Off Beat
Sorry, Tom: We Have to Eat You for Your Own Good
Emory University, a leader in the sustainable-foods movement on campuses, is experimenting with "heritage" turkeys for its annual feast for 8,000.
Nazism and the Arab World
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Hate Radio: Nazi Propaganda in the Arab World
Jeffrey Herf explores connections between Nazi radio broadcasts aimed at the Middle East and the intellectual trajectory of radical Islam.
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Herf's Misuse of History
Jeffrey Herf's new book is impressively researched, writes Richard Wolin, but it hazards a far-reaching claim about the marriage between Nazism and the Arab world.
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Interdisciplinary Hype
There's a reason traditional disciplines evolved the way they did, writes Jerry A. Jacobs.
- The Banality of Academic Paranoia
- The Puzzle of Boys
Buildings & Grounds
Roosevelt U. Will Construct 32-Story Building: The college is planning a glass-sheathed skyscraper that will have classrooms, labs, offices, and housing for 600 students.
Berkeley Backs Away From Art-Museum Plans: The university has scrapped plans for a $143-million complex after raising less than half the money it sought in a capital campaign.
Commentary
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The Berkeley Protest: Fresh Anger in the Footsteps
The Berkeley students who protested the big tuition increase at the University of California impressed Murray Sperber, who was in their shoes 45 years ago.
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Managing Risk in College Athletics
From imprudent training to spotty equipment, college sports can be legal nightmares. But there are ways to lessen the risks, writes Alyssa S. Keehan.
Chronicle Blogs
In the News
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After Media Success, U. of California Protesters Look Ahead
Demonstrations over a 32-percent tuition increase have won students no financial relief, but organizers say they are in it for the long haul.
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A Teaching Hospital Tries to Transform Urban Health Care
"We're trying to create an efficient health-care system on the South Side of Chicago where one doesn't exist now," says the leader of the effort.
- Duncan Warns Colleges of Limits to Help From Federal Budget
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Top Court Takes Dim View of Israeli Army's Deporting of Palestinian Student
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Mom's the President, and I'm Outta Here
- Teaching With Twitter: Not for the Faint of Heart
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Sallie Mae Fights for Student-Loan Role in a Campaign That's All About Jobs
- How a Hacker Attack Could Alter the Climate Debate
- Audio: In a Washington Minute -- A Partisan Divide on Student Loans
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Libraries Explore Big Ideas to Overcome Small Budgets
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The Ticker
- Towson U. Band Is Sole College Performer in Macy's Thanksgiving Parade
- Presidents of Penn and Emory Will Lead Obama's New Bioethics Panel
- 3 Lacrosse Players at Sacred Heart U. Face Assault-Related Charges
- Canada Needs National Standard for Its Universities and Colleges, Says Report
- Program to Foster Minority Business Professors Graduates Its 1,000th Student
Wired Campus
- U. of Texas System Signs Up With Password-Streamlining Service
- Barnes & Noble Says Nook Reader Is Not Ideal for E-Textbooks
- The Computer Stole My Homework -- and Sold It Through an Essay Mill
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