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August 15, 2008
CHRISTIAN COLLEGES GROW MORE DIVERSE
Historically, the evangelical colleges that comprise the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities have not been magnets for many black students. A new analysis from The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education suggests that's changing, with some Protestant colleges recording staggering increases in black student enrollments over the last decade.
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August 12, 2008
AWARDING DEGREES WITHOUT PERMISSION
When a new campus opens, who is supposed to make sure that it has appropriate permission to educate students and award degrees?
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July 22, 2008
THEOLOGY IN LIFE
Benedictine University's new "Theology of Love" class will cover areas of moral theology (issues of sexual and social ethics), yes, but also sacramental theology (marriage, for instance), and systematic theology (including Christology, or the study of Jesus). It's one of four courses comprising a new 'Theology in Life' certificate program -- and a component of a new bachelor's degree in theology, which is being billed as relevant to variety of career paths. And daily life.
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July 12, 2008
NONPROFIT DROPS PLAN FOR REUSE OF SEMINARY SITE
Penobscot Community Health Care has had to scuttle an ambitious plan to redevelop the former Bangor Theological Seminary campus, the organization's president confirmed Friday.
(Bangor Theological Seminary's decision to sell its historic campus was discussed in the "Location, location, location" article in the Summer 2008 issue of In Trust.)
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July 11, 2008
SEMINARY EXPANSION CAMPAIGN CONTINUES
Plans for a multi-million-dollar campaign next year to improve the physical structure of Kenrick-Glennon Seminary will continue despite the departure of Archbishop Raymond L. Burke, who announced the plan two months ago, archdiocesan officials confirmed this week.
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July 10, 2008
GETTYSBURG'S 'OLD DORM' TO BECOME A MUSEUM
The building that was once a dormitory for seminary students and later a Civil-War field hospital currently houses the Adams County Historical Society's vast collection of photographs, artifacts and documents related to the Battle of Gettysburg and the county's history.
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July 7, 2008
AN OPEN LETTER FROM GENERAL SEMINARY'S DEAN WARD B. EWING
An Open Letter to General Seminary's Faculty, Staff, Students, Friends, Alumni/ae and the Church at large.
For more information about the recent changes at Episcopal seminaries, see "The cost of preserving the mission" in the Summer 2008 issue of In Trust.
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June 30, 2008
WHAT WOULD JESUS DO (IN COLLEGE)?
In 2006, Eastern Mennonite University cracked a list of top colleges for "conservatives, old-fashioned liberals, and people of faith." It was a dubious distinction. The Virginia university, coming out of a pacifist tradition, names "peace and sustainability" as core values.
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June 24, 2008
FOR ONLINE STUDENTS, U. OF PHOENIX OPENS TUTORING AND SOCIAL CENTERS
Loneliness may be fine for distance runners, but for distance-education students, it can be a barrier to success, particularly for students confused by their course work or the mechanics of navigating online classes.
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June 23, 2008
MORE THAN 90 PERCENT OF AMERICANS BELIEVE IN GOD, STUDY FINDS
The first report (based on the U.S. Religious Landscape Survey by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life) released in February took a broad look at the American religious landscape, while this report dives deeply into the faith and politics of religious, and non-religious, Americans.
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June 13, 2008
WHY PRESIDENTS FAIL -- AND HOW THEY CAN SUCCEED
From the Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription or pass required):
A new president comes to the job with enthusiasm and optimism. The board that hired the president, as well as the faculty and staff members who anticipate the new leader's arrival, share those sentiments.
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June 9, 2008
CHAPEL SERVICES AT SEMINARIES: QUESTIONS WORTH ASKING
The Calvin Institute of Christian Worship's Ron Rienstra surveyed Protestant seminaries to learn more about chapel practices. And, the Institute's Barbara Day Miller shares a model for planning chapel worship on seminary campuses.
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June 2, 2008
SEMINARY PARTNERSHIP RESULTS IN NEW ANGLICAN STUDIES PROGRAM
Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School (CRCDS), the Episcopal Diocese of Rochester, and The General Theological Seminary (GTS) in New York City jointly announce a collaborative educational agreement between the two schools.
For more information about the recent changes at Episcopal seminaries, see "The cost of preserving the mission" in the Summer 2008 issue of In Trust.
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May 6, 2008
CHOOSING A SEMINARY
Every year, in university-related divinity schools and free-standing seminaries alike, those of us doing the recruiting hear several versions of this question: Can I learn the practical side of ministry at your school, or will I be too busy with academics?
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May 4, 2008
PRIESTS-IN-TRAINING ARE GETTING OLDER
The Catholic Church priesthood shortage is being alleviated by men embarking on second careers, who bring special wisdom -- and challenges.
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April 25, 2008
DIVORCE: GROUNDS FOR DISMISSAL
Kent Gramm, a full professor of English at Wheaton College, in Illinois, is amidst two painful separations.
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April 24, 2008
HOW MANY CATHOLICS HAVE LEFT THE FAITH?
The Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) at Georgetown University has analyzed the Pew Forum's U.S. Religious Landscape Survey and posted its report online.
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April 21, 2008
IRS SEEKS COMMENTS ON FORM 990 INSTRUCTIONS
"The instructions for the redesigned Form 990 that institutions or their foundations will file for the 2008 tax year have been published for public comment. The redesigned and greatly expanded Form 990 and accompanying schedules were finalized on December 20, 2007."
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April 9, 2008
SEMINARY CHAPEL SURVEY
In the spring of 2007, the Calvin Institute for Christian Worship sent a questionnaire to all ATS-accredited Protestant seminaries in the USA. The purpose of the study was to begin to map the range of practices and policies at the nation's seminaries surrounding community worship.
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April 8, 2008
EPISCOPAL SEMINARIES ADJUST TO REALITIES
The deans of Episcopal seminaries warned bishops and other church leaders last year that their theological schools must deal creatively with hard financial realities. The schools can no longer function separately as "11 little grocery stores trying to sell the same products to the church," declared Donn Morgan of Berkeley, California, then convener of the Council of Deans.
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March 31, 2008
ATLANTANS NEED TO HELP NEW GENERATION HELP OTHERS
Turning away from more lucrative paths, FTE Fellows are reinvigorating congregations, re-energizing schools and transforming communities.
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March 27, 2008
MANY POTENTIAL LEADERS OF TOMORROW REJECT THE ROLE
A new nationwide survey of girls and boys found that a majority of children and youths in the United States have little or no interest with achieving leadership roles when they become adults, ranking "being a leader" behind other goals such as "fitting in," "making a lot of money" and "helping animals or the environment."
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March 26, 2008
BUILDING DORM ROOMS CHEAPER, QUICKER AND QUIETER
Modular construction may have an image associated with prisons and barracks, but it is also increasingly being used in a more refined setting, to create quick and convenient dormitories and classrooms for colleges and universities.
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March 24, 2008
THE FUTURE OF ACCREDITATION?
With Congress poised to renew the Higher Education Act, the push for accountability has opened the door to proposed federal changes to accreditation of higher education.
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March 24, 2008
COLLEGE OF THE FUTURE IS COMING TO CHASKA
The college campus of the future is expected to break ground in Chaska this year, turning the small Carver County (Minnesota) community into a college town and perhaps transforming higher education in the process.
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March 11, 2008
SEMINARIES UNDER STRESS
Of the 11 Episcopal seminaries in the United States, one recently announced it would end its main residential program, another is shutting down one of its campuses, and a third is selling a good portion of its campus.
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March 7, 2008
MARCEL BREUER AT SAINT JOHN'S
The architect used Gothic inspiration to create a Modernist campus.
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March 6, 2008
EPISCOPAL DIVINITY SCHOOL ENTERS UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP
Episcopal Divinity School and Lesley University announced March 6 a new partnership that will involve the two schools sharing the EDS campus, in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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March 4, 2008
EPISCOPAL SEMINARY CHANGES CONTINUE
Bexley Hall announces Rochester closure. Seabury-Western outlines plans for next academic year.
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February 28, 2008
MEDIAN SALARIES OF SENIOR-LEVEL ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS INCREASE 4 PERCENT
The median salary of senior-level administrators at colleges and universities increased 4 percent in 2007-08, according to the annual salary survey released by the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR).
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February 26, 2008
IN MAJOR POLL, U.S. RELIGIOUS IDENTITY APPEARS VERY SLIPPERY
America has always been a competitive religious marketplace, but a major survey released yesterday shows a country increasingly exploring different faith identities and ways of worship. More than 40 percent of respondents told pollsters that they had changed their religious affiliation since childhood.
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February 24, 2008
SEABURY-WESTERN CHARTS A COURSE FOR RADICAL RESTRUCTURING
Seabury-Western Theological Seminary will be charting a new course for theological education as it responds to the economic challenges facing Episcopal seminaries and the changing circumstances of congregationally based ordained ministry.
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February 12, 2008
COLLEGES SEEK TO PROTECT CHURCH TILLS
Many U.S. churches have been victims of embezzlement over the years, reflecting not just moral weakness on the part of the wrongdoers, but lax financial controls. Often, church budgets are overseen by volunteers or employees with little guidance or professional training. Now, some colleges are hoping to prevent such faith-shattering abuses by offering programs devoted specifically to managing church finances and personnel.
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February 9, 2008
OBITUARY: JOHN DILLENBERGER, FORMER PRESIDENT OF HARTFORD SEMINARY
John Dillenberger, president of Hartford Seminary from 1978 to 1983, died February 7, 2008, at his home in El Cerrito, Calif. He was 89. Dillenberger is still remembered for his role in re-establishing the institution as a major center of Islamic studies.
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January 25, 2008
AUSTIN SEMINARY PRESIDENT EMERITUS JACK LEVEN STOTTS DIES AT AGE 75
Stotts not only served for eleven years as professor of Christian ethics and the seventh president of Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary (1985-1996), but at McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago where he also had been professor of Christian ethics (1963-1975) and president (1975-1985). At Austin Seminary, Stotts oversaw the growth and strengthening of the faculty as well as the construction of the McCord Community Center.
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January 23, 2008
OBITUARY: REV. KENNETH B. SMITH SR. (1931 - 2008), FORMER PRESIDENT OF CHICAGO THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
Rev. Kenneth B. Smith Sr.'s pastoral reach extended from the pulpit of his South Side church to the upper echelons of the city's civic and educational institutions.
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January 17, 2008
DUKE DIVINITY SCHOOL RECEIVES $14 MILLION TO ESTABLISH CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE
Duke Divinity School has received a $14 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to establish an initiative that will help Christian leaders combine theological insight with wise business practices to meet real-world challenges, Duke University President Richard H. Brodhead announced Tuesday.
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January 7, 2008
STUDY FINDS NONPROFIT LEADERS MORE EFFECTIVE THAN CORPORATE HEADS
The Nonprofit Quarterly today released the initial findings of a research study that reveals that nonprofit leaders may well be more effective than for-profit leaders. An article detailing this landmark study and its results is published in the winter issue of this journal.
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December 20, 2007
FORM 990 REDESIGN FOR TAX YEAR 2008 (FILED IN 2009)
On December 20, 2007, the IRS released a redesigned Form 990, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax, for tax year 2008 (to be filed in 2009 and later years). The new form incorporates comments and suggestions from the over 650 e-mails and letters received during the comment period, which closed on September 14, 2007.
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December 19, 2007
SEMINARY'S RENOVATION JUGGLES THE OLD, THE NEW AND THE FINANCIAL
The General Theological Seminary in Chelsea has been on the same site in Manhattan for almost two centuries, and this is both a blessing and a burden.
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December 11, 2007
PHILANTHROPY'S LARGEST GIFTS GO TO COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
Religion and Human Services Are Almost Shut Out
According to a new study released by the Institute for Jewish & Community Research (IJCR), higher education, health, and cultural arts organizations receive the lion's share of the largest gifts that individuals, foundations, and corporations contribute to American philanthropy.
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December 7, 2007
THE LIMITS OF COMMUNITY
From The Chronicle of Higher Education's "First Person" column:
The pragmatic demands of academic life mean that church-related colleges can't always demonstrate compassionate Christianity.
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December 2, 2007
EXECUTIVE MELTDOWN
I NEEDED HELP, NOT OSTRACISM
The former president of the University of Mary Washington writes about grappling with the aftermath of his public meltdown.
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November 28, 2007
SILVER LINING FOR STRUGGLING DIOCESES
When the Catholic Archdiocese of Boston advanced the cause of financial transparency last year by releasing volumes of once-tightly kept information, it was an extraordinary step for the entire US Catholic Church.
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November 20, 2007
DECLINE OF THE TENURE TRACK RAISES CONCERNS
Professors with tenure or who are on a tenure track are now a distinct minority on the country's campuses, as the ranks of part-time instructors and professors hired on a contract have swelled, according to federal figures analyzed by the American Association of University Professors.
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November 12, 2007
POPE BENEDICT XVI TO VISIT IN APRIL
His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI, will visit the Archdiocese of New York from April 18-20, 2008 as part of a pastoral journey to the United States.
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November 6, 2007
EPISCOPAL SEMINARIES' ENROLLMENT STATISTICS SHOW VARYING TRENDS
Episcopal News Service contacted all 11 seminaries (associated with the Episcopal Church) this fall, asking them for specific information about their incoming classes, as well as their student bodies as a whole.
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November 1, 2007
MODEST GAINS IN GIVING
Donations to America's largest charities grew by 4.3 percent last year, to $67.5 billion, according to The Chronicle of Philanthropy's annual Philanthropy 400 survey.
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October 30, 2007
MAJOR PRIVATE GIFTS TO HIGHER EDUCATION SINCE 1967
The list of major gifts ($50 million and above) that was published in the August 31, 2007, edition of The Chronicle of Higher Education Almanac, with additions and changes.
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October 30, 2007
TRENDS REPORTS POINT TO CONTINUED INCREASES IN PRICES, NET TUITION, AND BORROWING
The College Board's 2007 reports on trends in college pricing and student aid show that average published tuition and fees increased again this year and that the annual growth continues to outpace inflation. However, the College Board puts the increases in a broader context and points out that the majority of undergraduates are concentrated in lower-priced institutions and most college students do not pay the published price.
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October 22, 2007
KEEPING TUITION LOW AT CHRISTIAN COLLEGES
While the price tag of higher education in America continues to rise, member campuses of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities are making strides toward keeping costs down. Some participate in regional or nationwide programs and some create their own in an effort to make education as accessible as possible.
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October 12, 2007
COLLEGES TRY NEW TACTICS TO RETAIN FUND RAISERS
Good fund raisers are hard to find. Everybody knows that. But when a college finally lands them, the bigger challenge is figuring out how to get them to stay for the long haul.
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October 11, 2007
'HEROIC SENSE OF CALLING' -- COLLEGE SEMINARY ENROLLMENT U.S. LARGEST
St. John Vianney Seminary in St. Paul has increased its housing, its staff and what it demands of students. And the men keep coming. The seminary's enrollment is at an all-time high, with 154 men from 28 dioceses, making it the largest college seminary enrollment in the United States. It has more than doubled in size in the last six years.
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September 30, 2007
THE ADMINISTRATIVE IMPERATIVE: ALWAYS LOWER THE STAKES
Stanley Fish blogs on the "administrative imperative" -- university presidents, he says, can never speak as private citizens. They are always representing their schools.
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September 28, 2007
A REPORT OF THE AGB TASK FORCE ON THE STATE OF THE PRESIDENCY IN AMERICAN HIGHER EDUCATION
"The Leadership Imperative" a 64-page report of a year-long, blue-ribbon task force convened by the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, is a road map for strengthening the leadership of the men and women who take on the pressure-cooker jobs of presidents and chancellors of American colleges and universities.
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September 25, 2007
STUDENT-LOAN DEBT RISES FASTER THAN NEW GRADUATES' STARTING SALARIES, REPORT SAYS
The average student-loan debt facing graduating seniors in 2006 increased more rapidly from the previous year than did the average starting salaries offered to recent college graduates, according to a report being released today by the Project on Student Debt.
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September 20, 2007
WHAT DOES IT MEAN WHEN $100 MILLION GIFTS ARE ROUTINE?
American higher education has seen 16 gifts of $100 million or more in 2007. It's been a staggering run of generosity that has many people wondering what's behind the influx of large donations and how important big gifts are to the success of college campaigns.
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September 15, 2007
NAVIGATING THE NEW AUDIT STANDARDS
As audit committees and boards of directors are meeting to review audit reports for 2006, alarm bells are starting to ring about surprising new criticism about the quality of internal controls.
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September 14, 2007
NACUBO SUBMITS COMPREHENSIVE COMMENTS ON 990 REDESIGN
The National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) has submitted comments to the Internal Revenue Service on the draft redesign of the Form 990, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax.
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September 14, 2007
HOW TO PAY FOR BUILDINGS OVER THE LONG TERM
The sparkling fitness centers, the swank residence halls that rival upscale apartments, the student unions featuring festive food courts -- all of them come with a price tag that many institutions don't plan for. Once the buildings are constructed, often with donated cash, it costs lots of money to keep them in good shape.
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September 14, 2007
OKLAHOMA STATE U. SEEKS MORE INSURANCE DONORS
Officials of Oklahoma State University are expanding their search for wealthy donors willing to take out life-insurance policies to benefit the university.
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September 13, 2007
DUKE DIVINITY SCHOOL REFECTORY GROWS IN POPULARITY
In the cozy lower floor of Duke Divinity School, increasing numbers of students have sought shelter in the homemade meals and the calm atmosphere of the Refectory Cafe.
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September 12, 2007
UGANDA: VOCATIONS BOOM STRAINS FACILITIES AT CATHOLIC SEMINARY
St Paul's Seminary, a Roman Catholic seminary in the west of Uganda, is in need of expansion to accommodate a boom in priestly vocations, the rector said.
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September 12, 2007
MASTER'S DEGREES ABOUND AS UNIVERSITIES AND STUDENTS SEE A WINDFALL
More students than ever have started master's programs this fall, and universities are seeing those programs as potentially lucrative sources of revenue. The number of students earning these degrees around the country has nearly doubled since 1980. Since 1970, the growth is 150 percent, more than twice as fast as bachelor and doctorate programs.
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August 31, 2007
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE REPORT: STEPS COLLEGES CAN TAKE TO AVOID A TRAGEDY, OR DEAL WITH ONE
The report of the state panel that investigated the Virginia Tech shootings lists more than 90 recommendations for state officials, the police, university administrators, and higher-education associations. Following are some of the steps the report says universities should consider taking to avoid a tragedy, or to deal with one after it occurs.
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August 22, 2007
ONLINE-COURSE BURNOUT
Teaching online courses can be frustrating for professors and may ultimately bring them to experience "a high degree of burnout," according to a study by R. Lance Hogan and Mark A. McKnight. In their study, they found that online-course instructors exhibited the three main symptoms of burnout.
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August 21, 2007
SEMINARY CAMPUS SOLD FOR $1.65M
Bangor, Maine - Bangor Theological Seminary confirmed Monday that it has officially sold the campus it called home for 186 years to a pair of Bangor and Portland developers for $1.65 million.
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August 9, 2007
GIVERS WHO KEEP ON GIVING
The Chronicle of Philanthropy reports: A movement to inspire the wealthy to donate a higher percentage of their riches gathers steam.
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August 1, 2007
BOARD STORIES INVOLVING HUMANS
Recommendations on board recruitment often suggest that people are essentially interchangeable parts, only differing in their professional training. Plug in an accountant, a lawyer, a human resource professional, a number-savvy business drone, and some other good-hearted souls with time on their hands; schedule some meetings; and let the governing commence!
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August 1, 2007
ENGAGEMENT GOVERNANCE FOR SYSTEM-WIDE DECISION MAKING
Increasingly nonprofits have come to recognize that traditional governance models are inadequate to respond effectively to organizational challenges. This article argues that the structure of most boards of directors prevents nonprofits from being effective and causes them to lose their connection and accountability to those they serve.
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July 31, 2007
IN TRUST RECEIVES KERN FOUNDATION GRANT
In July, the Kern Family Foundation awarded In Trust Inc. a $600,000 grant to strengthen its Governance Mentor service. The grant will enable In Trust to enhance the coordination, content, delivery, marketing, evaluation, and effectiveness of the Mentors.
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July 27, 2007
HOW THEY GOT THAT GIFT
It is not often that a college president has to tell a potential donor that he cannot accept a $35-million gift. Tim Ryan, president of the Culinary Institute of America, rejected such a donation repeatedly, over the course of two years.
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July 26, 2007
FOUNDATIONS FIND BENEFITS IN FACING UP TO FAILURES
Among the reports on a coffee table in the Carnegie Corporation's reception area is one on the foundation's efforts to help Zimbabwe overhaul its Constitution and government. It gets straight to the point: "This is the anatomy of a grant that failed."
Today many of the nation's largest foundations regard disclosing and analyzing their failures as bordering on a moral obligation.
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July 12, 2007
STABLE OUTLOOK FOR PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATION
The National Association of College and University Business Officers reports:
Stable or positive trends were found in nearly all key 2006 indicators, including student demand, financial reserves, debt and capital spending, and operational performance.
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July 1, 2007
LOYAL OPPOSITION
When it comes to governance, boards of directors tread a very fine line. Those who seek to lead the organization run the risk of usurping the role of the CEO. Those who follow the CEO's lead run the risk of abdicating their responsibility and joining the ranks of management. In fact, the true value of governance lies neither in leadership nor in followership, but in the unique role of "loyal opposition."
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June 22, 2007
UUA BOARD CUTS FUNDS TO SEMINARIES
The UUA Board of Trustees approved $25,000 cuts in funding for both of the Unitarian Universalist theological schools this week and set in motion an 18-month process to develop a long-term strategy to foster excellence in UU ministry.
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June 21, 2007
HOW ANTIOCH COLLEGE FELL INTO STRAITS IT COULD NO LONGER IGNORE
A HOUSE DIVIDED: HOW ANTIOCH COLLEGE FELL INTO STRAITS IT COULD NO LONGER IGNORE
On a recent Friday morning, the grounds of Antioch College were littered with white body bags. The campus was ghostly quiet. Men with guns, in full SWAT gear, crept around the college's crumbling buildings, looking for imaginary terrorists. Actors, covered in fake blood, writhed on the ground and wailed for help. The disaster drill came three days after the college said it would close.
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June 14, 2007
STILL GROWING STRONG
Online gifts to charities climbed 37 percent in 2006
Online giving to the nation's largest charities continued its steep ascent in 2006, according to a new survey by The Chronicle of Philanthropy.
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June 8, 2007
GOOD PREACHING BEGINS IN GOOD SEMINARY HOMILETICS PROGRAMS, STUDY SUGGESTS
A study released June 6 finds that Episcopal Church seminarians receive uneven preparation for their lives as preachers.
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June 5, 2007
'REJOICE ALWAYS': A LESSON IN DYING
For much of his career studying scripture, professor David Scholer of Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena puzzled over a line from 1 Thessalonians: "Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." He resisted a part of the verse: How did one "give thanks in all circumstances"? In tragedy? Sickness? Then came cancer and Scholer, a teacher all his life, embarked on what may be his greatest lesson, for his students and for himself.
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June 1, 2007
SEMINARY FEATURED IN ITUNES STORE
St. Louis - On May 30, Concordia Seminary became one of 16 higher education institutions featured in the iTunes Store, the world's largest catalog of songs, television shows, movies and now educational content.
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May 19, 2007
NABS NOW NAMED SIOUX FALLS SEMINARY
Simplicity trumped creativity in North American Baptist Seminary's nine-month search for a new name.
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May 15, 2007
NOTICE 2007-45 EXPLAINS NEW 990-T DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT
IRS has published Notice 2007-45, outlining interim guidance on the new requirement for 501(c)(3) organizations to disclose the Form 990-T, Exempt Organization Business Income Return.
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May 15, 2007
DRAFT REDESIGNED FORM 990
The IRS has released for public comment a discussion draft of a redesigned Form 990, Return of Organizations Exempt from Income Tax, filed by many public charities and other exempt organizations.
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May 4, 2007
FROM THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION
THE AFTERMATH
Wanted: Crisis President
Colleges turn to leaders who can deal with mayhem and the media
A mundane day was in the works at Virginia Tech on Monday, April 16. The highlights on the university's public event calendar were a bowling break at the Squires Student Center, a luncheon sponsored by the African Students Association, and a town-hall meeting on environmental issues. Charles W. Steger, the university's president, could not have predicted that the decisions he would make that morning and in the days to follow would be the most important of his 40 years at the university.
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May 4, 2007
ROBERT E. WEBBER 1933-2007
Noted theologian and author Dr. Robert E. Webber died Friday, April 27 in his home in Sawyer, Michigan, after an eight-month struggle with pancreatic cancer. He was 73 years old.
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April 20, 2007
SALE OF BUILDING IS 'GOOD NEWS' FOR THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
Calling the development "good news" for the school, a spokesman for the Salt Lake Theological Seminary confirmed Thursday the sale of its East South Temple building.
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April 15, 2007
AMONG CATHOLIC PRIESTS, VIETNAMESE ARE THE NEW IRISH
Though Asians are only 1% of the estimated 77 million U.S. Catholics, they account for 12% of Catholic seminary students, according to the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown University.
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April 2, 2007
GASB PROPOSES STANDARD ON LAND AND OTHER REAL ESTATE HELD AS INVESTMENTS
The National Association of College and University Business Officers reports:
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) has issued an Exposure Draft that would require permanent and term endowment funds to report land and other real estate held as investments at fair market value. The proposal also requires disclosure of the methods and significant assumptions employed to determine fair value.
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March 28, 2007
THE AMERICAN COLLEGE PRESIDENT: 2007 EDITION NOW AVAILABLE
The 2007 edition is the sixth report in the American College President Study series, conducted by the American Council on Education (ACE) since 1986, describing the backgrounds, career paths, and experiences of college and university presidents. This most recent American College President Study, conducted in 2006, includes information from 2,148 college and university presidents.
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March 26, 2007
'GUN FOR HIRE' AIDS NONPROFITS
By the time Kevin Howley got to the Centro Nuevo Creacion, the tiny North Philadelphia nonprofit was a mess.
Hired in a hurry after the agency's beloved founder had moved on, a replacement executive director eventually had left on bad terms. Employment taxes hadn't been paid. Little money had been raised, and the agency's reserve was spent down.
Board members were exhausted and in despair, laying off workers and sweating out each week's payroll, board chairwoman Kristy Buzard said.
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March 25, 2007
RETIRING BOOMERS WORRYING NONPROFITS
Amy Holman Balian wants to quit - not tomorrow, not next month, and maybe not even this year.
After 20 years on the job, the completion of a successful $1.5 million capital campaign, and a move into a lovely new building, the director of West Chester Area Senior Center yearns to retire. But there's no succession plan and no one at the center willing or able to fill her shoes.
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March 13, 2007
LUTHERAN EDUCATOR, SEMINARY PRESIDENT, AND PROLIFIC HYMN AUTHOR HERMAN G. STUEMPFLE DIES
Gettysburg, PA -- The Rev. Dr. Herman G. Stuempfle Jr., a Lutheran church leader known for his outstanding contributions as a preacher, professor, president and poet died Tuesday, March 13, 2007, in Gettysburg, PA, following a long illness.
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March 8, 2007
IRS RELEASES DRAFT OF GOOD GOVERNANCE PRACTICES FOR NONPROFITS
The Internal Revenue Service has released a four-page draft of "Good Governance Practices for 501(c)(3) Organizations," with pointed and practical recommendations for nonprofit boards.
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March 3, 2007
ASIAN AMERICAN CHURCHES FACE LEADERSHIP GAP
Asian American churches are going through a "crisis of leadership" because seminaries are not preparing a new generation of pastors to work in multi-generational and multicultural settings, Asian American Christian leaders say.
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March 2, 2007
POPE ANSWERS SEMINARIANS (PART 2)
"A Day Without the Eucharist Is Incomplete"
VATICAN CITY (Zenit.org) -- Here is the Vatican translation of the answers Benedict XVI gave to questions posed by seminarians of the Roman Major Seminary, during the Pope's visit there Feb. 17.
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March 1, 2007
POPE ANSWERS SEMINARIANS (PART 1)
"We Must Accept Our Frailty But Keep On Going"
VATICAN CITY (Zenit.org) -- Here is the Vatican translation of the answers Benedict XVI gave to questions posed by seminarians of the Roman Major Seminary, during the Pope's visit there Feb. 17.
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February 28, 2007
BOOK REVIEW: GOOD TO GREAT AND THE SOCIAL SECTORS
When Jim Collins's book Good to Great was published in 2001, it received immediate and widespread attention because of his previous work and the exhaustive research that went into the book, as well as theories that were both innovative and counter intuitive. It was a national best seller, and brisk sales continue even several years later. Collins was surprised to discover that thirty to fifty percent of those purchasing the book worked in the social sector, not the business world.
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February 28, 2007
PRESIDENT EMERITUS DAVIE NAPIER DIES AT 91
BERKELEY, CA -- B. Davie Napier, president of Pacific School of Religion from 1972 to 1977, died February 24, 2007, in Claremont, CA. He had been in hospice care for over a year at Pilgrim Place, a retirement community.
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January 26, 2007
ENDOWMENTS CELEBRATE A STREAK
For the fourth year in a row, college investments show positive returns
The return of college endowments from the depths of the market earlier this decade continued to gain momentum in the past fiscal year.
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January 24, 2007
PRESIDING BISHOP URGES CONGREGATIONS TO OBSERVE THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION SUNDAY
Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has asked all congregations of the Episcopal Church to observe Theological Education Sunday on February 4 "in a focused way" and as an occasion to "recognize and celebrate those who teach and learn in their search for a deeper knowledge and understanding of God."
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January 9, 2007
AT UNIVERSITIES, PLUM POST AT TOP IS NOW SHAKY
David A. Caputo, the president of Pace University, has ricocheted from one crisis to another.
Freshman enrollment this fall at his sprawling, six-campus university in Manhattan and Westchester County plunged after a big tuition increase. That led to a sizable deficit, a hiring freeze, demonstrations, the threat of a no-confidence vote by the faculty, and attacks on his annual compensation of nearly $700,000.
"It's been a hell of a grim semester," Dr. Caputo said in a recent interview.
Now he is fighting to save his presidency at a time when many university leaders have been ousted after faculty or student challenges.
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January 6, 2007
SAN ANTONIO SEMINARY LEADS IN TRAINING PRIESTS FOR LATINO MINISTRY
John Nolan has experienced life on his own in the secular world, tasting both success and failure. Now he wants to serve others as a Catholic priest.
But first, he'll have to learn enough Spanish and become comfortable enough in Latino culture to minister to the Latinos who will make up the majority of his future parishioners.
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January 5, 2007
SEMINARY BUILDING HIGH-TECH CENTER
PASADENA, Calif. -- Fuller Theological Seminary plans to build a new high-tech worship center in a nod to the contemporary worship styles that are popular in evangelical churches.
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January 5, 2007
DIVINITY SCHOOL ELIMINATES SIX MILLION DOLLAR DEBT
Rochester, N.Y. -- Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School (CRCDS) announced today that as of December 2006, the school's six million dollar debt has been eliminated. This achievement represents the commitment and joint efforts of the Board, Administration and Faculty.
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January 5, 2007
STUDY FINDS EMBEZZLEMENT TO BE COMMON IN DIOCESES
A new study by Villanova University has found that 85 percent of Roman Catholic dioceses in the United States have discovered embezzlement during the last five years, with 11 percent having been embezzled out of more than a half-million dollars each.
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January 5, 2007
IRAQI VIOLENCE DRIVES CATHOLIC SEMINARY, UNIVERSITY OUT OF BAGHDAD
ROME (CNS) -- Continued violence against Catholic priests and church property in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad has prompted the Chaldean Catholic Patriarchate of Baghdad to move the city's theological university and seminary to northern Iraq.
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January 5, 2007
THEOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY AND SEMINARY LEAVE UNSAFE BAGHDAD AND HEAD NORTH
Erbil, Iraq (AsiaNews) -- From Dora, the traditional Christian neighbourhood in Baghdad, to the eastern part of the Iraqi capital and finally to Kurdistan: this is the "required route" that some eminent Christian institutions in Iraq have been forced to follow to survive. The kidnapping of priests, attacks and threats have pushed the Chaldean Patriarchate in Baghdad to transfer Babel College -- the only Christian theological university in the country -- and St Peter's major seminary close to Erbil.
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January 2, 2007
SIX EPISCOPAL SEMINARIES OFFER DOCTOR OF MINISTRY PROGRAMS
Six of the eleven accredited Episcopal seminaries offer Doctor of Ministry programs. The Doctor of Ministry is an advanced degree and the highest professional degree for those engaged in parish ministry, world missions, and similar ministries. The Ph.D. degree, by comparison, equips students to engage in scholarly research and teaching. Doctor of Ministry programs are mostly three years in length and courses are usually offered with a flexible schedule in mind.
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