Technology
Free Online Courses, at a Very High Price
Students want them, but colleges struggle to find a workable business model for open courses online.
Off Beat
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Another Way to Enjoy the Creatures You Study: in a Tasty Sauce
In the all-consuming world of field research, scientists sometimes dine on the very creatures they study.
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On the College Circuit With a Suitcase and a Spiel
They are the road warriors, the mobile motivators, the itinerant inspirers: Professional on-campus speakers have chosen a tough way to make a living, but it pays well.
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The Antigravity of the Situation
Monuments on 13 college campuses are all that remain of Roger W. Babson's quixotic quest to conquer "Gravity—Our Enemy No. 1."
Who's Making What
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Paychecks Top $1-Million for 23 Private-College Presidents Premium Link
Colleges say they are willing to pay for movers and shakers and, in some cases, to make up for money leaders lose when they leave their previous jobs.
Faculty Salaries
Chronicle Conversations
Graham Spanier: Penn State's president explains why it's more difficult to be president of a public university now than it was just a few years ago.
Mark Yudof: It's time for federal and state governments to change their approach to financing higher education, says the president of the U. of California.
Michael Crow: Arizona State's president says public research universities must find new ways to serve students and tackle social problems.
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Gift-Giving in the Academic Tribe
W.B. Carnochan explains the semiotics of book gifts among scholars—a topic that could keep anthropologists occupied for quite some time.
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CSI: Plagiarism
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Trying to Engage Students Can Break Your Heart
Happy Holidays
The Chronicle is on a holiday publishing break. The next scheduled daily report will be on Monday, January 4, 2010, but we'll update this site (in our Ticker blog and In the News section, below) with important news. Meantime, we offer a selection of top news, features, and opinion articles from the year just past.
In the News
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Senator's $100-Million Addition to Health-Care Bill Is Intended for UConn
Christopher J. Dodd, a Connecticut Democrat who faces a tough re-election fight, asked that the money be inserted in the giant piece of legislation.
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Accreditor Is Not in Imminent Danger of Losing Status, Despite Scathing Federal Report
Taking action against the Higher Learning Commission is likely to be lengthy and to have little or no effect on the more than 1,000 institutions it accredits.
- Survey of College Finances Finds Good Stewardship, but Some Possible Red Flags
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Your Doctor's Advice Notwithstanding, Marijuana Is Banned on College Campuses
- A Renewed Workforce Investment Act Should Strengthen Adult Basic Education, Speakers Say
- The AAUP's Cary Nelson Goes to War
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Bah, Humbug: It's an Old Refrain, but There Are Better Holiday Songs
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Scholars Seek Better Metrics for Assessing Research Productivity
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Job Slump Worsens for Language and Literature Scholars
- Matching Teaching Style to Learning Style May Not Help Students
More News
The Ticker
- U. of Iowa Settles Arthritis-Patent Lawsuit With Abbott Laboratories
- Campus Free-Speech Group Claims Victory in U. of Minnesota Dispute
- Foundation Says Bayh-Dole Act Lets Universities Hold Professors' Inventions Hostage
- Professor's Suit Against Idaho State U. Is Dismissed
- Montgomery College President Resigns From Post
Wired Campus
- New Report: For-Profits Gobble Up More of Online Market Amid Recession
- Hacker Breaks Into Community-College Server Containing Personal Info of 51,000
- 'Step Away From the Laptop. You Are Too Close to the Laptop.'
Arts & Letters Daily
Pell Grants for higher education seemed like such a good idea in the 1980s. But a careful look at who benefits from them today raises disturbing issues. More
Campus Viewpoint
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Video Report: Adjuncts Speak Out
Eight adjunct professors working in the Chicago area sat down with The Chronicle and spoke candidly about working part time, feeling like second-class citizens on their campuses, and drawing inspiration from their students.
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