Notes in the Margins: Trump, ESPN and Obama’s college speech

Transcript: Obama's remarks on college affordability planHere are remarks that President Obama made on Thursday when announcing his new college affordability plan at the State University of New York in Buffalo. (The Washington Post)

'Where Should I Go to College?' How to answer that question by asking another question (The Atlantic)

Remote Control: College Football’s Most Dominant Player? It’s ESPN Spending billions of dollars for TV rights and becoming partners with universities desperate for exposure, ESPN has emerged as a sport’s puppet-master and kingmaker. (The New York Times)

Undocumented Students Benefit in First Year of Deferred Action Students approved for deferred action are protected from deportation, but their parents are not. (U.S. News & World Report)

NY AG sues Trump, 'Trump University,' claims fraud New York's attorney general sued Donald Trump for $40 million Saturday, saying the real estate mogul helped run a phony "Trump University" that promised to make students rich but instead steered them into expensive and mostly useless seminars, and even failed to deliver promised apprenticeships. (Associated Press via University Business)

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