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From the issue dated July 20, 2007 |
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Short SubjectsHOGWARTS U.With courses, clubs, and quidditch at colleges across the nation, the magic of J.K. Rowling's wizarding world is far from ending. DICTIONARY UPDATE: Grow op, garburetor, and timbits are a few of the words expected to be added to the Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles in its first revamp in 40 years. PROTECTOR RACKET: A professor at the University of Southern Mississippi owns what could be the world's largest collection of pocket protectors. AN ARGUMENT FOR THE ARGUMENT: A professor of rhetoric at Hamilton College prints up T-shirts in defense of his favorite subject. Research & BooksARCHIVE FEVERThe University of California at Irvine's battle over Jacques Derrida's papers evoked the philosopher's writings on the slipperiness of language and the nature of legacy. NIXON'S FINAL CAMPAIGNEven in death, the former president is fighting for his political life, writes Michael Nelson, a professor of political science at Rhodes College. THE PURLOINED BIBLIOGRAPHYAn assistant professor discovers that some major scholars have plagiarized his online work. HOT TYPE: University presses have scrambled to submit proposals for new grants from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for publications in underserved areas of the humanities. NOTA BENE: A sociologist who grew up in Hungary writes about "waste regimes" in that country during both the socialist and postsocialist eras. PUBLISHERS GRILLED: Officials of textbook companies respond to Congressional staff members' questions about high prices with ideas for cheaper alternatives. BUDGET UP AND DOWN: The House Appropriations Committee has approved a bill that would slash spending for the Reading First program but provide increases for Pell Grants and biomedical research. GRANTS PROPERLY ADMINISTERED: Universities have complied with federal spending caps on the reimbursement of graduate students who work for NIH-supported studies, a government report confirms. The FacultyA TRANS-ATLANTIC DIVIDEA proposed boycott of Israeli academics and their institutions by Britain's largest faculty union has divided British scholars and angered their American counterparts. THE ARTS & ACADEMENew 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. USE YOUR SUMMER WISELYIf you are going on the academic job market this fall, remember that the hiring season always arrives sooner than expected. PEER REVIEW: The author who coined the term "creative class" is moving to the University of Toronto to direct a new center there. ...Five faculty members are leaving Harvard Divinity School. ...An embattled chancellor resigns. PROTECTOR RACKET: A professor at the University of Southern Mississippi owns what could be the world's largest collection of pocket protectors. AN ARGUMENT FOR THE ARGUMENT: A professor of rhetoric at Hamilton College prints up T-shirts in defense of his favorite subject. Government & PoliticsTHE WAY FORWARDStudent-aid officers meet in Washington under the watchful gaze of monitors from the New York State attorney general's office. LENDER SUBSIDIES SLASHEDWith the threat of a veto looming, the House of Representatives approves some of the biggest changes in student-aid legislation in a generation. GIRL POWER?In our litigious era, one group that's not suing colleges for discrimination would have a remarkably good case, writes Richard Whitmire, an editorial writer at USA Today. PH.D.'S UNNEEDED: A new law in Missouri makes doctorates unnecessary for former state lawmakers to teach in public colleges. CONFLICT CONCERNS: Three gubernatorial appointees in New Mexico get paychecks from state universities. SIGNED ON: The Board of Governors of Florida's state universities has voted to join a lawsuit challenging the state Legislature's right to set tuition. CHANGE OF FORTUNE: The Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors is expected to select John V. Lombardi as the university system's new chancellor. EASE OF MOVEMENT: Students at two-year colleges in the South can more easily transfer to four-year colleges now than was the case a decade ago, a report says. IN BRIEF: A roundup of higher-education news from the states. PUBLISHERS GRILLED: Officials of textbook companies respond to Congressional staff members' questions about high prices with ideas for cheaper alternatives. BUDGET UP AND DOWN: The House Appropriations Committee has approved a bill that would slash spending for the Reading First program but provide increases for Pell Grants and biomedical research. MORE THAN AID NEEDED: While the country's working poor do need more financial aid to attend college, other federal systems must be reformed, too, a new report says. GRANTS PROPERLY ADMINISTERED: Universities have complied with federal spending caps on the reimbursement of graduate students who work for NIH-supported studies, a government report confirms. Money & ManagementWAITING IN THE WINGSSteven Knapp, soon to be president of George Washington University, talks with The Chronicle about what he is doing to prepare. THE BUCKEYE BECKONSGordon Gee, one of the best-known and highest-paid leaders in higher education, is leaving Vanderbilt to return to Ohio State. ARCHIVE FEVERThe University of California at Irvine's battle over Jacques Derrida's papers evoked the philosopher's writings on the slipperiness of language and the nature of legacy. CHILLING IN STORRSThe University of Connecticut serves its own premium ice cream-- always at least 15-percent fat -- at the UConn Dairy Bar. DECLINE AND FALLTwo loyal Antioch alumni dreamed of returning to their college town. But when they did, they saw up close an institution in its ugly death throes. By Ralph Keyes, Antioch Class of 1967. STRATEGIC PLANNINGCan a development officer persuade his alumni board to commit itself to the recruitment of new donors? TOP GIFTS ANALYZED: The Council for Advancement and Support of Education examines the role that the biggest gifts play in the success of college fund-raising campaigns. GREEN GUIDE: Some Muhlenberg College students have decided to speak directly to their peers about sustainable living on the campus. PEER REVIEW: The author who coined the term "creative class" is moving to the University of Toronto to direct a new center there. ...Five faculty members are leaving Harvard Divinity School. ...An embattled chancellor resigns. StudentsCOACHED FOR SUCCESSAt Our Lady of the Lake University, students get one-on-one help with academic work and other challenges. HOGWARTS U.With courses, clubs, and quidditch at colleges across the nation, the magic of J.K. Rowling's wizarding world is far from ending. BLACKSBURG'S LESSONSNo logo or event will suitably honor the victims of the Virginia Tech rampage. Learning from it will, writes Curt Gervich, a graduate student in environmental design and planning at Virginia Tech. WHEN DID HE KNOW? An Education Department investigation of the president of Eastern Michigan University's response to a campus murder focuses on the sequence of events. CHURCH AND (MURRAY) STATE: A preacher has lost the latest round in a series of legal battles with colleges. Information TechnologyPROGRAMS FROM SCRATCHA new project from MIT's Media Lab turns computer programming into child's play. DIGITAL BRIDGE: Hospitals in developing countries can get access to the latest medical research with help from librarians at Cornell and Yale. DEAR COMPUTER VIRUSES: Happy 25th birthday. AthleticsTHE FUTURE OF COLLEGE SPORTSIt's 2017: Do you know what your athletics department is doing? THE BUCKEYE BECKONSGordon Gee, one of the best-known and highest-paid leaders in higher education, is leaving Vanderbilt to return to Ohio State. $5.85-MILLION VERDICT: A jury has ordered California State University at Fresno to pay $5.85-million to a former women's volleyball coach who sued it for sex discrimination. InternationalA TRANS-ATLANTIC DIVIDEA proposed boycott of Israeli academics and their institutions by Britain's largest faculty union has divided British scholars and angered their American counterparts. BACK TO SHORE: An unprecedented number of Australian universities are withdrawing from overseas ventures. DICTIONARY UPDATE: Grow op, garburetor, and timbits are a few of the words expected to be added to the Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles in its first revamp in 40 years. Notes From AcademeCHILLING IN STORRSThe University of Connecticut serves its own premium ice cream-- always at least 15-percent fat -- at the UConn Dairy Bar. The Chronicle ReviewNIXON'S FINAL CAMPAIGNEven in death, the former president is fighting for his political life, writes Michael Nelson, a professor of political science at Rhodes College. BLACKSBURG'S LESSONSNo logo or event will suitably honor the victims of the Virginia Tech rampage. Learning from it will, writes Curt Gervich, a graduate student in environmental design and planning at Virginia Tech. DECLINE AND FALLTwo loyal Antioch alumni dreamed of returning to their college town. But when they did, they saw up close an institution in its ugly death throes. By Ralph Keyes, Antioch Class of 1967. STICKS, STONES, AND NAMESSure we should respond to terrorism with calm, tactical rationality. We should also call its perpetrators what they are: scum, writes Carlin Romano, critic at large for The Chronicle. GHOST STORIESWith melancholy whimsy, the playwright Sarah Ruhl shows us around her old haunts. By Julia M. Klein, a cultural reporter and critic. SHOWING SOME SPINEThe artist Mike Stilkey offers a new read on old books. GIRL POWER?In our litigious era, one group that's not suing colleges for discrimination would have a remarkably good case, writes Richard Whitmire, an editorial writer at USA Today. DECONSTRUCT THIS: It's a gas, gas, gas. CRITICAL MASS: The future of the Amish. Letters to the EditorChronicle CareersTHE PURLOINED BIBLIOGRAPHYAn assistant professor discovers that some major scholars have plagiarized his online work. USE YOUR SUMMER WISELYIf you are going on the academic job market this fall, remember that the hiring season always arrives sooner than expected. STRATEGIC PLANNINGCan a development officer persuade his alumni board to commit itself to the recruitment of new donors? 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