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Monday, May 23, 2011

Inside Higher Ed May 23, 2011 Daily Update

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May 23, 2011

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In latest chapter of a copyright battle, academic publishers outline strict standards for how much text they think professors can put on e-reserve before paying. more

Discounting the Bottom Line

Unprecedented increases in tuition discounting during the recession led to financial constraints for many private colleges, study finds. more

Trouble Ahead on Loan Defaults

U.S. report shows rates rising for all sectors, but especially for borrowers from for-profit colleges -- in ways likely to add to pressure on the institutions. more


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Colleges serving Asian-American students are now eligible for more federal grant programs. more

Commencement Speakers Announced: Anne Arundel CC, Baruch, Harper, Linfield, Southern Connecticut, Union County, Union Institute, U. of North Dakota, Wheaton

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Stanton L. Jones argues that Christian colleges that bar gay sex can still be supportive of gay students. more

Inside Higher Ed presents PRESIDENTIAL PERSPECTIVES, our 2011 survey of college and university presidents. More than 950 college and university presidents took the survey, providing provocative and fascinating insight into a wide range of institutional and economic challenges.

Career Advice

Ah, Bartleby; Ah, Humanities

Louis Betty wants grad students to know just how bad the job market is these days. more

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"Higher Education Sucks, But My College is Great!"

Confessions of a Community College Dean

It's a commonplace that Americans hate Congress, but love their individual Representatives. Some of that has to do with the kind of residential self-selection Bill Bishop wrote about in The Big ... more

Data Ambassadors

University of Venus

Regular readers of my contributions to this blog know I'm fiercely proud of the institution and role of the registrar in academia. I know the job has connotations of cranky women behind glass ... more

5 Reasons Why I'll Order a Chromebook on 6/15/11

Technology and Learning

Right now I'm thinking of the Samsung Series 5 3G Chromebook (Artic White), without the 3 year contract. 5 Chromebook Reasons:1. Going Mobile: For work reasons, I now need to be constantly online. ... more

Accreditation

Provost Prose

I have just finished updating my profile for an accrediting agency that both Hofstra and I are involved with. The update was necessary if I wanted to be considered for a future accreditation review ... more

Is Academic Corruption on the Rise?

The World View

In Germany Karl-Theodor zu Guttemberg, the former Minister of Defense, and Silvana Koch-Mehrin, a Vice-President of the European Parliament, resigned from their positions after plagiarism was ... more

The Times May Actually Be a 'Changin (Slightly)

Mama PhD

As the self-appointed chronicler of rape culture for Mama PhD, I should probably be grateful to the universe for writing my post for me this week.Seriously, despite the horrendous woman abuse that's ... more

Just a Reminder

The Education of Oronte Churm

Be sure to file your students' final grades today by noon, Central Standard Time, as the online system will lock you out after that point, and the Rapture will occur sometime Saturday.On a more ... more

Literacy in the Digital Age: Part III

Law, Policy -- and IT?

To ask what is "digital literacy" is to ask first from what "literacy" derives? It is inexorably intertwined with history -- articulated self-consciousness. Archeological evidence from the ... more

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