney University in Pennsylvania. The woman, who is not a student on the campus, was allegedly seen running around naked in a dormitory. She was arrested last Thursday. From police reports, two men who were interviewed by police said they paid the woman $20 for sexual services. The woman told police she had sex with 10 students. The woman is being held on $30,000 bail. University officials are performing an investigation about how the woman got into the dormitory and health alerts have been placed around campus.
For more information, read www.philly.com