The 2012 Election: What Academe Needs to Know

From The Chronicle of Higher Education

The 2012 general election will determine more than which candidates win federal and state offices. It will also determine who guides federal oversight of student aid, for-profit colleges, research, and more, with billions of taxpayer dollars in the balance. It will decide who presides over state support for colleges as most such public institutions struggle under repeated budget cuts.

As the final weeks of the campaign unfold, this page will host highlights of The Chronicle's will host a page with coverage of the general election as it relates to higher education.

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