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Presidents of Colleges Give Back Some Pay
By TAMAR LEWIN
After The Chronicle of Higher Education published its survey of university presidents’ pay, several presidents said that they would give back part of their pay or forgo their raises.

California Universities Will Cut Enrollment Unless State Increases Money
By TAMAR LEWIN
Hard hit by budget cuts, the California State University system is planning to cut its enrollment by 10,000 students for the 2009-10 academic year.

James Armsey Dies at 90; Oversaw College Grants
By DENNIS HEVESI
As a Ford Foundation executive, Mr. Armsey directed more than $350 million in grants to universities in the 1960s while prompting the foundation to deny grants to segregated universities.

Seeking a Normal Life, a Man Retains His Faith in Positive Thinking
By ABBY AGUIRRE
Battling depression and schizophrenia, a man comes to New York from Puerto Rico and sets his mind on finishing college.

Found: An Ancient Monument to the Soul
By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD
A monument in Turkey may be the first written evidence that the people in the region held to the religious concept of the soul apart from the body.

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