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David W. Kraus, admissions director at Radford U.: "Personalizing the process ... builds excitement among our applicants." (Photograph by Tom Cogill)
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JUST TELL ME
A growing number of colleges are using "instant" admissions programs to let applicants know whether they have been accepted.
WHAT DO YOU THINK? Join an online discussion on the pros and cons of programs that give students "instant," face-to-face admission to college.
AS A DEPARTMENT CHAIRMAN, Michael Lewis knew he probably didn't have a shot at a college presidency. But he applied anyway.
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PAY RAISES A BIT SLIMMER: The median salary increase for college administrators outpaced inflation for the fifth year in a row but was slightly lower than last year, an annual survey reported. Increases for community-college administrators dropped to 4.1 percent from 4.2 percent.
LAWSUIT PROCEEDS: The U.S. Supreme Court allowed an adjunct professor to sue a community college in Kentucky over freedom of speech. The professor had lost his job for using slurs in a classroom discussion about offensive communication.
STREAMLINING: City Colleges of Chicago is restructuring its work force by replacing faculty-level counselors with lower-paid college advisers and by outsourcing its information-technology and accounting duties.
OUT IN KENTUCKY: The state's public-college coordinating board voted to remove Gordon K. Davies as its chief executive.
E-RATE DECISIONS POSTPONED: Southern states have put off considering a request that they offer tuition breaks to out-of-state students who take online courses from state universities.
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Copyright © 2002 by The Chronicle of Higher Education
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