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  • First Report From Research Center Created by U. of Phoenix Attacks Critics of For-Profit Education
    The Chronicle: First Report From Research Center Created by U. of Phoenix Attacks Critics of For-Profit Education Two years ago, the founders of the University of Phoenix announced plans to create an independent, nonpartisan research institute to examine meaty educational issues affecting nontraditional students and for-profit higher education. Policy analysts, eager to dig into the [...]

  • Professors at U. of North Texas Are Required to Put in Daily Hours on Campus
    The Chronicle: Professors at U. of North Texas Are Required to Put in Daily Hours on Campus Faculty members in the University of North Texas’ College of Public Affairs and Community Service have new work rules this year. They are required to spend at least four hours a day, four days a week on campus, [...]

  • U. of Southern Mississippi Plans to Cut Programs and 29 Faculty Jobs
    The Chronicle: U. of Southern Mississippi Plans to Cut Programs and 29 Faculty Jobs With classes barely under way at the University of Southern Mississippi, officials at the institution are already preparing for a steep budget reduction for next year. They have notified 29 faculty members, about half of them tenured, that their jobs are [...]

  • Texas A&M System Will Rate Professors Based on Their Bottom-Line Value
    The Chronicle: Texas A&M System Will Rate Professors Based on Their Bottom-Line Value The Texas A&M University System is moving ahead with a controversial method of evaluating how much professors are worth, based on their salaries, how much research money they bring in, and how much money they generate from teaching, The Bryan-College Station Eagle [...]

  • The “Communication Thing”
    Thanks to Philip K. for the tip.