January 2009 - Posts

• The $7-Billion Patch for Campus Maintenance

  College leaders hope that the economic-stimulus bill will help them catch up with campus maintenance projects that have been deferred far too long. Read More... Posted Jan 30 2009, 09:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Senate Remains Undecided on Raising Student-Loan Limits

  Stimulus legislation approved by the U.S. House of Representatives raises the maximum amounts that undergraduates could borrow in certain unsubsidized federal loans, but the Senate bill so far contains no increase. Read More... Posted Jan 30 2009, 09:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Scholars Hope Obama Will Bring Change to the NEH

  Academics look to the Obama administration to bring more openness, balance, and (of course) money to the National Endowment for the Humanities. But not everyone agrees about how to reach those goals. Read More... Posted Jan 30 2009, 09:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Medical Schools Should Re-Examine Admissions and Training Methods, Experts Say

  Medical schools should update a training model that has resulted in the preparation of an insufficiently diverse group of doctors, with too few going into primary care, says a new report. Read More... Posted Jan 30 2009, 09:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Recession on Top of Energy Crisis May Mean Power Boost for Universities

  The Brookings Institution says the federal government should increase its support for energy research to more than $20-billion a year, with about a quarter of that going to university-based institutes. Read More... Posted Jan 29 2009, 09:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• In the Wake of Scandal, No News Is Good News at West Virginia U.

  The university is enjoying a break from the spotlight as it gets back on track under an interim president. Read More... Posted Jan 29 2009, 09:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• At One University, Matching Students with Scholarships Just Got a Little Easier

  Programmers at the University of Michigan have developed a system that identifies students who meet donors' requirements. Read More... Posted Jan 29 2009, 09:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• 2 Universities' Plagiarism Policies Look a Lot Alike

  After several high-profile plagiarism scandals, Southern Illinois University released a report on how to deal with the issue. But the institution's definition of plagiarism is nearly the same as one adopted earlier by Indiana University. Read More... Posted Jan 28 2009, 09:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Stimulus Bill Would Make Millions of Students Newly Eligible for Tuition Tax Credit

  Low- and middle-income students would qualify for a tuition tax break under economic-stimulus legislation that the House of Representatives is expected to pass today, analysts say. Read More... Posted Jan 28 2009, 09:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Campus Computing Goes Green to Save Money

  Colleges' information-technology departments can cut costs by using environmentally friendly strategies. Read More... Posted Jan 28 2009, 09:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Market Collapse Weighs Heavily on Endowments

  College endowments earned an average return of -3 percent for the 2008 fiscal year and an estimated -22.5 percent in the five months after that, two new reports out today show. Read More... Posted Jan 27 2009, 09:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Research and Inventions Earn Big Bucks for American Universities

  At least 27 universities earned more than $10-million from licensing the rights to vaccines, drugs, medical devices, and other intellectual property in 2007, says a new report. Read More... Posted Jan 27 2009, 09:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Brandeis U. Plans to Close Its Museum and Sell Its Valuable Art Collection

  Officials announced the plan on Monday, saying it was necessary to counter the effects of the recession and "fortify the university's position for the future." Read More... Posted Jan 27 2009, 09:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Scholars Hail Obama's New Rules on Records, but It's Still 'Not Nirvana'

  President Obama drew praise from scholars last week for abandoning Bush-era restrictions on the release of presidential documents. But researchers say much more needs to change for such records to be truly open to the public. Read More... Posted Jan 26 2009, 09:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Student-Aid Experts Offer Advice to Colleagues on Weathering the Recession

  Students who have trouble paying their tuition may need to be given more time to do so, said one of the speakers at a conference on student aid during uncertain economic times. Read More... Posted Jan 26 2009, 09:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News