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From the Chronicle of Higher Education:

USA Today is suspending its popular programs recognizing students at four-year and two-year colleges, largely due to budgetary constraints.

The programs, the All-USA College Academic Team and the All-USA Community College Academic Team, provided annual cash awards of $2,500 to 20 undergraduate "all-stars" at four-year colleges and 20 at community colleges who excelled in and beyond the classroom. The award winners and 40 honorable-mention students in each program also were featured in the newspaper.

Several college officials and experts expressed concern that USA Today's move is part of a broader trend of newspapers cutting back on coverage of higher education. That means colleges often receive attention only when there is a problem, said Larry D. Lauer, vice chancellor of marketing and communications at Texas Christian University. 

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