From the issue dated October 24, 2003
THE FACULTY WAS IT RESEARCH? A professor now under investigation at Indiana State University was allowed to perform sex experiments despite having been placed on leave following complaints of abuse in 1996. MAJOR QUESTION Multiple majors are on the rise nationwide, but how helpful are they for students? ACTS OF REVELATION Elizabeth Stone -- a professor of English, communication, and media studies at Fordham University -- is shocked at the pain she finds in her students' personal writing. PROFESSORS BEHAVING BADLY Misconduct, while rare, is the most disheartening thing you will face as a department head. RECONSIDERING 2-YEAR COLLEGES A surprising number of community colleges are hiring, but will you feel like a "real" professor working at one?
RESEARCH & PUBLISHING COUCH WARS Academic psychologists with a scientific orientation say that practitioners often ignore research, and practitioners accuse researchers of playing into the hands of insurance companies. WAS IT RESEARCH? A professor now under investigation at Indiana State University was allowed to perform sex experiments despite having been placed on leave following complaints of abuse in 1996. CIRCLING THE PAST On the topic of Churchill, John Lukacs, a professor emeritus of history, sorts his memories of history, and his history of memories. THE PRIME MINISTER IN PRINT An update on the flourishing Churchill industry. CLEARLY A PROBLEM A new book about bad writing makes interesting points -- at least in the coherent chapters, writes Carlin Romano, critic at large for The Chronicle. 'FORENSIC NOIR' To analyze the new genre, call CSI: Cultural-Studies Intellectuals, writes Thomas Doherty, an associate professor of film studies at Brandeis University.
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS READING 'MICHIGAN' The Supreme Court rulings in June on affirmative action have college officials scratching their heads. CONTROLLING COLLEGE COSTS U.S. Rep. Howard P. (Buck) McKeon introduced a long-awaited but controversial bill aimed at making higher education more affordable. UNREALIZED POTENTIAL In failing to analyze and respond to underperformance by some minority students, colleges themselves have underperformed, writes Derek Bok, a university professor at, and president emeritus of, Harvard University.
MONEY & MANAGEMENT ROMANCING THE BRAND The University of Maryland at College Park is one of many institutions that have spent thousands on bold promotional campaigns in the hope of changing their images. AN OUTSOURCING HEADACHE The Peralta Community Colleges District decided to hire an outside company to manage its computer networks. Now it wants a technology boss on its own staff. CARS AND COUNTRY CLUBS Even spouses and assistants enjoy the perks bestowed upon people who work in college athletics. KEEPING THE FUN IN FUND RAISING As development offices become increasingly corporate, they are losing their collegial appeal.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AN OUTSOURCING HEADACHE The Peralta Community Colleges District decided to hire an outside company to manage its computer networks. Now it wants a technology boss on its own staff.
STUDENTS MAJOR QUESTION Multiple majors are on the rise nationwide, but how helpful are they for students? CAMERA RANGE A graduate program at Montana State University takes students with degrees in science, gives them a yearlong course in filmmaking, then sets them loose in remote and scenic areas of the world. UNREALIZED POTENTIAL In failing to analyze and respond to underperformance by some minority students, colleges themselves have underperformed, writes Derek Bok, a university professor at, and president emeritus of, Harvard University.
ATHLETICS CARS AND COUNTRY CLUBS Even spouses and assistants enjoy the perks bestowed upon people who work in college athletics.
INTERNATIONAL EXPLOSIVE ISSUE Controversy over the writings of the English philosopher Ted Honderich prompts the question: Are Palestinian suicide bombings morally defensible? writes Richard Wolin, a professor of history and comparative literature at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. CIRCLING THE PAST On the topic of Churchill, John Lukacs, a professor emeritus of history, sorts his memories of history, and his history of memories.
NOTES FROM ACADEME CAMERA RANGE A graduate program at Montana State University takes students with degrees in science, gives them a yearlong course in filmmaking, then sets them loose in remote and scenic areas of the world. THE CHRONICLE REVIEW ACTS OF REVELATION Elizabeth Stone -- a professor of English, communication, and media studies at Fordham University -- is shocked at the pain she finds in her students' personal writing. CIRCLING THE PAST On the topic of Churchill, John Lukacs, a professor emeritus of history, sorts his memories of history, and his history of memories. THE PRIME MINISTER IN PRINT An update on the flourishing Churchill industry. CLEARLY A PROBLEM A new book about bad writing makes interesting points -- at least in the coherent chapters, writes Carlin Romano, critic at large for The Chronicle. EXPLOSIVE ISSUE Controversy over the writings of the English philosopher Ted Honderich prompts the question: Are Palestinian suicide bombings morally defensible? writes Richard Wolin, a professor of history and comparative literature at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. 'FORENSIC NOIR' To analyze the new genre, call CSI: Cultural-Studies Intellectuals, writes Thomas Doherty, an associate professor of film studies at Brandeis University. BEASTLY BEAUTY Marshall Arisman's power animals embody the sacred strange within the darkly human. UNREALIZED POTENTIAL In failing to analyze and respond to underperformance by some minority students, colleges themselves have underperformed, writes Derek Bok, a university professor at, and president emeritus of, Harvard University.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
CAREER NETWORK PROFESSORS BEHAVING BADLY Misconduct, while rare, is the most disheartening thing you will face as a department head. KEEPING THE FUN IN FUND RAISING As development offices become increasingly corporate, they are losing their collegial appeal. RECONSIDERING 2-YEAR COLLEGES A surprising number of community colleges are hiring, but will you feel like a "real" professor working at one? GAZETTE
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