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Key Senator Calls for More Federal Oversight of For-Profit Colleges

Chronicle - News Blogs - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 01:53

Sen. Dick Durbin, Democrat of Illinois, argued in a forum he held Tuesday that "too many schools are taking advantage of students and making money hand over fist."

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New Group Strives to Protect International Students in Australia

Chronicle - Daily News - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 01:00

The Council of International Students Australia will advocate on issues like immigration and safety.

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Hong Kong Aims to Attract Foreign Campuses to Its Shores

Chronicle - Daily News - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 01:00

The Chinese territory is offering land and other incentives to appeal to U.S. universities and others.

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New Group Strives to Protect International Students in Australia

Chronicle - News Blogs - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 01:00

The Council of International Students Australia will advocate on issues like immigration and safety.

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Hong Kong Aims to Attract Foreign Campuses to Its Shores

Chronicle - News Blogs - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 01:00

The Chinese territory is offering land and other incentives to appeal to U.S. universities and others.

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U. of Southern Mississippi Plans to Cut Programs and 29 Faculty Jobs

Chronicle - Daily News - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 00:01

The job cuts are part of a proposal to pare $15-million from its budget for next year. Nearly two dozen academic programs would also be closed.

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U. of Southern Mississippi Plans to Cut Programs and 29 Faculty Jobs

Chronicle - News Blogs - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 00:01

The job cuts are part of a proposal to pare $15-million from its budget for next year. Nearly two dozen academic programs would also be closed.

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BYU Going Independent In Football

NPR - Education - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 23:49

BYU says it is leaving the Mountain West Conference and will go independent in football while joining the West Coast Conference in all other sports in the 2011-2012 school year.

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Op-Ed Contributor: In Israel, Settling for Less

NYT - Most Emailed - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 22:58

Will a fight over the theology of Zionism derail Mideast peace?

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Op-Ed Columnist: It’s Witch-Hunt Season

NYT - Most Emailed - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 22:43

In a repeat from the 1990s, the Republicans appear bent on ugliness and paralysis.

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Books of The Times: The Lives Gained by Fleeing Jim Crow

NYT - Most Emailed - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 22:32

In “The Warmth of Other Suns,” Isabel Wilkerson documents the sweeping 55-year-long migration of black Americans from the South.

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Public Colleges Turn to Tuition Increases to Offset Budget Squeezes

Chronicle - Daily News - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 22:30

The median level of debt for more than 200 public institutions has grown by 31 percent over four years, according to a new report from Moody's Investors Service.

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Public Colleges Turn to Tuition Increases to Offset Budget Squeezes

Chronicle - News Blogs - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 22:30

The median level of debt for more than 200 public institutions has grown by 31 percent over four years, according to a new report from Moody's Investors Service.

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At Bookstore, Even Nonbuyers Regret Its End

NYT - Most Emailed - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 20:54

With more people choosing to buy books online, a Barnes & Noble on the Upper West Side prepared to close early next year.

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A Click Away: Preventing Online Child Porn Viewing

NPR - Technology - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 20:12

Prosecution for child pornography has nearly tripled since 2000, but the Justice Department is still looking for a way to handle what it calls the "explosion" in trafficking. Companies are developing technology to better filter the images online, but the effectiveness of the private initiatives and how they will affect government enforcement remains to be seen.

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Practical Traveler: When Renting Cars Abroad, It’s Renter Beware

NYT - Most Emailed - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 19:40

Several kinds of insurance can come into play and it behooves travelers to seek information on driving rules and road conditions in the countries they plan to visit.

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Op-Ed Columnist: The Billionaires Bankrolling the Tea Party

NYT - Most Emailed - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 19:04

The Koch brothers and Rupert Murdoch have self-interested agendas that go well beyond the interests of those who carry their banners.

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Advances Offer Path to Further Shrink Computer Chips

NYT - Most Emailed - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 18:25

Researchers say they can overcome a barrier to the continued rapid miniaturization of computer memory.

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Facebook to Students: We Still Love You

Chronicle - Wired Campus - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 18:00

To "reconnect" with students, the social-networking giant is offering a new page specially designed for coordinating campus activities.

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MIT Libraries Creates Final Resting Place for Failed Apps

Chronicle - Wired Campus - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 17:23

The Beta Graveyard will remember the university's failed search technologies.

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