Topic: The Chronicle of Higher Education
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Global News Blog
Good Reads: gun laws, lottery winners, online education, and tech gets sensoryA round-up of this week's long-form good reads include Britain's gun laws, the burden of lottery winners, online courses vs. the college experience, and sensory developments in high-tech.
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Saving Money
Back to school: 11 ways to save on textbooksThe average college student will spend a whopping $655 on textbooks this year. Here's how to trim the bill.
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Cover Story
Gun nation: Inside America's gun-carry cultureWhy Americans now carry handguns in so many public places, from parks to college campuses. Is it making the country safer or more dangerous?
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Cormac McCarthy, copy editor extraordinaire
Cormac McCarthy, author of 'No Country for Old Men' and 'The Road,' has copy-edited a biography of a quantum physicist.
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Donald Marron
Can one professor teach 500,000 students at once?Former Stanford professor Sebastian Thrun has already taught a class of 160,000. Now he's aiming to teach 500,000 students.
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Green Economics
Can better urban planning make us healthier?Does urban sprawl cause obesity and unhealthy habits?
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Affordable colleges: What can universities do to keep costs down?
‘Affordable colleges’ can mean different things depending on the vantage point. For chief financial officers at schools, affordable colleges could mean heavier teaching loads and rising tuition.
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Africa Monitor
War crimes trials of Rwandan FDLR militia leaders could set precedentThe trials of two former leaders of the FDLR militia group that has terrorized eastern Congo for more than 15 years may set a precedent for prosecuting diaspora leaders of armed groups.
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Study: 30 private college presidents made more than $1 million
A study shows that high-end compensation for private college presidents is increasing. In 2004, no presidents made $1 million or more. In 2008, 30 did.
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Difference Maker
Matching kids with adults who live their dreamChris Balme puts together at-risk teens and business-world mentors who show them a brighter future.
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Global News Blog
World university rankings: Brazil schools dominate Latin AmericaNew US News & World Report’s World's Best Universities rankings place three Brazilian schools among the top 10 Latin American institutions, but the country shouldn't celebrate just yet.
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Editor's Blog
Skeptical about skepticismIt's easy to dismiss fringe beliefs like UFOs and Bigfoot. But a true skeptic questions even conventional wisdom.
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The Marketplace of Ideas
What’s wrong with the higher education system in the US and how can we fix it?
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Oregon civil rights group offers scholarships to white students
The Oregon League of Minority Voters is trying a new civil rights tactic: offering scholarships to white students to take classes in race relations.
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Classic review: Dark Star Safari
Forty years later, Paul Theroux returned to Africa where he began writing.
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The Monitor's View: Making college more affordable for poor Americans
Obama's proposal to permanently fund Pell Grants will help the US regain global competitiveness.
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Chapter & Verse
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Colleges scramble to help cash-strapped students
Many students need extra aid to pay spring-semester tuition.
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Chapter & Verse
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