http://chronicle.com/topic/Government/114/ Topics :: Government Fri, 24 May 2013 20:15:18 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/139047/ http://chronicle.com/article/Wisconsin-Lawmakers-Slam/139047/ Rainy-day funds, generally considered to be prudent measures, are targets of legislators unfamiliar with multibillion-dollar enterprises like state universities.

]]> Mon, 06 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/137311/ http://chronicle.com/article/Obamas-Accreditation/137311/ The president called for revising accrediting standards, or creating new ones, that would hold colleges more accountable for "cost, value, and quality."

]]> Wed, 13 Feb 2013 18:00:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/137279/ http://chronicle.com/article/Calif-Legislative-Analyst/137279/ The nonpartisan office advised lawmakers to discard parts of the governor's plan and recommended more state oversight of any spending increases.

]]> Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:01:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/136745/ http://chronicle.com/article/State-Spending-on-Higher/136745/ Thirty states increased their higher-education budgets, but overall spending dropped by 0.4 percent because of larger cuts in some of the biggest states.

]]> Mon, 21 Jan 2013 00:01:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/136427/ http://chronicle.com/article/College-Education-Is-Expected/136427/ The slow economy, political polarization, and a growing demand to increase graduation rates are among the driving factors.

]]> Thu, 03 Jan 2013 04:55:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/136243/ http://chronicle.com/article/Morgan-State-U-President-Is/136243/ The university's board did not say why it had not renewed David Wilson's contract, but recent shootings had drawn attention to crime on the Baltimore campus.

]]> Tue, 11 Dec 2012 00:00:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/135410/ http://chronicle.com/article/State-Ballot-Measures-Have-Big/135410/ State elections will decide several important issues affecting higher education, including affirmative action and how institutions are financed.

]]> Mon, 29 Oct 2012 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/135204/ http://chronicle.com/article/Academics-in-Some-Races-Shrink/135204/ Six candidates talk to The Chronicle about how their involvement in academe helps or harms their political careers.

]]> Mon, 22 Oct 2012 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/132877/ http://chronicle.com/article/Why-the-Morrill-Act-Still/132877/ The law reminds us that American colleges, even private ones, are publicly supported—and that most students could not survive without that support.

]]> Mon, 16 Jul 2012 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/132761/ http://chronicle.com/article/NJ-Supreme-Court-Shields/132761/ The decision is a victory for higher-education groups, which warned that an inability to maintain attorney-client privilege would harm public law schools.

]]> Thu, 05 Jul 2012 11:00:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/132605/ http://chronicle.com/article/Federal-Panel-Slams-Accreditor/132605/ An arm of the Middle States Association that oversees some vocational institutions got a stern warning from a panel that reviews accrediting groups.

]]> Tue, 26 Jun 2012 07:00:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/132377/ http://chronicle.com/article/Obamas-New-Immigration/132377/ The president's decision gives both too much (if you listen to those who would restrict immigration) and far too little.

]]> Mon, 18 Jun 2012 01:00:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/132303/ http://chronicle.com/article/Academics-Keep-the-Cash-Coming/132303/ It's no surprise that professors open their wallets for the Democrat. But it's different for employees of for-profit colleges.

]]> Mon, 18 Jun 2012 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/132325/ http://chronicle.com/article/For-Profit-Colleges-Eye/132325/ With the the fate of several rules that affect their sector hanging in the balance, the colleges are donating more heavily toward Republicans.

]]> Mon, 18 Jun 2012 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/132145/ http://chronicle.com/article/Government-Asks-Colleges-to/132145/ The Department of Veterans Affairs wants colleges to pledge to follow the guidelines despite concerns that they are unclear.

]]> Tue, 05 Jun 2012 15:00:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131949/ http://chronicle.com/article/Federal-Advisory-Panel-Pans/131949/ Suggestions from the Brookings Institution are condemned as sacrificing need-based aid and not significantly improving college-completion rates.

]]> Tue, 22 May 2012 01:00:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131827/ http://chronicle.com/article/New-Microgrants-at-U-of/131827/ Faculty members who form interdisciplinary teams can apply for quick start-up grants of $20,000 each, giving them the chance to pursue potentially rewarding hunches.

]]> Wed, 09 May 2012 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131821/ http://chronicle.com/article/State-Student-Aid-Grants/131821/ States should eliminate the "dichotomy" between need- and merit-based aid, and instead require students to make progress toward completing their degrees.

]]> Tue, 08 May 2012 01:00:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131796/ http://chronicle.com/article/Boon-or-Boondoggle-New/131796/ It's all about politics. It's not the right answer. It's already doing damage. Criticism of the plan to merge Rutgers-Camden with Rowan takes off as details remain scarce.

]]> Fri, 04 May 2012 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131623/ http://chronicle.com/article/A-Public-University/131623/ An ill-conceived merger plan in New Jersey is a warning that any state college can fall prey to powerful political interests.

]]> Sun, 22 Apr 2012 10:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131391/ http://chronicle.com/article/Obama-Campaign-Looks-to/131391/ The youth vote made a big difference in 2008, but no one knows yet whether students are as motivated this year, and some are clearly disappointed.

]]> Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131383/ http://chronicle.com/article/For-New-Republican-Governors/131383/ Attempts to remake public colleges' relationships with state governments have met with mixed success.

]]> Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131221/ http://chronicle.com/article/StateLocal-Spending-on/131221/ Enrollments rose in 2011, but state and local support fell for the second consecutive year, says a new report from the State Higher Education Executive Officers.

]]> Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131150/ http://chronicle.com/article/US-Penalizes-2-States-for/131150/ Alabama and Michigan failed to keep support for higher education at a consistent level, so they will not qualify for a federal grant program for low-income students.

]]> Wed, 14 Mar 2012 04:55:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131151/ http://chronicle.com/article/Students-Protest-Doubling-of/131151/ College students presented 130,000 letters to Congress Tuesday to object to the scheduled jump in the interest rate on federally backed student loans.

]]> Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:47:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131125/ http://chronicle.com/article/The-Post-9-11-GI-Bill/131125/ More than 550,000 veterans have received benefits, applying them to higher education at more than 6,500 institutions.

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