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The Chronicle of Higher Education
Community-College News
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Shawn Spence

Stanley G. Jones, Indiana's commisioner of higher education


RENAISSANCE IN INDIANA
By creating a new system of two-year institutions, state officials hope to train more skilled workers, but critics wonder whether the chosen overseer of the group, Vincennes University, will succeed.

A SURPRISING RECORD FOR A DEMOCRAT
Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, Vice President Al Gore's choice as a running mate, has supported more research spending but criticized political correctness and racial preferences in admissions.

TROUBLE AT THE TOP
The two leading officials of Colorado's new information-technology institute quit this month, before any of its college classes had begun.

COLLEGES' PURCHASING POWER
The largest buying cooperative in higher education, known as E&I;, is looking to e-commerce to bolster its business.

ARMY ROCKS DISTANCE EDUCATION
In a proposed $600-million program, the military would enlist higher-education institutions to provide and coordinate online courses for soldiers.
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President Clinton announced a set of incentives intended to benefit borrowers in his prized direct-lending program, to the dismay of lenders.

Students who have been taught to write using a computer don't perform as well on composition tests that use paper and pencil, researchers at Boston College have found

Distance education is the biggest emerging issue facing campus-computing officials, according to a survey by the Educause academic-technology group.

Jobs in community colleges
70 openings at two-year institutions, from the pages of The Chronicle.

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