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WAR OF WORDS
Lee C. Bollinger (right), president of Columbia University, raised bitterly contested issues of free speech at a campus appearance last week by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (left), the leader of Iran. It was not the first such controversy during Mr. Bollinger's tenure.
The benefits of studying abroad are increasingly recognized. The benefits of teaching abroad are less appreciated, but no less significant, writes Donald E. Hall, chairman of the English department at West Virginia University. 5 REASONS POLITICIANS HATE USBetween the worlds of politics and higher education lies a lot of misunderstanding. NotesPEER REVIEW: The chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is stepping down. ... The head of the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency is leaving. ... The chairman of the anthropology department at Washington University in St. Louis will become dean of the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. ... A Princeton University professor has been named poetry editor of The New Yorker. |
Syllabus An anthropology professor at Washington and Lee University escorts students six feet under. (Previous columns)The Arts & Academe A world-class, $100-million concert hall under construction at Sonoma State University raises some jeers. ... Duke University celebrates Thelonious Monk. ... 1950s-vacation nostalgia appears in New York City, courtesy of a professor at the State University of New York College at Purchase. (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: 
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The Brown Bag: Philip G. Altbach, a professor of higher education at Boston College and director of its Center for International Higher Education, will answer your questions about how colleges should internationalize, on Thursday, October 4, at 12 noon, U.S. Eastern time. 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 |