Community Colleges: Online Public University Plans to Turn Indiana Dropouts Into Graduates

Community Colleges Tuesday March 15, 2011 Subscribe to the Chronicle! Subscribe to this newsletter | Stop receiving this newsletter Community College News Online Public University Plans to Turn Indiana Dropouts Into Graduates By Eric Kelderman Western Governors University Indiana is unusual in that it's chartered as a state institution. Other states are watching with interest. How to Teach English to At-Risk College Students By Melissa E. Lee An English instructor offers strategies that work for students who may understand conceptually why they chose to come to college but don't really know how to translate that motivation into effort. Celebrity Visiting Professors Take Their Courses Off the Record By Ben Wieder In a course at Yale, Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal asked students to refrain from talking out of class about their discussions. Some academics question the propriety of that attitude. Other News On Hiring: Community College Changed My Life But not in the way you might think. The Ticker: Construction Chief Is Ousted by Board of Los Angeles Community Colleges On Hiring: 'Stuck' With Adjuncts If they wanted to, four-year institutions could stop relying so heavily on adjuncts, but there's little that two-year colleges can do about it. The Ticker: Brookdale Community College President Resigns Today's Most-Viewed Chronicle Articles Capitalism's Dismal Future Flagships Just Want to Be Alone Nearly a Third of College Students Have Had Mental-Health Counseling, Study Finds Tea, Shortbread, and 3 Things Worth Knowing Sortable Table: State Appropriations for Major Public Universities: Which Ones Get the Most and the Least Announcements The Chronicle Is Now Available on Your iPad Our new iPad app is free to download and gives you access to several free issues of The Chronicle, including The Chronicle Review. Read our award-winning news coverage on the go on your iPad. Learn more. Did a friend send you this? Go here for your own copy. In addition to this report, The Chronicle publishes free e-mail newsletters on technology, community colleges, hiring, and the world of ideas. You can also create an unlimited number of search agents so that you receive e-mail notification of available jobs in academe that meet your criteria. The Chronicle of Higher Education website contains a mix of free and premium content. For full access to the premium content, please purchase a subscription to our weekly newspaper. Manage your account: Retrieve user name | Reset your password | (c) 2011 The Chronicle of Higher Education 1255 23rd Street NW Washington, DC 20037