http://chronicle.com/topic/Government/114/ Topics :: Government Wed, 23 May 2012 05:24:57 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131949/ http://chronicle.com/article/Federal-Advisory-Panel-Pans/131949/ Suggestions from the Brookings Institution are condemned as sacrificing need-based aid and not significantly improving college-completion rates.

]]> Tue, 22 May 2012 01:00:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131827/ http://chronicle.com/article/New-Microgrants-at-U-of/131827/ Faculty members who form interdisciplinary teams can apply for quick start-up grants of $20,000 each, giving them the chance to pursue potentially rewarding hunches.

]]> Wed, 09 May 2012 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131821/ http://chronicle.com/article/State-Student-Aid-Grants/131821/ States should eliminate the "dichotomy" between need- and merit-based aid, and instead require students to make progress toward completing their degrees.

]]> Tue, 08 May 2012 01:00:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131796/ http://chronicle.com/article/Boon-or-Boondoggle-New/131796/ It's all about politics. It's not the right answer. It's already doing damage. Criticism of the plan to merge Rutgers-Camden with Rowan takes off as details remain scarce.

]]> Fri, 04 May 2012 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131623/ http://chronicle.com/article/A-Public-University/131623/ An ill-conceived merger plan in New Jersey is a warning that any state college can fall prey to powerful political interests.

]]> Sun, 22 Apr 2012 10:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131391/ http://chronicle.com/article/Obama-Campaign-Looks-to/131391/ The youth vote made a big difference in 2008, but no one knows yet whether students are as motivated this year, and some are clearly disappointed.

]]> Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131383/ http://chronicle.com/article/For-New-Republican-Governors/131383/ Attempts to remake public colleges' relationships with state governments have met with mixed success.

]]> Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131221/ http://chronicle.com/article/StateLocal-Spending-on/131221/ Enrollments rose in 2011, but state and local support fell for the second consecutive year, says a new report from the State Higher Education Executive Officers.

]]> Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131150/ http://chronicle.com/article/US-Penalizes-2-States-for/131150/ Alabama and Michigan failed to keep support for higher education at a consistent level, so they will not qualify for a federal grant program for low-income students.

]]> Wed, 14 Mar 2012 04:55:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131151/ http://chronicle.com/article/Students-Protest-Doubling-of/131151/ College students presented 130,000 letters to Congress Tuesday to object to the scheduled jump in the interest rate on federally backed student loans.

]]> Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:47:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131125/ http://chronicle.com/article/The-Post-9-11-GI-Bill/131125/ More than 550,000 veterans have received benefits, applying them to higher education at more than 6,500 institutions.

]]> Sun, 11 Mar 2012 00:01:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/131112/ http://chronicle.com/article/At-Half-a-Million-and/131112/ As veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars pursue college, The Chronicle begins a series on what that means for higher education, the economy, and the students themselves.

]]> Sun, 11 Mar 2012 00:01:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130962/ http://chronicle.com/article/House-Votes-to-Repeal-2/130962/ For-profit and nonprofit institutions alike oppose the rules, which define a "credit hour" and require more state oversight of colleges.

]]> Tue, 28 Feb 2012 18:00:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130944/ http://chronicle.com/article/Longtime-Watchdog-for/130944/ S. Daniel Carter, long associated with the organization Security on Campus, has stepped down as the group shifts more toward training and education.

]]> Mon, 27 Feb 2012 04:55:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130742/ http://chronicle.com/article/Fault-Lines-Form-as-Finances/130742/ Looking for fiscal autonomy, leaders of several institutions, including San Francisco, with its vaunted medical school, have proposed independence.

]]> Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:01:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130414/ http://chronicle.com/article/State-Support-for-Higher/130414/ As a whole, state spending on higher education, after being supported by federal dollars for three budget years, is nearly 4 percent lower than it was in 2007.

]]> Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:01:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130411/ http://chronicle.com/article/Calif-Governor-Goes-After/130411/ The proposal would cut by nearly 60 percent the amount of state money students could get at proprietary colleges.

]]> Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:01:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130416/ http://chronicle.com/article/States-Push-Even-Further-to/130416/ While some state budgets are improving, lawmakers are still looking for long-term savings, and many are considering systems of performance-based financing.

]]> Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:01:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130206/ http://chronicle.com/article/Education-Department-Should/130206/ "Despite all these issues, the department continues to take its headstrong approach when it comes to its new gainful-employment regulation."

]]> Wed, 04 Jan 2012 06:00:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130103/ http://chronicle.com/article/A-Conversation-With-Richard/130103/ The recently fired president of the University of Oregon reflects on his experience pushing for a controversial new model for the state's higher-education system.

]]> Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:00:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/129918/ http://chronicle.com/article/U-of-Oregons-President-Is/129918/ The State Board of Higher Education fired Richard W. Lariviere on Monday, ending a tenure some described as too independent and sometimes defiant.

]]> Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:35:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/129794/ http://chronicle.com/article/Public-Colleges-Struggle-to/129794/ As demonstrations inspired by Occupy Wall Street spread, campuses are trying to balance support of free speech with concerns for image and safety.

]]> Wed, 16 Nov 2011 02:12:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/129765/ http://chronicle.com/article/Accreditors-Examine-Their/129765/ Amid public demands for accountability and fears of losing relevancy, just one of the nation's six regional accreditors has approved reforms.

]]> Sun, 13 Nov 2011 00:01:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/129186/ http://chronicle.com/article/States-Fight-a-Federal-Rule/129186/ With many states struggling economically, at least eight fell short in higher-education spending and could lose eligibility for the grants, which help needy students.

]]> Wed, 28 Sep 2011 22:11:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/129142/ http://chronicle.com/article/The-Higher-Education-Battle/129142/ Fighting banks and corporations is easy politics for a Democratic president. Taking on beloved State U. will be a tougher nut to crack.

]]> Sun, 25 Sep 2011 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/128971/ http://chronicle.com/article/Community-Colleges-Get-Lots-of/128971/ The colleges' mission in educating low-income and underprepared students could be jeopardized by limited public support.

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