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A Motion Picture of the Sky, With Free Admission
A new telescope will map the universe and remap the way academic astronomers work, giving small and community colleges access to the data.
The Professors Behind 'Avatar'
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And the Academy Award Goes to ... a Computer Scientist
Paul E. Debevec, of the University of Southern California, wins for his technical wizardry, now on display in "Avatar."
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A Linguist Who Knows His Na'vi
A professor at the U. of Southern California who developed the "language" of the aliens in the movie describes how he did it.
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Chasing the Word: a Writer in Academe
Writers live on one side of the tracks. Lit scholars live on the other. One crazed grad student dared to walk the rails.
- Economists Eye Identity
- Well, Naturally We're Liberal
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Women, Birth, Death, and Mathematics
Live Chat
Innovators in Internationalization:
Join Melanie McCallon and Bonnie S. Higginson of Murray State University for a live chat on Friday, February 12, at 12 noon, U.S. Eastern time.
They will discuss how the university has managed a boom in faculty-led study-abroad programs, including mandatory training and extensive administrative support.
Special Report: The Profit Motive
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For-Profit Colleges Change Higher Education's Landscape
No longer a sideshow, the sector has expanded faster than traditional colleges over the past three decades.
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Audio: Tales From the For-Profit Sector
Robin Wilson, a Chronicle reporter, shares details and stories from her recent reporting on the for-profit world with Brad Wolverton, a Chronicle editor. (Play below.)
Chronicle Blogs
In the News
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Doctoral Students With Large Loans Finish Fastest
Those whose combined loans exceeded $50,000 earned their doctorates more quickly than those who took out smaller loans or no loans, a study found.
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Big Gifts Are Harder, but Still Possible, to Find
Three experts in fund-raising suggest that, in tough times, colleges and other nonprofit groups should ask for bequests and tout "big dream" proposals.
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William Paterson U. Pays $1-Million to Settle Gender-Bias Lawsuit
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Scholars Try to Piece Together What's Best Done With the Dead Sea Scrolls
- Dartmouth Resumes Layoffs and Loans in Face of $100-Million Budget Gap
- Audio: In a Washington Minute -- Obama Moves to End a Bush-Era Grant Program
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Move Over, Schrödinger's Cat: or, Thinking Like a Dog to Understand Physics
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How a Scholarship Corporation Tried to Muzzle a Blogger
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Tufts U.'s President Will Step Down to Return to Teaching
- Coalition Seeks Better Conditions for Those Off the Tenure Track
More News
The Ticker
- Duncan Ramps Up Criticism of Student-Loan Companies
- United Arab Emirates U. May Cut Jobs to Spend More on Research
- Judge Allows Licensing Lawsuit Against NCAA to Proceed
- Students Arrested at UC-Irvine After Protest of Israeli Ambassador's Speech
- Professor's Alleged Religious and Anti-Gay Remarks Draw Letter From ACLU
Wired Campus
- Class Produces Parody of 'The Office' to Highlight Challenges of Teaching With Technology
- New Web Site Lists Free Online Textbooks
- Furloughed From San Diego State U., CIO Flies Relief Missions to Haiti
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