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50 Years of ERIC
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Suggs, Welch – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2002
Discusses how coaches are charging that proposed changes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's academic eligibility rules discriminate against black players. (EV)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Athletes, Black Students, College Athletics
Walsh, Sharon; Fogg, Piper – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2002
Discusses the decision by Columbia University's new president to reevaluate the mission of its journalism school before naming a new dean, in order to explore how the journalism school fits into the mission of a research university. (EV)
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Institutional Mission, Journalism Education, Program Evaluation
Burd, Stephen – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2002
Describes how a program at Dorchester High School in Boston, Massachusetts--the College Opportunity and Career Help (Coach) program--aims to find the best way to get more low-income students to apply for higher education. (EV)
Descriptors: College Applicants, College Attendance, College Preparation, Developmental Studies Programs
Olsen, Florence – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2002
Describes how more colleges are synthesizing their various online offerings and support services into a single Web site. (EV)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Integrated Activities, Student Personnel Services, World Wide Web
Young, Jeffrey R. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2002
Discusses how two students at Governors State University say a college dean interfered with their handling of the student newspaper; the college says it was only trying to guide inexperienced journalists. A lawsuit will test how much oversight administrators can assert. (EV)
Descriptors: Censorship, Court Litigation, Freedom of Speech, Higher Education
Borrego, Anne Marie – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2002
Describes how some scholars are turning their backs on a federally financed language-training program (the National Security Education Program), which sponsors fellowships abroad, because of its links to the Pentagon. (EV)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Federal Programs, Fellowships, Government School Relationship
June, Audrey Williams – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2002
Describes how some colleges are opening hotels, while others opt to turn existing lodgings over to professionals in the hospitality business. (EV)
Descriptors: College Programs, Higher Education, Hospitality Occupations, Hotels
Young, Jeffrey R. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2002
Discusses how, as the economy worsens, appeals of decisions on financial aid are on the rise at colleges across the United States. (EV)
Descriptors: Business Cycles, Economic Climate, Eligibility, Financial Aid Applicants
Carnevale, Dan – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2002
Describes how, anticipating fees announced by the librarian of Congress in June, many college radio stations have shut down their Webcasting transmissions. (EV)
Descriptors: College Programs, Fees, Higher Education, Program Termination
Evelyn, Jamilah – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2002
Describes how, at community colleges in California, faculty unions play a big role in who becomes a trustee, which can spell trouble for presidents. (EV)
Descriptors: Administrator Selection, College Governing Councils, Community Colleges, Faculty College Relationship
June, Audrey Williams – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2002
Describes how six colleges--Purdue, Knox, Eastern Illinois, Dakota Wesleyan, Michigan Tech, and Andrews--got creative to cut costs and weather the budget crunch. (EV)
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Higher Education, Money Management, School Funds
Olsen, Florence – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2002
Describes how MIT is putting materials for all of its 2,000 courses online, with the rest of higher education watching and waiting for results. (EV)
Descriptors: Courses, Higher Education, Instructional Materials, World Wide Web
Young, Jeffrey R. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2002
Discusses how, with students spending less time studying, colleges are looking for ways to make it important again. (EV)
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Homework, Study Habits
Jacobson, Jennifer – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2002
Discusses how two leagues' (Ivy and the New England Small College Athletic Conference, or Nescac) decisions to limit off-season practices to allow athletes more time for academics and other activities are unpopular with players. (EV)
Descriptors: Athletes, College Athletics, Higher Education, Student Attitudes
Galbraith, Kate – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2002
Discusses how British students and faculty members from ethnic minority groups are calling on universities to do a better job of including them. (EV)
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Diversity (Faculty), Diversity (Student), Faculty College Relationship
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