Chronicle.com - Today's NewsDaily news and job-information source for college and university faculty members, administrators, and studentsEducation Dept. Auditor Doesn't See Loan Abuses Retiring With Him- July 3, 2008 The department's departing inspector general says the complexity of the student-loan system remains an obstacle to improving it and hinders effective oversight.http://chronicle.com/daily/2008/07/3662n.htm?rss Moody's Report Paints Gloomy Financial Picture for Many Private Colleges- July 3, 2008 The slowing economy, declining investment returns, and student-loan uncertainty could chip away at the steady financial improvements private institutions have made in recent years, a new report from Moody's Investors Service says.http://chronicle.com/daily/2008/07/3665n.htm?rss 'Learning Community' Programs Can Help At-Risk Students, Study Concludes- July 3, 2008 Community-college students who are low-income and academically unprepared appear to benefit from being placed in "learning communities" where they take classes together and support each other, says a new study.http://chronicle.com/daily/2008/07/3666n.htm?rss |