June 2008 - Posts

• Higher-Education Bills Are Among Congress's Unfinished Business

  A raft of legislation that affects higher education awaits action in Congress as a holiday weekend and nominating conventions turn attention elsewhere. Read More... Posted Jun 30 2008, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Key Senate Strategist Urges Colleges to Fight Accreditation Mandates

  A key Senate strategist and ally of colleges says they must fight harder to prevent federal accountability measures. Read More... Posted Jun 30 2008, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Scholarly Publishers Discuss How They're Adapting to Changing Realities

  Members of the Association of American University Presses met in Montreal to discuss how their business is affected by the open-access movement, online booksellers, a shortage of good peer reviewers, and an abundance of scholars. Read More... Posted Jun 30 2008, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Supreme Court Decision Shoots Down a Gun Ban and Raises Questions for College Campuses

  How the decision overturning the city of Washington's ban on handgun ownership will affect college campuses may depend on how an exception for "sensitive places such as schools" is interpreted. Read More... Posted Jun 27 2008, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Liberal Arts Undervalued by Education Department, Official Says After Quitting

  The department is controlled by advisers who are intent on judging colleges largely by their ability to provide economically measurable talent for industry, the recently departed assistant secretary for postsecondary education told The Chronicle. Read... Posted Jun 27 2008, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Land-Rich Universities Weigh New Options for Real-Estate Development

  The public-private partnerships that many institutions are forming to develop their property could pay off well but also pose risks, says a new report by Moody's Investors Service. Read More... Posted Jun 27 2008, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Accreditor Takes Florida A&M U. off Probation

  The historically black institution, in Tallahassee, was informed on Thursday that it is no longer on probation. Its accreditor had put it on probation for two consecutive six-month terms. Read More... Posted Jun 27 2008, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• In Lawsuit, University Asserts That Downloading Copyrighted Texts Is Fair Use

  Georgia State University has responded in a U.S. district court to the three academic publishers that accused it of letting students illegally download and print readings from thousands of works. Read More... Posted Jun 27 2008, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• 2 New Reports Call on Colleges and Congress to Improve Work-Force Training

  The reports released this week discuss shortages of workers in certain fields and urge federal and state governments to spend more on higher education for a broader array of Americans. Read More... Posted Jun 27 2008, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Botched Chancellor Hire in Wisconsin Raises Questions About Search Process

  The University of Wisconsin system is re-examining the way it hires chancellors after its appointee to lead its Parkside campus withdrew this week as he copes with a federal criminal investigation. Read More... Posted Jun 26 2008, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Contract Raises New Concern Over Sallie Mae's Ties to Guarantor

  A retired Education Department official questions the legality of the newly disclosed contractual arrangement that Sallie Mae, the nation's largest student-loan company, has with USA Funds, the nation's largest guarantee agency. Read More... Posted Jun 26 2008, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• President of Apollo Group Inc. Resigns to Join Competing For-Profit Institution

  The president, Brian Mueller, announced on Wednesday that he was leaving to take a similar post at Grand Canyon University, a smaller institution with aspirations to grow. Read More... Posted Jun 26 2008, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Doctoral Student in Controversial Army Program Dies in Baghdad Blast

  Tuesday's bombing killed a graduate student in political science at the Johns Hopkins University. It was the second fatal attack in less than two months for the U.S. Army's human-terrain program. Read More... Posted Jun 26 2008, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Education Dept. Sets Final Details of Loan-Rescue Plan and Hints at Broader Overhaul of Student-Aid System

  Lenders were relieved that the final rules left many previously announced terms unchanged. Department officials suggested that crafting the plan had also sped up their efforts toward streamlining the whole system. Read More... Posted Jun 26 2008, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Colleges Should Change Policies to Encourage Scholarship Devoted to the Public Good, Report Says

  A national consortium of more than 80 colleges is urging higher education to revamp its tenure and promotion policies to reward members whose scholarship contributes toward the public good. Read More... Posted Jun 26 2008, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News