The Almanac of Higher Education
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Academe, at a Glance
The latest installment of The Chronicle's annual special issue features national and state-by-state data on colleges and universities, and their students, finances, and faculty and staff members.
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Browse the 2009-2010 Almanac
The New Liberal Arts
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Colleges Transform the Liberal Arts
As pressure mounts to produce skilled workers, institutions around the country try to protect and promote intellectual values.
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Tragedy in Huntsville
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The Fatal Meeting: Death, Heroism, and a Campus Changed Forever
Information about Amy Bishop's life and academic career steadily comes to light. But her motives for opening fire on her colleagues remain a mystery.
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Executive Compensation
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Pay Stagnates for Many Public-University Presidents
As state and university budgets contract, campus leaders take home less, sometimes voluntarily, a Chronicle survey shows.
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Sticker Shock
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Why Does College Cost So Much? 7 Experts Offer Answers
The Chronicle's series on college costs comes to a close with a set of commentaries by college administrators, professors, economists, and others.
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Diversity in Academe
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Diversity Takes a Hit During Tough Times
Some campuses have gone to great lengths to save their diversity programs, while others sacrifice them to save what they see as more intrinsic functions.
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Featured Reports
Towns, Gowns, and Taxes
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Debate Over Taxes Sullies Town-Gown Relations in Pittsburgh
Higher education helped revive the former steel town's economy. So why are the two sides still fighting?
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Payments in Lieu of Taxes: 'Contributions,' Say the Towns; 'Extortion,' Say the Colleges
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Colleges and Cities Square Off Over Taxes
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How Other Universities Contribute to Their Communities
Innovators in Internationalization
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More Colleges Coach Professors to Lead Trips Abroad
Murray State University offers mandatory training combined with staff support before, during, and after each trip.
- U. of Cincinnati Tracks Its Place in the World
- For Tufts, the World Is a Matter of Connections
- East Carolina U. Uses Simple Technology to Link Its Students With Peers Overseas
The Swine Flu Epidemic
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Mathematics and Medicine Join Forces to Fight Flu
A mathematician at Clemson University and an epidemiologist at Yale have come up with a new plan for distributing the H1N1 vaccine.
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Universities Spark Hunt for Universal Flu Vaccine
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University Researchers, Even With More Federal Money, Face Long Battle Against Flu
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Swine-Flu Scare Offers Lessons for Study-Abroad Programs
Opening Doors
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Number of Foreign Students in U.S. Hit a New High Last Year
India and China led the way as more foreign students than ever, and particularly more undergraduates, enrolled in American colleges.
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The Chinese Are Coming, and They Need Help With the Admissions Process
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Study Abroad Diversifies as Its Popularity Grows
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Top Destinations Compete for Growing Numbers of Foreign Students
Asia Rising, America Falling
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America Falling: Longtime Dominance in Education Erodes
The United States still leads the world in higher-education rankings. But the world is catching up.
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Asia Rising: Countries Funnel Billions Into Universities
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Think Tank
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Leadership
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