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NO GROWTH FOR GROWTH'S SAKE
Clemson University bucks the trend among big universities to expand in any direction in search of more revenue, instead staying true to its agricultural roots. Despite the temptation to use the land for other projects, the institution has retained its Calhoun Field Laboratory and its student-run organic garden (above). (Photograph by John Fletcher)
Another President Falls at Baylor University
Three years after the university's previous president departed under a cloud of controversy, Baylor's Board of Regents fired his successor, John M. Lilley. Higher-Education Price Index Rises 3.6 Percent Campus Planners Discuss How to Attain Sustainability How Students Pick Colleges Is Key Topic at Planners' Meeting Clemson U. Balances Growth With Focus Economy Could Cause Trouble for Smaller Colleges Academic Health Centers Call for New Way to Plan Work Force News Analysis: Economic Outlook Is Not So Cloudy for Fund Raisers The Hardest Sell in Fund Raising: Attracting Talent Reporter's Notebook: Financial Models and Sustainability As Economy Slumps, Donations to Colleges Expected to Slow For-Profit Colleges Seek to Fix New Student-Loan Problem BE PREPARED: An expert on philanthropy and the law has warned fund raisers that they need to guard against donor-intent lawsuits. |
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The Brown Bag: Barbara A. Lee, an expert in higher-education law and a professor at Rutgers University at New Brunswick, will answer questions and share strategies for navigating difficult classroom conversations and controversial topics while teaching, without landing yourself — or your institution — in a lawsuit. Join us for a live online chat, on Thursday, August 21, at 12 noon, U.S. Eastern time.
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