Chronicle of Higher Education

Most Georgia Students Say They're Free to Speak Their Minds

2008-08-20T13:00:00Z

Most students on University System of Georgia campuses believe their freedom of speech is respected, although some say they've taken a course in which they felt obliged to agree with the professor's point of view, a survey found. Read More......(read more)

Proportion of Professors Hired as Couples Rises, Study Finds

2008-08-20T13:00:00Z

Thirteen percent of professors hired at the nation's leading universities since 2000 came with their partners, and the growing trend has provoked questions about the proper guidelines for such hires, a Stanford University study found. Read More......(read more)

New High-Tech Teaching Center, Pushed by Congress, Lacks Funds

2008-08-20T13:00:00Z

The National Center for Research in Advanced Information and Digital Technologies would develop technologically advanced ways to improve teaching, but ambitions for the center may need to be scaled back. Read More......(read more)

In Colombia, a University Offers Students an Alternative to Violence

2008-08-20T13:00:00Z

The University of the Pacific is expanding rapidly but can't keep up with the demand for its courses, even though wages in the region are low. Read More......(read more)

India Shores Up Standards in Weak Engineering Programs

2008-08-19T13:00:00Z

Educators and business leaders in India are trying to establish better quality control over the multitude of new engineering programs that are being started. Read More......(read more)

A Peek Into the Mind of the Average College Freshman

2008-08-19T13:00:00Z

Students starting college this fall are bound to see the world differently from those who got their Ph.D.'s back when Russia had a Leningrad. Beloit College's annual Mind-Set List gives some clues to how the younger generation thinks. Read More......(read more)

Colleges Work With Private Companies to Prepare Foreign Students

2008-08-18T13:00:00Z

Deals between private companies and colleges to attract and educate foreign students are spreading from other countries to the United States. Read More......(read more)

Community Colleges in North Carolina Close Doors to Illegal Immigrants

2008-08-18T13:00:00Z

The North Carolina Board of Community Colleges voted on Friday to prevent illegal immigrants from enrolling in the state's 58 community colleges while it commissions a study on the issue. Read More......(read more)

Just as Congress Eases Aid Rule, College Is Accused of Violating It

2008-08-18T13:00:00Z

Two campuses of the Star Technical Institute could be declared ineligible for federal student aid after allegedly breaking a law that requires colleges to obtain at least 10 percent of all revenues from nonfederal sources. Read More......(read more)

Russian Attacks Hit University That Defied Separatist Impulse in Georgia

2008-08-15T13:00:00Z

Gori University, in Georgia, was among the targets this week of bombardment by Russian forces, and its professors and students have abandoned it. Read More......(read more)

U. of Georgia Abruptly Halts Some Research Leaves for Faculty Members

2008-08-15T13:00:00Z

The university's provost decided to cancel the leaves for this coming year because of looming state budget cuts, although he allowed some exceptions. Read More......(read more)

Firing of Arden Editor Causes Tempest in Shakespeare Studies

2008-08-15T13:00:00Z

The publisher of the Arden Shakespeare collection has offered no public explanation, but the dismissed scholar says the reason given was a missed deadline. Read More......(read more)

To Help More Students, Lenders Say, Speed of Rescue Plan Is Key

2008-08-15T13:00:00Z

The Department of Education is considering offering money through its proposed loan-repurchasing service on a same-day basis. Read More......(read more)

Fired Arizona State Professor Sues, Alleging Discrimination

2008-08-15T13:00:00Z

A tenured faculty member at Arizona State University who was fired last year for allegedly plagiarizing course syllabi claims that her dismissal was discriminatory and racist. Read More......(read more)

California Bill Takes Aim at Tactics of Animal-Rights Protesters

2008-08-15T13:00:00Z

University of California officials urged state lawmakers on Thursday to approve a bill that would seek to prevent animal-rights protesters from distributing the photographs and home addresses of university researchers. Read More......(read more)