In this week’s HigherEdMorning Monday Round-Up we spent our weekend browsing the Web for the latest education news – so you don’t have to!

Below we’ve listed some of the more recent HigherEd stories to hit the newswire.

University approves ‘green fee’

The Universtiy of Georgia recently imposed a “green fee” to its students to fund a new Office of Sustainability on campus. How are the students taking it? They’re the ones who reccommended it!

States Post Historic Declines in Higher Ed Funding

Is higher education funding getting tight in your state? If so, you have plenty of company.

Open University Adopts Google Apps For Education

Does Google have a future in universities? See how one school is taking advantage of the Web giant.

Higher ed lobbyist recommends stricter budgets

One of the nation’s top Higher Education lobbyists says now is the time for universities to practice a little more “prudency” when drafting their yearly budgets.

School employee fingerprinting reveals thousands of felonies

Since a new rule kicked in requiring school employees to be fingerprinted, thousands of employees – including certified educators – have been found to have felony records.