Today's News
Lifting a Boycott Threat
British union's
leaders call off debates over academic boycott of Israeli
universities
Opinion:
Academics who want to promote peace have better options than
boycotts
Community-college
leaders are urged to step up outreach efforts to
Hispanic-Americans
Judge throws
out ex-student's lawsuit alleging negligence at Emory U. teaching
hospitals
Investigation uncovers admissions scandal at prestigious
university in Uganda
News Blog
Myanmar's junta said to use universities to hold arrested protesters
For Emory U., same study-abroad locale can mean different results
The Wired Campus Blog
A Latin version of Wikipedia comprises more than 15,000 translated articles
Boston Library Consortium will let Open Content Alliance digitize its books
Footnoted: From Academic Blogs
Ahmadinejad, Joseph Massad, and homosexuality in the Middle East
Are the most-cited scholars also the most-read bloggers?
Campaign U. Blog
Barack Obama proposes to forgive the student loans of graduates who become public defenders
Hillary Rodham Clinton wants to help Americans start saving for college at birth
Face Value: Fund-Raising and Alumni Blog
A former secretary of labor questions whether donations to Harvard are charitable
Consumer watchdogs say there is some truth behind a fictional TV show's portrayal of universities' ties to oil companies
Buildings & Grounds Blog
As green buildings become more common, groups are now developing standards for sustainable grounds
Shop Talk: New construction at the U. of Virginia and Mills, and a new boathouse from an old design
Magazine & Journal Reader
The trouble with blaming education
New Grant Competitions
Fellowships in architecture
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From This Week's Chronicle
FLEXING FUND-RAISING MUSCLE
Gifts to sports programs now account for more than one-quarter of all contributions to some colleges, cutting into the proportion given for academic purposes. Jeffrey L. Stinson (above), a marketing professor at North Dakota State U.: As athletics donations grow, "you do see donors cut back a little on that academic gift because they just don't have the capacity."
(Photograph by Mark Anthony)
The Chronicle Review
ANGER MANAGEMENT
Biology makes us want to retaliate for aggression even if we can't direct the retaliation at our aggressor, writes David P. Barash, author of a forthcoming book about redirected aggression.
(Illustration by Geoffrey Moss)
KIN ARE IN
In the corridors of some Italian universities, faculty members can look around and see a lot of famiglia faces, writes Francis X. Rocca, a journalist based in Rome and a correspondent for The Chronicle.
Also of Interest
The Growing Divide
An occasional series looks at the haves and have-nots in higher education.
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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