The Chronicle provides complete statistics and analysis. Faculty members at Claremont McKenna College squelched a bid to gain accreditation from the American Academy for Liberal Education, in part because of the group's conservative reputation. A controversial experiment to measure changes in the water is drawing to a close, with the sense that environmentalists, ironically, limited an unparalleled study of global warming. State colleges are competing with private institutions by pledging to help students complete their degrees within four years. The president, Peter J. Liacouras, is drawing fire for his plan to woo suburban students by raising standards.
Critics say the effort abandons the university's urban roots.
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