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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Report Highlights Characteristics of Colleges With High Transfer-Success Rates
The findings suggest practices that can help more low-income and first-generation students make the transition from two-year to four-year colleges.
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Duncan Promises Colleges Attention to Cutting Costly Red Tape
The education secretary says he's willing to make a deal with colleges: fewer reporting requirements in exchange for improvements in student performance.
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Accountability Issues Persist Under New Administration
Financial and political pressures are keeping the focus on how well colleges are performing, said speakers at a meeting held by the American Enterprise Institute.
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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Lincoln U. Requires Its Students to Step on the Scale
Freshmen who have a body-mass index above 30 must pass a physical-fitness course before graduating from the university, in Pennsylvania. Some say that's unfair.
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Video: At UCLA, Tuition-Hike Protests Turn Raucous
Tempers flared and Taser guns came out when students at the U. of California at Los Angeles protested a decision to raise tuition throughout their university system.
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Bishops Discuss Ways to Strengthen Relationship with Catholic Colleges
- Athletes' Graduation Rates Hit Another High, NCAA Says
- Amid Protests, U. of California Regents Panel Approves 32% Tuition Increase
- Hiring Outlook for College Graduates in Coming Year Remains Bleak
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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President of Grambling State U. to Step Down This Month
Horace A. Judson, who has drawn both praise and criticism during his five years at the Louisiana institution, cited family reasons in tendering his resignation.
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Audio: Graham Spanier on the Changing Role of the Public-University President
Graham B. Spanier, president of the Pennsylvania State University system, says it's more difficult to be president of a public university now than it was a few years ago.
- Audio: The Case for a New Kind of Public University
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