September 2007 - Posts

• British union's leaders call off debates over academic boycott of Israeli universities

  Britain's main faculty union canceled a series of planned debates by its members to consider an academic boycott of Israeli universities, saying that such a boycott would probably be illegal. (for subscribers) Read More... Posted Sep 30 2007, 07:00 PM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Opinion: Academics who want to promote peace have better options than boycotts

  Through a program of dialogue, Palestinian and Israeli teachers change their understanding of each other. (for subscribers) Read More... Posted Sep 30 2007, 07:00 PM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Community-college leaders are urged to step up outreach efforts to Hispanic-Americans

  College leaders are mistaken if they believe that cultural differences make Hispanic high-school students less likely to attend college than their white counterparts, a policy institute's president told leaders of community-college on Friday. (for... Posted Sep 30 2007, 07:00 PM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Judge throws out ex-student's lawsuit alleging negligence at Emory U. teaching hospitals

  A lawsuit filed by a former medical student at Emory University who alleged that it neglected patients at its two teaching hospitals was dismissed last month by a Georgia judge who ruled summarily for the university. (for subscribers) Read More... Posted Sep 30 2007, 07:00 PM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Investigation uncovers admissions scandal at prestigious university in Uganda

  Makerere University, in Kampala, may revoke more than 200 degrees awarded in the past four years after an internal investigation discovered that the students appear not to have met admissions criteria. (for subscribers) Read More... Posted Sep 30 2007, 07:00 PM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• As President Bush signs bill increasing student aid, several lenders announce cuts in staff or benefits

  Some student-loan providers have responded to new legislation that greatly increases federal student aid by announcing plans to lay off workers and scale back borrower benefits. The legislation, which President Bush signed into law on Thursday, cuts government... Posted Sep 27 2007, 07:00 PM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• U. of California campus benefits from referring students to a for-profit college

  The University of California at Irvine has received payments for referring continuing-education students to Capella University, an online for-profit institution based in Minneapolis. The Education Department calls the arrangement legal, but some higher... Posted Sep 27 2007, 07:00 PM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Frustrations with standardized testing boil at annual admissions conference

  Concern about the role of standardized tests in admissions decisions was evident this week as the annual conference of the National Association for College Admission Counseling got under way in Austin, Tex. Speakers who merely touched on the subject got... Posted Sep 27 2007, 07:00 PM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Report notes trends in college admissions

  A growing percentage of admissions officers regard as important students' expressed interest in a college, their standardized test scores, and their college-application essays, a new report says. (for subscribers) Read More... Posted Sep 27 2007, 07:00 PM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Common Application group's leader hears complaints about online version of form

  The Common Application was created to alleviate some of the stress high-school students feel when applying to colleges, but some features of the online version of the product may be having the opposite effect. (for subscribers) Read More... Posted Sep 27 2007, 07:00 PM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Federal support for academic research trailed inflation in 2006, but institutional spending rose

  Federal spending for academic research fell in the 2006 fiscal year, after adjusting for inflation, for the first time in nearly 25 years, says a new report from the National Science Foundation. However, total expenditures rose after inflation, driven... Posted Sep 27 2007, 07:00 PM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• After Virginia Tech, campuses rush to add alert systems

  Two colleges hit by violence within the past two weeks used new emergency-alert plans to keep their communities safe. (for subscribers) Read More... Posted Sep 27 2007, 07:00 PM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Claremont McKenna College receives $200-million gift

  The philanthropist Robert A. Day has given Claremont McKenna College a $200-million gift, but some faculty members are not happy about its focus. The donation will be used to create the college's first graduate program, in finance. (for subscribers... Posted Sep 27 2007, 07:00 PM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• State Digest: Supreme Court of Virginia will review college's decision to go coed, and other news from the states

  The Supreme Court of Virginia announced last week that it would hear appeals in two cases involving Randolph College, including its decision to admit men. The state's governor has approved $1.3-million in state funds to help Virginia Tech cover costs... Posted Sep 27 2007, 07:00 PM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Speech puts President of Columbia U. Back in the Eye of a Storm

  Since becoming president of Columbia University five years ago, Lee C. Bollinger has weathered a number of free-speech firestorms, none so volatile as the furor over this week's speech on campus by the president of Iran. (for subscribers) Read More... Posted Sep 26 2007, 07:00 PM by Chronicle.com - Today's News