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Republicans in the Ohio House of Representatives have included an amendment in the state budget, now under consideration in the State Senate, that would make students eligible for in-state tuition rates if universities continue to … Continue reading →
Hyung-il Jung, a lecturer in the University of Central Florida’s Rosen College of Hospitality Management, has been cleared to return to teaching after being placed on leave last month over a reference to a “killing … Continue reading →
Willie J. Gilchrist, chancellor of Elizabeth City State University, in North Carolina, announced on Friday that he was stepping down and planned to retire, amid an inquiry by state investigators into allegations of witness intimidation … Continue reading →
The pool of college graduates who earned degrees in the 2007-8 academic year was considerably less diverse than the overall student body, and that finding presents challenges for colleges because more and more individuals seeking … Continue reading →
Many of California’s community colleges are planning to expand their course offerings this summer, according to a news release from the office of the system’s chancellor—a positive trend after years of budget cuts that forced … Continue reading →
A judge in a District of Columbia court has ruled that eight women who are suing the nation’s oldest black sorority and one of its former leaders were improperly suspended from the group, Alpha Kappa … Continue reading →
Daniel J. Caron on Wednesday resigned as director of Canada’s national library and archives, surprising critics who said some of his policies had alienated many of the country’s librarians. Mr. Caron oversaw staff downsizing as … Continue reading →
Jeffrey R. Young, The Chronicle’s senior editor for technology, has been named as one of 24 journalists in the Nieman Foundation for Journalism’s 2014 class of Nieman Fellows at Harvard University. As a Nieman Fellow, … Continue reading →
College enrollment in the spring-2013 term dropped by 2.3 percent compared with the same term a year ago, according to a report released on Thursday by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Four-year, for-profit institutions … Continue reading →
The National Science Foundation has turned down a request from Rep. Lamar Smith, the Texas Republican who leads the U.S. House of Representatives’ science committee, to obtain reviewer comments on five social-science projects the agency … Continue reading →
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