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"Some college administrators seem so distracted with fund raising, academic infighting, and community initiatives that they set up their emergency communications departments very poorly. Training is poor to nonexistent, secretaries are pressed into service with tremendous responsibilities for running 'notification systems' 24/7 and on weekends because no one else knows how to do it and the administration won’t pay for additional staff. Procedures are seat-of-the-pants and dependent on HIPPO (highest paid person’s opinion), except when something like Virginia Tech happens and there is some sort of scramble to do something different." --Donna
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Jill Biden Shines a Global Spotlight on American Community Colleges
Speaking at a Unesco conference in Paris, the vice president’s wife stressed the importance of two-year institutions to the nation’s educational goals.
Connecticut Public Colleges Lose 200 Professors to Early Retirement
Administrators are scrambling to plug holes in their course schedules for fall, with most expecting to do so by hiring more adjuncts or increasing class sizes.
U. of Georgia Paid 2 Fraternities $2.4-Million to Relocate, Contracts Show
The two were among five with houses on property where the university plans to build new academic facilities.
New Allegations in Admissions Controversy at U. of Illinois Suggest Ex-Provost Played a Role
Linda P.B. Katehi, the incoming chancellor of the University of California at Davis, has insisted she knew nothing of the admission of politically connected applicants at Illinois.
Sonoma State U. Foundation May Lose $350,000 on Loan to Former Board Member
The foundation will be forced to issue fewer scholarships in the 2010-11 academic year because of a diminished endowment, a university official said.
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November 20, 2007
Countdown for Colleges to Report Dangerous Chemicals
The Department of Homeland Security published in today’s Federal Register its final list of chemicals with potential terrorist uses. Colleges now have 60 days to inventory the chemicals in their laboratories and submit the results to an online federal database called Top Screen.
The department made the list public more than two weeks ago, but today’s notice starts the countdown.
Laboratories that do not comply with the deadline could face fines or closure. The rules allow facilities to request 60-day extensions. —JJ Hermes
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I think it’s ludicrous that a person cannot carry a full tube of toothpaste on an airplane while the colleges and universities of this nation can store and use thousands of pounds of hazmats with no accountability – how do YOU spell corruption?
— David Nov 20, 08:45 PM #
How about because a college is not an airplane for starters?
— Jim Nov 21, 06:40 PM #
We are removing all toothpaste from our chemistry stockroom.
— Jim Nov 21, 06:42 PM #
Yeah, I’ll never forget the day the terrorists flew the Columbia chemistry department into th… wait a second!
— Kyle Finchsigmate Nov 23, 09:07 AM #
Anyone who has taken organic chemistry knows that you can make any substance you want. These ready-made chemicals will only get used by amateurs.
— Sally Mae Nov 26, 10:53 AM #