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Updated: 18 hours 18 min ago In Dismal Times, Economists Try to Shape Financial DebatesHundreds of academic economists have tried to shape Washington's responses to the financial crisis. But many have a gnawing sense that they aren't being heard.
Emory's President Offers Reassurance and a Plea for SavingsAnticipating a flat administrative budget next year, the university is asking departments to look for cuts they can make now, maybe even forgoing holiday parties -- but not the "good cheer."
As Canada Prepares to Vote, a Student Group Grades the PartiesThe Liberal Party fared best on issues of concern to students in a report card issued by the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations.
Credit Squeeze Exposes Weaknesses in College Investment StrategiesThe credit crisis has left hundreds of colleges scrambling for cash to pay their bills and to cover the spiking interest on their debts.
Younger Americans Are No Longer Gaining in Educational Level, Report SaysThe percentage of young adults ages 18 to 34 who had at least an associate degree in 2006 is nearly identical to the proportion of those age 30 or above who had one, says a new report.
New ETS Campaign Aims to Get More Undergraduates to Take the GREThe Educational Testing Service is advertising on campuses to encourage more college juniors and seniors to take its Graduate Record Examination.
New President and Faculty Tangle at U. of the District of ColumbiaAllen L. Sessoms, the new president, is battling the university's faculty senate, which he wants to replace with a new forum.
Idea That Affirmative Action Stigmatizes Minority Students Is ChallengedA study compared responses from minority students at law schools that considered race in admissions with responses from those at schools without such preferences and found no statistical difference.
Last 2 Years Saw Modest Tuition Increases—but Those Days May Be GoneThe economic conditions that kept tuition from rising rapidly have changed, and an official at the American Council on Education expects larger increases next year.
Nonprofit Groups Will Face More Scrutiny, State Regulators Are ToldGrowing questions about the role boards played in overseeing troubled American companies will eventually also be felt by nonprofit organizations, a lawyer told state charity officials.
The Other Forgotten Scientist in the Medical Nobel Prize StoryThe awarding of a Nobel Prize this week to the French co-discoverers of the HIV virus prompted talk of the early days of AIDS research. Jay A. Levy, an American scientist who corroborated the French discovery, reflects on that era.
Rutgers U. Weighs Complaints of Bias Against Women in Political ScienceFemale faculty members and graduate students in the university's political-science department feel unfairly compensated and shut out of leadership posts, says an internal university report obtained by The Chronicle.
Many Community-College Students Miss Out on Aid—Because They Don’t ApplyNearly 40 percent of the colleges' full-time students don't even fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid, says a new report by a federal advisory committee.
As Credit Woes Mount, Colleges See Hope in Bailout BillSmall private colleges are hoping that the bailout bill President Bush signed on Friday will help stabilize the markets and ease some of the financial pressures on them.
Best Education Practices Found Unlikely to Reach Underserved StudentsThe lower students' achievement levels are when they start college, the more they would benefit from certain educational activities, a study has found.
Update on Billion-Dollar Campaigns at 29 UniversitiesThe 29 American universities seeking to raise at least $1-billion collected a total of $601.9-million during the last month for which they had data available.
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