Recently added articles from University Business:
The new reality.(EDITOR'S NOTE)(Editorial)
Oct 01, 2009; Goral, Tim ... IT MAY BE PREMATURE TO SAY FOR SURE, but there have been encouraging signs lately from the economic world that the global economy is slowly being revived. We're far from out of danger, but various indicators suggest that a light is faintly visible at the end of the tunnel. And ...
Don't sneeze on me: H1N1 comes to campus: education the main weapon against swine flu.(BEHIND the NEWS)
Oct 01, 2009; McClure, Ann ... AS EXPECTED, THE H1N1 VIRUS SWEPT ACROSS COLLEGE and university campuses as students reported for the new semester. Most reported cases were mild until mid-September, when a Cornell University student died from complications related to the flu. "We expected a surge of cases in the fall. We ...
Can one administrator lead two higher ed institutions simultaneously?(PEOPLE WATCH)
Oct 01, 2009; Herrmann, Michele ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Can one administrator lead two higher ed institutions simultaneously? Barbara Gellman-Danley will take on this unique opportunity as the new president of the University of Rio Grande and Rio Grande Community College, both in Ohio, effective Oct. 1. This ...
Katherine N. Lapp will head east to Harvard this month after serving as chief business officer for the University of California since May 2007.(PEOPLE WATCH)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009; Herrmann, Michele ... Katherine N. Lapp will head east to Harvard this month after serving as chief business officer for the University of California since May 2007. At Harvard, Lapp will be the chief administrative officer within central administration and on the president's senior management team, serving ...
Rasmussen College.(PEOPLE WATCH)
Oct 01, 2009; Herrmann, Michele ... Henry S. Bienen retired from his presidency at Northwestern University (ILL.) in ...
Clarion University.(PEOPLE WATCH)(Joseph P. Grunenwald)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009; Herrmann, Michele ... Joseph P. Grunenwald, president of Clarion University (Pa.) since 2003, will retire ...
Harford Community College.(PEOPLE WATCH)(James LaCalle)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009; Herrmann, Michele ... James LaCalle wilt also retire next year from the helm of Harford Community ...
Wesley College.(PEOPLE WATCH)
Oct 01, 2009; Herrmann, Michele ... The National Association of Schools and Colleges of the United Methodist Church has ...
I think we have reached a ceiling.(SOUND BITE)
Oct 01, 2009; Weiss, Daniel ... 'I think we have reached a ceiling that we're beginning to bump into.' ...
Trash vehicle cuts costs, offers comfort.(BEHIND the NEWS)(Monroe Community College's Trash Master)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A "NEW" VEHICLE AT MONROE COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN Rochester, N.Y., is turning heads. Dubbed the Trash Master, the modified two-door Chevy Cavalier is equipped to collect trash while providing the driver with heat and comfort during inclement weather--and it's ...
First aid for financial aid woes.(BEHIND the NEWS)
Oct 01, 2009; Herrmann, Michele ... IT'S A GIVEN THAT THE CURrent economy and coinciding state cuts are adding financial pressures on higher ed institutions and the shoulders of students attending them. IHEs continue to respond creatively, with a number of them taking new steps to help with tuition costs. ...
Taking the night shift.(BEHIND the NEWS)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009; McClure, Ann ... SURGING ENROLLMENT OFTEN LEADS TO NEW class sections. At Bunker Hill Community College (Mass.), 11:45 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. is the new timeslot for them. Two gateway courses needed for degree completion were added, Psychology 101 on Tuesdays and English 111 on Thursdays, says Colleen Roach, ...
25.(DATA POINT)
Oct 01, 2009; ... 25--Approximate number of schools that have formally asked Anheuser-Busch not ...
Higher ed: a-Twitter or not?(BEHIND the NEWS)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009; Ezarik, Melissa ... SINCE MANY HIGHER ED EARLY adopters of Twitter work in marketing and alumni relations, there's been little focus on how professors are using it. Faculty Focus, publisher of an e-mail newsletter, surveyed nearly 2,000 professors (almost one-fourth of whom are academic leaders such as deans ...
Five campus tour traps.(BEHIND the NEWS)
Oct 01, 2009; McClure, Ann ... WITH SO MUCH RECRUITING FOCUSED ON BRINGING PROSPECTIVE students to campus, it would be a shame if your campus tour blew the deal. Consulting company TargetX has carved out a niche service evaluating tours. Here are five common tour flaws, as noted by "Experience Evaluators" ...
The best predictor usually is the previous year.(SOUND BITE)(Quotation)
Oct 01, 2009; DeCourcy, John ... 'The best predictor usually is the previous year. Well, it isn't this year. --John ...
We help people go from $8-an-hour jobs.(SOUND BITE)
Oct 01, 2009; Johnson, Steven ... 'We help people go from $8-an-hour jobs to $18-an-hour jobs.' ...
Commuter comforts.(BEHIND the NEWS)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009; McClure, Ann ... IS A COMMUTER LOUNGE ADEQUATE TO KEEP THAT POPULATION comfortable? Mansfield University (Pa.) officials didn't think so. "It just made sense," says Charles W. Colby, associate vice president of Residence Life at Mansfield of the original decision to offer free overnight housing ...
Privatizing the Public University: Perspectives from across the Academy.(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2009; Goral, Tim ... Privatizing the Public University: Perspectives from across the Academy Edited by Christopher C. klorphew and Peter O. Eckel; 2009, The Johns Hopkins University Press; 224 pp., $45. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] More public colleges are cultivating private ...
39.(DATA POINT)
Oct 01, 2009; ... 39--Percentage of students in India who see the United States as a ...
