Retreat Package Fights
August 4, 2011 ~ Inside Higher Ed ~ Kevin Kiley
Recent presidential departures have highlighted large post-administration compensation plans that critics call out of line with university priorities.
When he joins the faculty at Rutgers University in the fall of 2014, Richard L. McCormick will be the highest-paid faculty member on campus, a rather unusual claim to fame for a history professor. The pay won't be based on his academic record or years as a faculty member, as it would be for other professors. McCormick's salary, which will be $335,000, is the result of a contract he signed when he became president of the university about 10 years ago. Full Article
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- 06.05.2012 - 06.05.2012 ACICS Accreditation Workshop
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| 2012 NACCAS Accreditation Handbook Available |
January 14, 2012 ~ NACCAS NACCAS has published their 2012 Edition of their Accreditation Handbook - dated January 1, 2012. As of that same date, they updated their Standards and Policies as well as their Rules of Practice and Procedure. Click here to download a pdf copy of each document. They can be found on the left side of their page under "Member Resources." |
| 2012 ABHES Accreditation Handbook Available |
January 14, 2012 ~ ABHES ABHES has published their 17th Edition of their Accreditation Handbook - dated January 1, 2012. Click here to download a copy. |
| 2012 DETC Accreditation Handbook Available |
January 14, 2012 ~ DETC DETC has published their 19th Edition of their Accreditation Handbook - dated January 4, 2012. Click here to download a copy and a pdf of the changes that were made for this years publication. |
| What's the Real Impact of the President's Student Loan Plan? |
October 27, 2011 ~ Education and Labor Committee ~ RSS Article White House officials announced a new plan they claim will significantly lower student loan payments. In a speech yesterday at the University of Colorado, President Obama told students, “Americans could see their payments go down by hundreds of dollars a month.” Sounds great – but like most things with this administration, the facts reveal that the average student loan holder is unlikely to see any real impact from this plan. |
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| Obama's Student-Loan Plan Scores Political Points but Offers Limited Relief |
October 26, 2011 ~ The Chronicle of Higer Education ~ Kelly Field With the nation's student-loan debt approaching $1-trillion, and default rates at their highest level in a decade, President Obama is taking modest steps to ease students' debt burdens. |
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