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Articles
ONE FAMILY HOLDS ON
The husband and daughter of a French instructor killed on April 16 value Virginia Tech's support — mostly.
EVERYONE'S A CRITIC Even the famous are subject to scathing student evaluations on ratemyprofessors.com. PROFESSOR AVATARHow six scholars have found educational value for their students and institutions in the virtual world of Second Life. YEARNING POTENTIALSometimes, a campus can seem like a road to nowhere. But then when you're on the road next to your old campus, it suddenly looks like somewhere, says Frankie Gamber, a writer in Baltimore. FINDING A LIGHTA self-published book on teaching is the surprising source of some valuable insights on the college classroom. NotesCOPYCAT CLAIMS: Battles over plagiarism at Southern Illinois University have reached the president's office. OPINIONS, NOT INDOCTRINATION: The American Association of University Professors defends academics against critics who say they inject ideologically tainted material into the classroom. PEER REVIEW: The University of California at Irvine has rescinded the offer it made to a Duke professor to be dean of its new law school. ... The chief executive of the investment company that manages Harvard's endowment is leaving. ... The former president of Agnes Scott College will become a visiting professor at Emory University. |
Syllabus Students at the University of Advancing Technology learn leadership in an online game. (Previous columns)The Arts & Academe New operas are produced at the University of Southern California and the University of Maryland at College Park, a downed tree is reborn in student art at Iowa State, and Colorado College's open-piano ensemble holds a special concert. (Previous columns)Databases Pay & benefits: The Chronicle's annual survey of pay and benefits for presidents at 589 private institutions, 1995-2004, and 139 public institutions, 2005-6. Faculty salaries: A searchable database of faculty salaries since 1999 Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index: An index rates the productivity of faculty members in 7,294 individual doctoral programs in 104 disciplines at 354 institutions. Discussion Forums Forums: 
Forum: Professional wrestling? Trolling for Krispy Kremes? What are your guilty pleasures? Share them online. Live Discussions: 
The Brown Bag: Read the transcript of an online discussion with David H. King, president of Alexander Hass Martin & Partners, a fund-raising consulting firm, about conducting capital campaigns for colleges in the era of the megagift. Issues in depth The Almanac of Higher Education, 2007-8 Distance Education Tenure and Labor Relations in AcademeSpecial supplements Campus Services Executive Compensation Personal Finance Legal Issues Information Technology Community Colleges |