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• Public Colleges Could Feel Sting of Recession for a Few Years

  An economist warned administrators from land-grant universities that state and local tax revenues may continue to drop through 2010 and possibly 2011.

• Clemson Provides a Case Study in Preserving Morale in a Time of Cuts

  The university's provost told a gathering of college leaders of steps adminstrators took to soften the blow of unpopular budget measures.

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  In a Time of Uncertainty, Colleges Hold Fast to the Status Quo

  Although colleges are hardly unaffected by the recession, as a Chronicle survey shows, financial pressure has not yet changed the way they operate.

  • How the Survey of the Economy's Impact on Colleges Was Conducted
  • Table: Response to the Downturn -- a Follow-Up Survey of Colleges
  • How One College Is Approaching the Crisis
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  Ithaca College Overshoots Its Admissions Mark and Pays a Price

  In a year of high uncertainty over admissions, the private college will spend extra money and change some policies after substantially missing its target.

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  Struggling Colleges Question the Cost—and Worth—of Specialized Accreditation

  Accreditation for programs in business, nursing, and other specialties can enhance colleges' reputations, but at a price that some aren't willing to pay.

• Deals for 2 Companies Heat Up For-Profit Sector

  The Education Management Corporation plans to go public again, and the owner of Vatterott Colleges said it was selling the chain to another investor group.

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  RIT Trades Invention Rights for Research Dollars and Says You Should, Too

  A new corporate-research program at the Rochester Institute of Technology turns the old partnership paradigm on its head, writes Goldie Blumenstyk in Financial Affairs.

• Chart: The Inflation Rate in Higher Education: Regional Differences

• Administrative Salaries Drive Rise in Higher Education Price Index

  The figure rose 2.3 percent for the year ending June 30, higher than the Consumer Price Index but less than half the rate colleges saw in 2008.

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  Audio: Spelman College Extends a Helping Hand

  Beverly Tatum, president of Spelman College, explains how the recession is putting a strain on students, and how the college plans to help them afford their education.

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  Analysis: The Legacy of a Test-Prep Entrepreneur

  Stanley H. Kaplan's death brings to mind the roles his test-preparation empire played in shaping two trends that continue to transform academe.

• For-Profit Colleges See Large Increases in Enrollment and Revenue

  The gains suggest that economic fears are driving more adults and nontraditional students to seek career training.

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  When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Go Shopping (Around)

  It's time higher education ran its business operations in a businesslike manner, writes Goldie Blumenstyk.

• Cost of Colleges' Health-Care Benefits Continues to Rise

  College and employee contributions to health-care premiums continued to rise this year along with the annual cost of health-care plans, according to a new survey.

• Gentlemen, Start Your College Savings Plans

  Virginia College Savings Plan sponsors a Nascar race to reach an audience that has traditionally eluded it.

• Audio: Fund Raising in Tough Times

  Judith M. Jobbitt, of the consulting company Bentz Whaley Flessner, offers advice for development offices as they work through the recession.

• How 5 Colleges Plan to Keep Growing in Hard Times

  Five colleges describe their plans to keep on growing even when money is tight.

• Audio: How Colleges Can Weather the Economic Storm

  Cash-strapped colleges will have to make tough choices in the coming years about staffing, student aid, and recruitment. Which courses of action will they consider?

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  At the Fiscal Year's End, Questions Loom

  June 30 marks the end of the fiscal year for many colleges, and the reports that result may supply the first real evidence of the recession's impact on higher education.

• Video: Why Does College Cost So Much?

  It's a simple question, but when the Chronicle asked presidents, policy wonks, and men and women on the street, the responses could...