http://chronicle.com/topic/Government/114/ Topics :: Government Sat, 18 Feb 2012 06:21:13 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130742/ http://chronicle.com/article/Fault-Lines-Form-as-Finances/130742/ Looking for fiscal autonomy, leaders of several institutions, including San Francisco, with its vaunted medical school, have proposed independence.

]]> Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:01:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130414/ http://chronicle.com/article/State-Support-for-Higher/130414/ As a whole, state spending on higher education, after being supported by federal dollars for three budget years, is nearly 4 percent lower than it was in 2007.

]]> Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:01:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130411/ http://chronicle.com/article/Calif-Governor-Goes-After/130411/ The proposal would cut by nearly 60 percent the amount of state money students could get at proprietary colleges.

]]> Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:01:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130416/ http://chronicle.com/article/States-Push-Even-Further-to/130416/ While some state budgets are improving, lawmakers are still looking for long-term savings, and many are considering systems of performance-based financing.

]]> Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:01:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130206/ http://chronicle.com/article/Education-Department-Should/130206/ "Despite all these issues, the department continues to take its headstrong approach when it comes to its new gainful-employment regulation."

]]> Wed, 04 Jan 2012 06:00:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130103/ http://chronicle.com/article/A-Conversation-With-Richard/130103/ The recently fired president of the University of Oregon reflects on his experience pushing for a controversial new model for the state's higher-education system.

]]> Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:00:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/129918/ http://chronicle.com/article/U-of-Oregons-President-Is/129918/ The State Board of Higher Education fired Richard W. Lariviere on Monday, ending a tenure some described as too independent and sometimes defiant.

]]> Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:35:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/129794/ http://chronicle.com/article/Public-Colleges-Struggle-to/129794/ As demonstrations inspired by Occupy Wall Street spread, campuses are trying to balance support of free speech with concerns for image and safety.

]]> Wed, 16 Nov 2011 02:12:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/129765/ http://chronicle.com/article/Accreditors-Examine-Their/129765/ Amid public demands for accountability and fears of losing relevancy, just one of the nation's six regional accreditors has approved reforms.

]]> Sun, 13 Nov 2011 00:01:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/129186/ http://chronicle.com/article/States-Fight-a-Federal-Rule/129186/ With many states struggling economically, at least eight fell short in higher-education spending and could lose eligibility for the grants, which help needy students.

]]> Wed, 28 Sep 2011 22:11:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/129142/ http://chronicle.com/article/The-Higher-Education-Battle/129142/ Fighting banks and corporations is easy politics for a Democratic president. Taking on beloved State U. will be a tougher nut to crack.

]]> Sun, 25 Sep 2011 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/128971/ http://chronicle.com/article/Community-Colleges-Get-Lots-of/128971/ The colleges' mission in educating low-income and underprepared students could be jeopardized by limited public support.

]]> Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/128936/ http://chronicle.com/article/What-College-Can-Mean-to-the/128936/ The stakes go beyond the economic to the basic civic question: What kind of society do we want to become?

]]> Sun, 11 Sep 2011 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/128900/ http://chronicle.com/article/Education-Dept-Miscalculates/128900/ Several groups question how the data are derived. The scores affect whether and how freely colleges can participate in the federal student-aid programs.

]]> Wed, 07 Sep 2011 22:21:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/128856/ http://chronicle.com/article/Minding-the-Midpoint-Where/128856/ Anthony Carnevale and the reports issued by his Center on Education and the Workforce deserve their large audience.

]]> Sun, 04 Sep 2011 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/128854/ http://chronicle.com/article/SUNY-Plan-to-Share-Presidents/128854/ Employees at one college, in Canton, have joined town officials in trying to stop the cost-saving move.

]]> Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/128803/ http://chronicle.com/article/The-Know-Nothing-Assault-on/128803/ As colleges become gated communities for the offspring of the well-to-do, opportunity for others is reduced. The American ideal of upward mobility is further diminished.

]]> Sun, 28 Aug 2011 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/128711/ http://chronicle.com/article/Enrollments-Plunge-at-Many/128711/ The slide has come as some of those institutions curbed their aggressive recruiting practices amid growing pressure from lawmakers.

]]> Tue, 16 Aug 2011 21:30:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/128641/ http://chronicle.com/article/Shifts-in-Politics-and/128641/ Colleges acknowledge the need to improve their graduation rates, but lack of coherent state policies may hinder their efforts, experts told state higher-education leaders.

]]> Sun, 14 Aug 2011 19:00:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/128542/ http://chronicle.com/article/Why-Flagship-Public/128542/ Flagships have money, talent, and acclaim. They need to do more to help the regional public universities and community colleges most students attend.

]]> Sun, 07 Aug 2011 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/128294/ http://chronicle.com/article/Small-Group-of-For-Profit/128294/ The 20 institutions have pledged that by December 15, they will post on their Web sites the cost of tuition, graduation rates, and other key information.

]]> Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/128241/ http://chronicle.com/article/States-Move-to-Limit-Spending/128241/ As a federal investigation continues, more than a few states are coming up with their own legislation to rein in the fast-growing sector.

]]> Sat, 16 Jul 2011 20:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/128235/ http://chronicle.com/article/All-but-Elite-Colleges-Could/128235/ Many colleges could see their credit ratings downgraded if lawmakers and President Obama fail to strike a deal to raise the government's ability to borrow money.

]]> Thu, 14 Jul 2011 01:00:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/128173/ http://chronicle.com/article/Despite-Fiscal-Woes-Many/128173/ But nearly half of states surveyed cut their need-based grants even as demand for financial aid increased.

]]> Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/127963/ http://chronicle.com/article/Robert-Shireman-Helps-Start/127963/ The former Education Department official is a leader of the new California Competes, which seeks to rethink colleges' roles and promote public support for them.

]]> Tue, 21 Jun 2011 21:00:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/127919/ http://chronicle.com/article/After-Contentious-Year-Martin/127919/ The Wisconsin flagship's chancellor is departing for the private Amherst College, but she says political "turmoil" didn't force her out.

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