Your faithful editor has arrived back from his temporary vacation in Southern California (where he participated in a 5k charity run that involved being covered in multi-colored cornstarch) and, because he’s in such a good mood, we’re giving you a break from the standard cowboy-themed round-up photos. Instead, above, you have his modern day reimagining of Magritte’s “The Treachery of Images” and, below, you have President Obama doing a slow-jam about student loans.

And now for the news!

• Colleges ponder the pros and cons of Pinterest as a marketing tool ( Inside Higher Ed)
• Obama Administration Wants To Trademark ‘GI Bill’ Term ( CBS)
• Politicians consider for-profit college for New Bedford ( SouthCoastToday.com)
• Community Colleges Should Emulate For-Profit Institutions’ Innovation ( Los Angeles Times)
• Tokuyama Dental America Partners with Viva Learning for Online Dental CE ( The Houston Chronicle)
• Open for business? Why universities must collaborate on OpenCourseWare ( The Guardian)

About Jeff Berg

Jeff serves as the Social Media Strategist with CUnet. With more than seven years of experience, Jeff uses his social media expertise to help schools create cohesive, school-wide social media policies, manage their online reputation and, above all, foster meaningful, personal dialogues with current and future students. In his spare time, you can probably find him tinkering around in his den, building odd electronics projects that incorporate social media data with home decor.

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Tags: Barack Obama, color run, dental, For-Profit Colleges, GI Bill, innovation, Jimmy Fallon, magritte, pinterest, student loans, treachery of images

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