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University President Fears For Own Life Upon Release of Salary Information

Posted on Tuesday, December 18th 2012
Tags: chronicle, compensation, executive, president, salary
University President Fears For Own Life Upon Release of Salary Information
by Monty Tufnel and Henry Wenslydale Freelance Writers Coming on the heels of the University’s controversial proposal to monitor adjunct faculty work hours, Smothers University President, Dr. Leland Popovich, has been getting death threats upon the release of The Chronicle of Higher Education’s annual list of Private College Executive Compensation. The death threats started as [...]

Outrage as Cronk Blogger Calls Freedonian Studies “Bogus Claptrap”

Posted on Wednesday, May 9th 2012
Tags: chronicle, Liz McMillen, Naomi Schaefer Riley
Outrage as Cronk Blogger Calls Freedonian Studies “Bogus Claptrap”
by Con Chapman Lifestyles Editor POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. Curtis Bascomb is head of information technology of The Cronk of Higher Education, but he says he’ll be looking for a new job following a weekend when he was on call 24/7. “They don’t pay me enough to give a crap as it is,” he says as he [...]

#highered Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-23

Posted on Friday, July 23rd 2010
Tags: chronicle, cronk, cronknews, higher ed, highered, News
#highered Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-23
Save the Date: The first @CronkNews podcast is Monday August 2 at 6 pm EST. Topic: Best practices in staff training. http://ht.ly/2cQRf # YAY! RT @therealjoelp is it bad that i've checked @cronknews more than @workemail this study abroad summer? i've unplugged from usa. srsly. # Cheers to @ULstudentLife for hosting the #SOI Conf for [...]

#highered Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-16

Posted on Friday, July 16th 2010
Tags: chronicle, cronk, cronknews, higher ed, highered, News
#highered Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-16
In T minus one minute, @CronkNews will play fly on the wall at the @sachatBOS. Join us? http://4sq.com/4yLM0G # Powered by Twitter Tools

#highered Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-09

Posted on Friday, July 9th 2010
Tags: chronicle, cronk, cronknews, higher ed, highered, News
#highered Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-09
Unable to go to a conference this wk? Follow the @brodytruce live tweeting from #ASGA in FL. 2 trips in 2 wks for him. # RT @LeslieKilbride Making my big announcement in 90 minutes!!!! #sachat http://bit.ly/bxJVm9 # #FF @almcnor @rossmcmillan @ardith_laverne @brianleduc @maribethJflakes @SHJobs @carmenite @monkeywstick @amberagd & our friends in Boston # Powered by [...]

#highered Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-02

Posted on Friday, July 2nd 2010
Tags: chronicle, cronk, cronknews, higher ed, highered, News
#highered Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-02
Watch for tomorrow morning's final #ACUHOI special article. Hope u didn't miss today's: http://bit.ly/9C20xF Thanks for everything, Austin! # Congrats H. Johansen III for 1st Cronk article: Staff’s Decision Power Increased to Include Pastry & Coffee Selection http://ht.ly/25ocj # #FF @brodytruce for his crack reporting at #ACUHOI @EricaPriceCronk for patience while we were away and [...]

#highered Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-25

Posted on Friday, June 25th 2010
Tags: chronicle, cronk, cronknews, higher ed, highered, News
#highered Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-25
Make sure you sport your @CronkNews sticker at #ACUHOI this weekend, housing buddies! # We heart librarians. http://ht.ly/21NfN # Powered by Twitter Tools

#highered Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-11

Posted on Friday, June 11th 2010
Tags: chronicle, cronk, cronknews, higher ed, highered, News
#highered Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-11
#FF @jmayojr @cpsworks @RLchat @APTintl @thereedoburrito @greenshoes5 @lindackcrook @juliekane99 @heathnettles for spreading the RT cheer. # #FF @ZackFord @therealjoelp @PetePereira @jpkirch @bwalizer @ericstoller @JeffBC94 @JeannetteMarie @jenontheblock @maddyfacepants our VIPs. # RT @TheOnion: College Graduate To Never Read A Book Again http://onion.com/dymRd5 # Anyone going to #ACUHO this month *and* willing to pass out CronkNews stickers? [...]

#highered Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-21

Posted on Friday, May 21st 2010
Tags: chronicle, cronk, cronknews, higher ed, highered, News
#highered Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-21
RT @Ryan_Warden Sure, your fake univ. gave u "marketable skills" and got u a "job," but where's your wry, ironically detached sense of self? # Did y'all see the old lady in Legion eat that guy's neck? Now, imagine our own @irmapelt on tonight's @jefflail podcast. http://ht.ly/1MLkV # The @CronkNews staff is listening to The [...]

#highered Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-14

Posted on Friday, May 14th 2010
Tags: chronicle, cronk, cronknews, higher ed, highered, News
#highered Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-14
It got almost 80 direct hits Monday night, which is unusual for an article published the previous week. It was getting some buzz. # Thanks @GradSchool @collegewebguy @sharieerwin for the recent RTs. I hope you were sending it from your office/car. http://bit.ly/awOVOb # Powered by Twitter Tools
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