Today's News
California
regents set conditions on use of tobacco money for
research but reject a ban
College
leaders seek guidelines for avoiding conflicts in
business dealings
Librarians and
publishers try out a plan to simplify negotiations over
electronic resources
Accreditor
endorses programs that prepare nonbusiness Ph.D.'s to teach in
business schools
State
Digest: Audit criticizes U. of California governance,
and other news from the states
News Blog
Plagiarism report at Southern Illinois U. raises more questions than it answers
Strike ends at U. of Minnesota as clerical and technical workers reach deal
The Wired Campus Blog
Web pioneer pushes net neutrality and warns against 'Web rot'
Entertainment industry and higher-education officials met in Los Angeles to discuss the role of digital entertainment on campus
Footnoted: From Academic Blogs
What Paul Muldoon's new job means for American poetry
History, healing, and the 'Jena 6' case
Campaign U. Blog
John Edwards calls for a National Teacher U.
Political prediction markets forecast a Clinton-Giuliani matchup
Face Value: Fund-Raising and Alumni Blog
Randolph College will return to court in two cases brought by students, alumnae, and donors
The Era of Megagifts: What does it mean when $100-million gifts are routine?
Buildings & Grounds Blog
Community colleges are becoming intensely interested in sustainability, Cascadia among them
Medlar Field, the ballpark on the University Park campus of Pennsylvania State U., has earned LEED certification
Magazine & Journal Reader
A discussion of God's Harvard
New Grant Competitions
Fellowships in the arts
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The Chronicle Review
REMEMBERING ED SEIDENSTICKER
With the death of Ed Seidensticker (pictured), Japanology has lost one of its giants, writes Anthony H. Chambers, a professor of Japanese at Arizona State University.
(Photograph from AP images)
'A NORTHWEST ORIGINAL'
Give Scott Fife an X-Acto knife, a paintbrush, some trash, and construction materials, and he'll give you a world.
From This Week's Chronicle
PROFESSOR AVATAR
How six scholars have found educational value for their students and institutions in the virtual world of Second Life.
Sarah B. Robbins, aka Intellagirl Tully. (Photograph by Erin M. Cookerly)
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Great Debates
Read some popular and long-running discussions in The Chronicle's Forums.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Philanthropy's New Frontier
As wealth in China grows, philanthropy has begun to flower again, attracting the interest of American fund raisers.
Arts & Letters Daily
A guide to some of the best writing on the Web.
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