April 2008 - Posts

• College Finance Chiefs Say Tuition Increases Will Keep Rising Faster Than Inflation

  Most financial officers at private colleges said they expect such a rise to continue, and many put part of the blame on the competition to offer special amenities. Read More... Posted Apr 30 2008, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Penn Scores Highest in National Green-Power Contest

  The University of Pennsylvania's extensive use of renewable energy and efficiency measures helped put the Ivy League on top in a contest sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency. Read More... Posted Apr 30 2008, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Efforts to Expand G.I. Bill Gain Ground in Congress

  Momentum is building for a bill that would significantly expand tuition benefits for veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan by paying up to the full cost of a four-year education at a public college. Read More... Posted Apr 30 2008, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Recording Industry Steps Up Campus-Piracy Alerts, Straining College Technology Offices

  Colleges and universities around the country are reporting a sharp, unanticipated increase in complaints from an industry group about the illegal sharing of music and movie files on campuses. Read More... Posted Apr 30 2008, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Inquiry Faults Handling of U. of Washington's Ill-Fated Ghana Trip

  The report by an independent investigator said that the study-abroad program to a remote village in Ghana was a major undertaking beyond the ability of the program director. The university is re-evaluating how it administers such programs. Read More.... Posted Apr 30 2008, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Santa Cruz Graduate Wins Student-Journalism Award From The Chronicle

  Sam Laird, a 2007 graduate of the University of California at Santa Cruz, won The Chronicle's David W. Miller Award for Student Journalists. Read More... Posted Apr 30 2008, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Former Instructor Threatens to Sue Dartmouth and Some Students for Discrimination

  A former lecturer in Dartmouth's writing program complains of being subjected to hostile and exploitative behavior. Dartmouth says her claims are without merit. Read More... Posted Apr 30 2008, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• 2 Top Administrators Quit at West Virginia U., but President Retains Support of Board

  It appears unlikely that Michael S. Garrison will resign or be removed as president in the wake of a transcript scandal involving the governor's daughter. Read More... Posted Apr 29 2008, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• New Medical College's First Class Will Receive Full Scholarships

  Officials of the new school, at the University of Central Florida, say students who graduate debt-free will be able to pursue areas of medicine out of interest rather than financial need. Read More... Posted Apr 29 2008, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• American Academy of Arts and Sciences Announces 212 New Members

  The American Academy of Arts and Sciences announced on Monday the election of 190 new fellows and 22 new foreign honorary members. Read More... Posted Apr 29 2008, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• First Meeting for New Group on Middle East and African Studies Places Islamic Extremism at Center of Its Agenda

  The chairman of the Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa denounced the academic traits that he believes impede open discussion of Islam in the keynote address. Read More... Posted Apr 28 2008, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• President Bush Pushes Congress for Quick Law on Student Lending

  Mr. Bush said such legislation is needed to protect student loans from the national credit crunch and to ensure that an economic slowdown does not result in fewer educational opportunities. Read More... Posted Apr 28 2008, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Congressional Panel Weighs Social Science's Role in Warfare

  The Pentagon must take better advantage of social scientists' insights about warfare and terrorism, several members of Congress said during a hearing on Thursday. Read More... Posted Apr 25 2008, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Faculty-Union Grievance Spurs Investigation of Retirement Funds at Youngstown State U.

  The university will look into allegations that money from some professors' paychecks was not deposited into their retirement accounts in a timely fashion. Any delays were largely the result of the switch to a new administrative software system, a... Posted Apr 25 2008, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Faculty and Board at Odds Over President of Culinary Institute

  After faculty members at the New York college voted overwhelmingly this week to express no confidence in its president, L. Timothy Ryan, the institute's board immediately gave him a unanimous vote of confidence and extended his contract as well. Read... Posted Apr 25 2008, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News