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Academic Centers for Athletes Draw Donors
More than a dozen university athletics programs have added lavish new facilities in recent years, and academic-services budgets are soaring, a Chronicle survey finds. (Photograph courtesy of Texas A&M U.)
College Employees Value Campus Environment, Survey Finds
When a Chronicle survey asked college employees what they value about their jobs, they put the physical environment in which they work at the top of the list.
Rise in Tornadoes, Floods Poses Risk to Colleges
What if the sort of extreme weather that has left the University of Iowa inundated in floodwaters is not a freak event? What if it is a sign of things to come? (Photograph by AP Images)
Other News
After Hurricane Gustav, Campuses Clean Up
Cleanup crews scoured Gulf Coast campuses, removing downed limbs and repairing broken windows, while students and staff members forced out by Hurricane Gustav waited for word that they could return.
Lessons From Katrina Improve Colleges' Evacuations for Hurricane Gustav
College officials across the Gulf Coast were cautiously relieved when initial reports suggested the damage wasn't severe.
College of Southern Idaho Cafeteria Goes 'Tray-Less'
Students are also wasting less food because they no longer have the option of overloading their cafeteria trays, says the college's food-services director.
New campus buildings
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A Green Building as a Billboard for Science
(A 2006 Chronicle video)
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Buildings & Grounds is written by Scott Carlson (left) and Lawrence Biemiller (right). Scott Carlson writes about architecture, facilties, energy, and sustainability, among other topics. Lawrence Biemiller writes about architecture and facilities and contributes to Notes from Academe. What's happening on your campus? Let us know.
Architect of Spinning Tower Spinning Himself?
Now this item isn’t strictly related to higher education, but with all the higher-education building that is going on in Dubai, we thought you might enjoy it. It would also be entertaining for fans of “starchitecture” everywhere.
A news outlet is raising questions about the credentials of David Fisher, who plans to build an 80-story rotating tower in Dubai. Here’s the nut graf:
“Fisher acknowledges that he is not well known, has never built a skyscraper before and hasn’t practiced architecture regularly in decades. But he insisted his lack of experience wouldn’t stop him from completing the project, which has attracted top design talent, including Leslie E. Robertson, the structural engineer for the World Trade Center and the Shanghai World Financial Center. ‘I did not design skyscrapers, but I feel ready to do so,’ Fisher said.”
Oh, boy. The report also says that in his bio, Mr. Fisher has said that he got an honorary degree from “The Prodeo Institute at Columbia University in New York,” but “no such institution exists, however, and Columbia said it had never awarded Fisher an honorary degree.”
Scott Carlson | Tuesday July 1, 2008 | Permalink | Contact usComments
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He may not be a practicing architect…but he did stay at a Holiday Express Inn last night.
— moderate Jul 1, 05:51 PM #