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Today's NewsA TOP LAW-SCHOOL JOB RETRACTEDOne week after signing a contract to become the inaugural law dean at the University of California at Irvine, Erwin Chemerinsky had a visit from the man he expected to be his new boss. The chancellor had come to withdraw the offer.
Baylor College of Medicine, in Houston, will receive a $100-million donation from a family foundation to hire physicians and scientists from around the world, college officials announced on Wednesday.
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2-YEAR TURNOVER
A wave of retirements has California's community colleges scrambling to find new leadership.
NotesBEYOND CONSTRUCTION: The challenges of maintaining buildings has prompted a book from the association for college-facilities officers. NEW ANTI-SWEATSHOP FIGURE: The Fair Labor Association has named its next chairwoman. CITES UNSEEN: The president of Southern Illinois University faces evidence that his decades-old dissertation contains numerous examples of plagiarism and improper citation. ATTENTION PAID: The president of Southern University has agreed to drop a whistle-blower lawsuit against the system's governing board as part of a settlement that could include a $200,000 annual supplement to his salary for two years. DYING TO CONTRIBUTE: Officials of Oklahoma State University are expanding their search for wealthy donors willing to take out life-insurance policies to benefit the institution. CASE DISMISSED: One of two sexual-harassment lawsuits filed against Eastern Oregon University, an administrator there, and the Oregon State Board of Higher Education has been settled. PEER REVIEW: The dean of admissions at the University of Pennsylvania is leaving earlier than had been expected. ... The University of Tennessee at Knoxville hires a diversity advocate. ... Oliver Sacks joins Columbia University in a multidisciplinary role. |
Face Value: Fund-Raising and Alumni Blog
Alumni sue American U. for false announcement in "Class Notes" Professor donates $20-million to realize research vision Issues in Depth Executive compensation Campus architecture Tuition and fees For-profit higher education The 2007-8 Almanac of Higher Education Databases College licensing revenues College fund-raising campaigns Gifts and bequestsEndowments at 765 institutions Pay and benefits for college presidents, 1993-present Faculty salaries since 1999 Tuition and fees Campus architecture Also of Interest Largest private gifts to higher education Median salaries of college administrators
Updates on billion-dollar campaigns at 26 universities
Index of For-Profit Higher Education
Inventions: Two undergraduates at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute grew mushrooms to create an environmentally friendly insulation for the construction industry. (7/13/2007)
Bond-rating update for August 2007 Facts and figures on higher-education finances |