May 2009 - Posts

• Study-Abroad Officials Consider New Approaches for Tough Times

  International-education offices at American colleges should use the financial crisis as a chance to develop more creative and cost-effective methods, panelists told college officials at the annual meeting of Nafsa: Association of International Educators... Posted May 29 2009, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Iraq Looks for U.S. Partners in New Scholarship Program

  The government of Iraq is moving ahead with the Iraq Education Initiative, a plan that will fast-track qualified Iraqi students to study in the United States. Read More... Posted May 29 2009, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Texas A&M Faculty Members Resist the Idea of a Job Merger at the Top

  The Texas A Read More... Posted May 29 2009, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Full-Time Students Account for a Growing Share of Enrollments

  That change is especially pronounced at two-year colleges and reflects a steady rise in the number of students graduating from high schools, says a new federal report. Read More... Posted May 29 2009, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Foundation Gives $22-Million to Increase the Supply of Nursing Faculty in N.J.

  The majority of the money from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation will cover the costs for dozens of nurses to pursue master's or doctoral degrees in nursing education. Read More... Posted May 29 2009, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Colleges Face Challenges in Helping Foreign Students Adjust to Life in U.S.

  American colleges fall short in helping students from overseas adapt to a new culture and academic environment. The annual meeting of Nafsa: Association of International Educators devoted several sessions to discussing how campuses can support such students... Posted May 28 2009, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Scandal at N.C. State Exposes Dark Side of Politically Connected Trustees

  The case shows how much weight can be assigned to even a single conversation between college chiefs and trustees about the hiring of a government official's relative. Read More... Posted May 28 2009, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Supreme Court Nominee Was on the Side of Minorities in Key Cases

  Federal judge Sonia Sotomayor has shown some of the empathy that President Obama has said he wants in the next Supreme Court justice. Read More... Posted May 27 2009, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Council Promotes Ethical Guidelines for Student-Recruitment Agents

  The use of paid recruiting agents may be taking a step into the mainstream of international education, as a new nonprofit group adopts new standards of ethical practices and a system for certifying overseas recruiters. Read More... Posted May 27 2009, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Australia's Top Student-Recruiting Firm Sets Its Sights on U.S. Market

  The company, which recruits one in five of Australia's international students, is marketing its services to American institutions. Read More... Posted May 27 2009, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Psychology Grad Students Get Counseled on How to Teach

  At the annual convention of the Association for Psychological Science, veteran teachers and novices talked about the joys and terrors of being a graduate teaching assistant. Read More... Posted May 26 2009, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• News Analysis: Online Education Grows, but Painfully

  Difficulties faced by distance-learning programs in two states suggest that the fate of such endeavors is to evolve or dissolve. Read More... Posted May 22 2009, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Congress Hears Arguments for and Against Bank-Based Lending

  Democrats at a Congressional hearing spoke of the benefits of ending the bank-based, guaranteed-loan program, but lenders suggested alternatives to its abolition. Read More... Posted May 22 2009, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Too Few Beds and a Feud Plague Doctor Training Program in New Orleans

  A New Orleans teaching hospital that was damaged by Hurricane Katrina faces budget cuts and new questions about its ability to continue training 300 medical residents and fellows from two universities. Read More... Posted May 22 2009, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• California Community Colleges May Reduce Enrollment by 250,000 Students

  The reduction would occur if the Legislature adopts large cuts in state support proposed by the governor, system leaders said on Wednesday, following the defeat of five ballot measures to shrink the state's budget deficit. Read More... Posted May 21 2009, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News