Thursday, December 20, 2001

Best-Selling Software at College Bookstores in November 1. Microsoft Office XP Professional (Windows) Last month: 1 2. Microsoft Office XP Standard (Windows) Last month: 2 3. Adobe Acrobat 5.0 (Windows) Last month: 4 4. Norton Antivirus 2002 (Windows) Last month: 3 5. Microsoft Windows XP Professional Upgrade (Windows) Last month: 6 6. Microsoft Windows XP Upgrade (Windows) Last month: -- 7. Macromedia DreamWeaver 4 (Windows and Macintosh) Last month: 9 8. Corel WordPerfect Office 2002 (Windows) Last month: -- 9. Adobe Acrobat 5.0 (Macintosh) Last month: -- 10. Microsoft FrontPage 2002 (Windows) Last month: -- The Chronicle's list of best-selling software is based on a survey of 356 stores that are members of the National Association of College Stores. Fifty-two stores responded with sales statistics, and 13 others reported that they had sold no computer software. Background article from The Chronicle: Best-Selling Software on College Campuses in October (11/16/2001) Easy-to-print version E-mail this article

Lawmakers who crafted Pell Grant bill took away secretary's power to reduce award size Education Department declines to ease ban on student aid for people convicted on drug charges Women earn more degrees than men, but men earn more doctorates, Education Dept. reports Arts endowment blocks grant to college in Maine for controversial exhibit U. of South Florida fires professor involved in talk-show controversy U. of Vermont lures ecology-economics institute from U. of Maryland with $7.5-million gift U. of South Alabama punished by NCAA for recruiting violations Best-selling software at college bookstores in November Researcher sees a big role for virtual reality in distance education