January 2008 - Posts

• Colleges Take Stock of What a Recession Could Mean

  As the economy slows, colleges and universities face new pressures, and experts worry that many will be caught unprepared. Read More... Posted Jan 31 2008, 09:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• U. of Phoenix Basks in the Super Exposure the Super Bowl Brings

  The internationally watched game will be played in the Arizona stadium that bears the institution's name, and university admissions officers are preparing for the barrage of phone calls that could come in afterwards. Read More... Posted Jan 31 2008, 09:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• House Bill Proposes Disclosure Rules to Control Textbook Prices

  A bill expected to go before the U.S. House of Representatives as early as next week would require publishers to disclose more details about their textbooks and colleges to list required or recommended textbooks for courses in their catalogs. Read More... Posted Jan 31 2008, 09:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• After Escaping the Imposition of Standardized Measures in 2007, Colleges Begin Worrying About 2008

  The nation's colleges and accreditors escaped having new federal rules imposed on them for measuring academic success last year, but they were warned at a conference in Washington this week that the danger has not passed. Read More... Posted Jan 31 2008, 09:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Community Colleges Are Key to Shoring Up the U.S. Economy, Report Says

  Community-college students need more financial aid, the colleges themselves need more money, and both need to achieve higher standards of success, says a report scheduled to be released by the College Board today. Read More... Posted Jan 31 2008, 09:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Creative-Writing Advocates Take Up the Cause of Reading

  New guidelines for teaching creative writing to undergraduates that emphasize developing a love of literature will be presented to members of the Association of Writers and Writing Programs next month. Read More... Posted Jan 31 2008, 09:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• U.S. Faces Emerging Rivals in Foreign-Student Market, Study Finds

  While the United States remains the most popular destination for international students, it faces increasing competition from traditional rivals like Britain as well as newer host countries like Singapore, Malaysia, and China, according to a survey of... Posted Jan 31 2008, 09:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• NCAA Agrees to Pay Up to $228-Million to Settle Vast Antitrust Case Brought by Athletes

  The deal would provide tens of thousands of athletes with more money for college expenses but could have costly implications for colleges in future years. Read More... Posted Jan 30 2008, 09:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Bans on Affirmative Action Help Asian Americans, Not Whites, Report Says

  Whites may be the strongest opponents to affirmative action, but it is Asian Americans—and not whites—whose chances of gaining admission to a selective university surges after an institution is precluded from considering applicants' race, a new study... Posted Jan 30 2008, 09:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• For-Profit Colleges Lobby Against Proposed Change in Calculating Student-Loan Default Rates

  Representatives of more than 50 for-profit colleges and universities descended on the Capitol on Tuesday to lobby Congress to reject a proposed change in federal law that could make dozens, if not hundreds, of proprietary institutions ineligible to award... Posted Jan 30 2008, 09:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• More Foreign Science and Engineering Grad Students Flock to U.S., New Survey Finds

  Enrollment of first-time foreign students in graduate programs in science and engineering increased by 16 percent from 2005 to 2006, according to newly released survey data from the National Science Foundation. Read More... Posted Jan 30 2008, 09:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Federal-Court Jury Rejects Iranian-Born Professor's Allegations of Bias by La Salle U.

  The professor, who is Muslim, accused La Salle University, in Philadelphia, of discrimination after it refused to reappoint him to a department chairmanship. Read More... Posted Jan 30 2008, 09:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Iraqi Doctor Turned Journalism Student Sees His Life Transformed

  Omer Salih Mahdi, who faced harsh conditions providing medical care in Iraq, ultimately came to believe that he could contribute more as a reporter documenting the results of war than as a physician. Read More... Posted Jan 30 2008, 09:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Take Your Celebrity Somewhere Else. Young Voters Are Wooed by the Issues

  A bipartisan group gathered in Washington on Tuesday to talk about how young peoples' votes could affect the 2008 election and the policy decisions that follow it. Read More... Posted Jan 30 2008, 03:52 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Bush Tells Congress to Halve Earmarks Next Year, or He Will

  Laying out his priorities for his final year on the job in his State of the Union speech, President Bush threatened to veto any bills with excessive earmark spending and encouraged lawmakers to restart a stalled drive to double federal spending for physical... Posted Jan 29 2008, 09:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News