Off Beat
Black Colleges React to Low Point in Fashion
Ben Torres, Al Dia, MCT, Newscom
Historically black colleges are cracking down on "unbridled" personal expression, like saggy pants.
When Morehouse College recently announced 11 rules for how students should dress, it was No. 9 that got all the attention. That's the rule forbidding students at the all-male, historically black college from wearing women's clothes, including dresses, tunics, and pumps. Critics said the move was intolerant, even homophobic. Lost in the cross-dressing controversy was an underlying issue: Why...
Admissions & Student Aid
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As Berkeley Enrolls More Out-of-State Students, Racial Diversity May Suffer
The university plans to enroll about 15 percent fewer Californians and replace most of those spots with out-of-state and international students.
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Many Private Colleges Expect Tuition Revenue Declines, Moody's Report Says
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U.S. Civil-Rights Panel to Determine if Men Get Admissions Preferences
Government
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Lumina Makes Grants to 7 States to Raise Productivity in Higher Education
The foundation will provide up to $9.1-million to help the states carry out comprehensive policies that seek to improve college-completion rates.
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Duncan Warns Colleges of Limits to Help From Federal Budget
The education secretary said that, despite billions of dollars in federal assistance, colleges could not avoid having to make "hard decisions."
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Audio: A Partisan Divide on Student Loans
Democrats on Capitol Hill are urging colleges to plan for the end of bank-based student lending, but Republicans want to renew a program that aids the bank-based system.
Facilities
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Regular Checkups of Green Buildings Can Yield Millions in Savings
A building that calls itself green—even one certified by LEED—still can waste energy over time, as facilities managers know all too well.
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Students Help Call the Shots on Classroom Upgrades at North Dakota State U.
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Is It a Library? A Student Center?
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Colleges Map Hazy Routes to Limiting Emissions
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Oregon Universities Plan an Ambitiously Green Building
Administrator Data
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Median Salaries of College Administrators By Job Category And Type of Institution, 2008-9
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Median Salaries of Midlevel Administrative Workers
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The Chronicle Survey of Undergraduate Admissions Officers
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Pay of Senior Administrators Still Beats Inflation, Even in Sluggish Economy
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Pay Raises for Midlevel Workers Trail Those for Top-Level Administrators
Legal
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U. of Phoenix Expects to Spend Up to $80.5-Million in Settling Whistle-Blower Case
The university's parent company announced that it anticipates paying out no more than that amount to settle a lawsuit brought by two former admissions counselors.
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A Legal Blast From the Past: Course-Pack Company Loses Copyright Lawsuit
A business in Ann Arbor, Mich., failed in its attempt to get around a legal precedent that guides the procedures for copying course packs.
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Allegations at Stevens Institute Center on Troubled Board
Details from a lawsuit show that New Jersey's attorney general believes certain trustees are responsible for mismanaging funds and deliberately withholding information.
Top Stories
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After Media Success, U. of California Protesters Look Ahead
Demonstrations over a 32-percent tuition increase have won students no financial relief, but organizers say they are in it for the long haul.
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No-Confidence Vote at Cal State Stems Partly From Chronicle Essay
Faculty members on the Stanislaus campus voted overwhelmingly against the leadership of Hamid Shirvani, in part because of the commentary he wrote.
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Mom's the President, and I'm Outta Here
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Incendiary Videos, Knucklehead Students
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Campus Risk Managers Extend Their Turf
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A Crusader for Cannabis
Fund Raising
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Kent State Says It Will Pay Bonuses to Some 800 Professors
The lucky faculty members will get the checks as a result of an experimental incentive program begun last year.
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Tufts U. to Use $40-Million Gift to Promote 'Engineering Leadership'
The donation is from Bernard M. Gordon, an inventor who is the founder and former chairman of the Analogic Corporation.
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Updates on Billion-Dollar Campaigns at 32 Institutions
The 32 universities collected a total of $268.4-million in gifts and pledges in July.
Leadership & Governance
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Board Feud at Maricopa Community Colleges Spins Out of Control
An activist board at one of the largest community-college systems in the country is nettling administrators and faculty.
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Audio: Taking the Reins in Tight Times
Bruce Shepard, who became president of Western Washington University in September 2008, describes some of the tough cuts he had to make in his first year on the job.
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