Special Report: The State of the Adjunct Professoriate
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Adjuncts don't make much money, but for many, the time spent with students makes it all worthwhile. The Chronicle went to Chicago to give you a glance inside the minds of adjunct professors. |
Diversity in Academe
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Diversity Takes a Hit During Tough Times
Some campuses have gone to great lengths to save their diversity programs, while others sacrifice them to save what they see as more intrinsic functions.
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Minority-Serving Colleges Deserve More Respect
Nonwhite people will make up 52 percent of the United States by the year 2050. How will colleges meet the moral obligation to educate them? asks Marybeth Gasman.
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Disappearing Into Diversity
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Is It My Job to Teach the Revolution?
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Browsable Database: Race and Ethnicity of Full-Time Faculty Members
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Students With Disability Study Abroad, Too
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Diversity With a British Accent
Swine Flu 2009
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Universities Spark Hunt for Universal Flu Vaccine
If the quest for the vaccine succeeds, thanks may be due to a university that approved a sabbatical for a young faculty member more than 20 years ago.
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Colleges Face Swine-Flu Challenge
Campus officials are scrambling to deal with a pandemic by dispensing hand sanitizers, reassuring parents, and sending out "flu buddies" to deliver meals.
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Swine-Flu Scare Offers Lessons for Study-Abroad Programs
Colleges should use the latest health emergency as an impetus to strengthen their plans for responding to hazards, says the director of a global-education resource center.
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For Swine Flu, a Little Hype Is Not a Bad Thing, Some Scientists Say
Even if some of the coverage of the flu outbreak might have been overblown, at least it encouraged the public to take reasonable precautions, say professors who were called on...
Innovators in Internationalization
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U. of Cincinnati Tracks Its Place in the World
The university's database in process, called UCosmic, has attracted attention from other institutions with complex webs of international dealings.
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For Tufts, the World Is a Matter of Connections
With graduates all over the world, Tufts University has expanded its alumni-relations office and pushed international networking high on its priority list.
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East Carolina U. Uses Simple Technology to Link Its Students With Peers Overseas
East Carolina University found a way to use inexpensive and relatively unsophisticated technology to link its students with classrooms around the world.
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One University's Strategy for Keeping International Projects Running Smoothly
The University of Washington has created the Global Support Project, a one-stop shop for faculty and staff members doing research or running programs abroad.
Special Report: Opening Doors
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Number of Foreign Students in U.S. Hit a New High Last Year
India and China led the way as more foreign students than ever, and particularly more undergraduates, enrolled in American colleges.
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The Chinese Are Coming, and They Need Help With the Admissions Process
Misconceptions are rampant among Chinese families who want their children to attend U.S. institutions, Bruce G. Hammond writes.
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Study Abroad Diversifies as Its Popularity Grows
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Top Destinations Compete for Growing Numbers of Foreign Students
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Who's Making What
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Many Colleges Spend Big to Carry Former Officials on Their Payrolls
The "golden parachutes" of former officials are pricey for some colleges.
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NYU's President Receives Unusually Structured Retirement Pay
John E. Sexton's compensation differs from that of other private-college chiefs in how the university reports his annual retirement benefit.
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Paychecks Top $1-Million for 23 Private-College Presidents
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Searchable Database: Executives' Compensation at Private Institutions
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Table: Leaders in Total Compensation at Private Colleges, 2007-8
Sticker Shock
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Colleges Offer a Degree in 3
More colleges are offering shorter degree programs to help students save money and time, but some takers find they aren't in such a hurry after all.
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Support-Staff Jobs Double in 20 Years, Outpacing Enrollment
Colleges have added managers and support personnel at a vigorous clip, far outpacing the growth in student enrollment and instructors.
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Germany Provides Higher Education Without the Frills
Universities remain virtually free, but change may be coming to their historic halls
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Big Costs, Little Cash for Energy Efficiency
Utica College struggles to pay for projects that ultimately save money
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20 Years Later: How One Flagship Has Changed
Competitive pressures and big ambitions have led to sharp spending increases at the U. of Kansas — and a bigger burden on students.
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College Too Pricey? Don't Blame Faculty Pay
Professors' salaries are a big part of budgets but are not the big driver of tuition increases
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Pennsylvania Puts Renewed Focus on High Cost of Public Colleges
Allyson Triplett was thrilled when she was accepted into a nursing program at the Community College of Philadelphia. But paying for it proved to be far more challenging than...
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Washington's New College-Cost Crusader
A freshman Democrat takes center stage in the cost debate.
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Voluntary Cuts: New Tactic to Preserve State Support
University System of Maryland froze tuition and won over lawmakers by trimming $94-million.
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The $375-Billion Question: Why Does College Cost So Much?
From the halls of Congress to the kitchen tables of American families, that long-simmering complaint — Why does college cost so much? — is getting...
