Daily news and job-information source for college and university faculty members, administrators, and students http://ej.lib.umn.edu/?url=http://chronicle.com/ en-us Copyright 2005 The Chronicle of Higher Education rss@chronicle.com rss@chronicle.com http://chronicle.com/icons/98/a/tn_rss.gif http://ej.lib.umn.edu/?url=http://chronicle.com/ 144 25 Today's News In an apparent attempt to raise its academic profile, the university gave admitted freshmen financial incentives to retake the test last summer. http://ej.lib.umn.edu/?url=http://chronicle.com/daily/2008/10/5112n.htm?rss Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:00:00 -0400 Colleges with solid strategic plans are more likely to remain on track and perhaps even spot opportunities during economic hard times, planning experts say. http://ej.lib.umn.edu/?url=http://chronicle.com/daily/2008/10/5111n.htm?rss Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:00:00 -0400 The National Institutes of Health has stopped a multimillion-dollar study because of concerns about the chief researcher's earnings from drug companies. http://ej.lib.umn.edu/?url=http://chronicle.com/daily/2008/10/5114n.htm?rss Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:00:00 -0400 The latest figures show that 78 percent of all players who entered college in the academic years from 1998 to 2001 graduated within six years of enrolling. http://ej.lib.umn.edu/?url=http://chronicle.com/daily/2008/10/5113n.htm?rss Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:00:00 -0400