June 2009 - Posts

• New Loan-Repayment Program Allows Student Borrowers to Pay as They Earn

  The government's new income-based repayment plan, which takes effect Wednesday, will lower payments for those with high debt-to-income ratios. Read More... Posted Jun 30 2009, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Campus Shooting Led to Widespread Depression, Study Finds

  The students and staff members who were at Montreal's Dawson College during a campus shooting nearly three years ago have higher rates of serious depression, according to a study to be presented this afternoon in New York at the International Congress... Posted Jun 30 2009, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Higher-Education Experts Are Relieved at Supreme Court Ruling on Employment Tests

  The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in favor of white firefighters who sued after their city scrapped a promotional exam is expected to have little impact on colleges' admissions practices. Read More... Posted Jun 30 2009, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Nacubo Meeting Attendees Say Economic Downturn Is Not All Bad News

  Construction costs are down, and public colleges are benefiting from higher enrollments, officials say. Read More... Posted Jun 30 2009, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Some Stem-Cell Scientists Question New York's Plan to Pay Egg Donors

  New York State regulators have agreed to permit the use of state money to pay women who donate eggs for embryonic-stem-cell research, sensing an opportunity to push their universities into national leadership in the field. Read More... Posted Jun 29 2009, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• During a Campus Crisis, There Is No Substitute for Experience

  Emergency-response plans are crucial, a dean of students who has studied how administrators handled crises told college housing officials on Sunday. But in the heat of the moment, even a well-laid plan can help only so much. Read More... Posted Jun 29 2009, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Bowdoin Graduate Wins Chronicle Award for Young Journalists

  The Chronicle has given its David W. Miller Award for Young Journalists to Steve Kolowich. Read More... Posted Jun 29 2009, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• U.S. May Need to Prune Number of Research Universities, Lobby Group Says

  Amid tighter budgets and stronger international competition, the nation may need "fewer but better" when it comes to research universities, the head of those institutions' chief lobby group said Thursday. Read More... Posted Jun 26 2009, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Sexual-Harassment Cases May Now Hinge on What Colleges Could Have Prevented

  Judges are adopting a broader standard that could cause colleges to be held liable for other violent crimes by students with prior convictions or for misconduct during fraternity rushing, said speakers at a conference for college lawyers. Read More..... Posted Jun 26 2009, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Aid Experts Like President's Plan to Streamline Fafsa but Hope for Bigger Changes

  The plan includes fewer questions on the financial-aid application and a pilot program to allow students and their families to retrieve information automatically from their tax forms. Read More... Posted Jun 25 2009, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Lawyers' Advice to Colleges About Internet Gossip: Educate, Don't Regulate

  Legal action may fail to close objectionable sites, and disciplinary proceedings against site users may run into free-speech problems, experts at a conference for university lawyers said. Read More... Posted Jun 25 2009, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Foundation Endowments Dipped in 2008, but Giving Rose

  Grant makers' endowments plunged by 26 percent last year, though their returns still compared favorably to the overall performance of the stock market, says a new report by the Commonfund Institute. Read More... Posted Jun 25 2009, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Education Dept. Plan Would Make It Easier to Apply for Student Aid

  The Education Department is expected to announce today its three-step plan to simplify the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, the form the government uses to assess student need. Read More... Posted Jun 24 2009, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Accreditor for Teaching Programs Puts New Emphasis on Research and Real Life

  The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education announced new requirements that will put a greater focus on research into effective teaching methods. Read More... Posted Jun 24 2009, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News

• Largest States Should Get the Greatest Share of College-Completion Funds, Group Suggests

  If America is to reach President Obama's goal of having the world's highest proportion of college graduates by 2020, a $2.5-billion grant program he has proposed should focus on the nation's largest states, says a new report. Read More... Posted Jun 24 2009, 08:00 AM by Chronicle.com - Today's News