With construction costs falling, facilities planners say, now is a good time for colleges to get bids on building and renovation projects -- if they have the money to pay for them.

Federal Weapons Labs May Shift to Pentagon, Leaving Universities Behind

Nancy Zimpher Tackles a Big Challenge as SUNY's New Chancellor

Maharishi U. of Management Settles Lawsuit Over Murdered Student

The New Sustainability Cops: Young, Green, and in Charge

China Renews Its Social Sciences, Fostering American Partnerships

Kent John Chabotar: How to Communicate in a Difficult Economy

Does the election signal that the public is more sympathetic to intellectuals? Only if those intellectuals meet the public half way, writes Andrew Delbanco.
(Illustration by David Cutler)

If philosophy is the art of learning to die, why do so many philosophers enjoy such long lives? writes Carlin Romano.

Larry H. Eisenberg, a facilities planner for the Los Angeles Community College District, visits a campus where one of many construction projects is under way. (Photograph by Todd Bigelow)

The Brown Bag: Read a transcript of an online discussion with Judith S. Eaton, president of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, about the future of accreditation under a new U.S. president, new education secretary, and new Congress, at a time of recession and growing demands for accountability.

Also of Interest

The Chronicle's annual survey on presidential pay shows that the price of leadership continues to rise in higher education, particularly in terms of presidential pay at public universities.

Taking a Big Hit
Grant makers have lost about a third of their assets in the stock-market slide, but many nevertheless plan to maintain or increase their level of giving this year, according to a new Chronicle survey.

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