From the issue dated January 5, 2001
THE FACULTY A HIGHER BAR To earn tenure nowadays, many young scholars find that they must publish much more than ever before -- and more quickly as well. WHAT THEY EARN A survey by the Modern Language Association gives part-timers a chance to compare paychecks -- which range from $450 to $7,200 per course. THE LAW AND ACADEMIC FREEDOM An opinion by a federal court makes a grievous error in giving the state control over the teaching and research of professors at a public university, writes J. Peter Byrne, a professor of law at Georgetown University. EVALUATION NETWORKS Faculty peers from a group of campuses can offer more objective, effective appraisals of teaching, write Daniel Bernstein, a professor of psychology, and Richard Edwards, the senior vice chancellor for academic affairs, both at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln.
RESEARCH & PUBLISHING 12 MONTHS IN CONTEXT Historians and literary scholars are returning to projects that "define a zeitgeist" by examining a single year. MAINE'S SURPRISE CATCH Scientists have warned that the lobster population faces a sharp decline, but the lobsters are defying those expectations, to the considerable interest of marine researchers.
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS LIKELY SLOWDOWN IN STATE SPENDING As legislatures convene, college officials brace for the effects of the cooling of the national economy, particularly in the dot-com sector. A WIN FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION A federal judge upheld the use of race in the admissions policies of the University of Michigan. THE BUSH AGENDA College officials and political observers, while optimistic, take a wait-and-see approach to the president-elect's program for higher education. SUPPORTING THE HUMANITIES It's time to step back and reexamine how the National Endowment for the Humanities has succeeded and failed, and how it spends the limited funds it has available, writes Stanley N. Katz, director of Princeton University's Center for Arts and Cultural Policy Studies. IT'S THE TECHNOLOGY, STUPID Neither tax cuts nor debt reduction will sustain long-term economic growth. Education and research are the crucial factors, and they are being shortchanged, writes Barry Bluestone, a professor of political economy and the director of the Center for Urban and Regional Policy at Northeastern University.
MONEY & MANAGEMENT AFTER THE BARKING, NO BITE Colleges that set out to monitor working conditions in factories that produce clothing with their logos are finding the role of watchdog much more difficult than they envisioned.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY NORTH DAKOTA AND BEYOND Bonnie M. Neas, a long-time technology administrator at North Dakota State University, sees no borders for computer networks and information. ACADEMIC CYBER-SLOTHS In the age of the Internet, students have grown lazy. We need to remind them of that wonderful database called a book, writes Andrew Carnie, an assistant professor of linguistics at the University of Arizona.
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ATHLETICS MAKING THE GRADE The National Collegiate Athletic Association's report on graduation rates at Division II colleges shows that athletes there lagged behind their counterparts in Division I.
INTERNATIONAL ANYTHING TO GET IN Cheating and fakery have become widespread among Chinese applicants to American graduate schools. BHUTAN, PAST AND PRESENT A society strives to preserve its spirituality while embracing a technological future.
THE CHRONICLE REVIEW SUPPORTING THE HUMANITIES It's time to step back and reexamine how the National Endowment for the Humanities has succeeded and failed, and how it spends the limited funds it has available, writes Stanley N. Katz, director of Princeton University's Center for Arts and Cultural Policy Studies. AFFIRMATIVE REACTION Harvey J. Kaye, a professor of social change and development at the University of Wisconsin at Green Bay, describes how the anti-Semitism he faced on the job market in the 1970's changed his attitude toward the consideration of diversity in hiring. IT'S THE TECHNOLOGY, STUPID Neither tax cuts nor debt reduction will sustain long-term economic growth. Education and research are the crucial factors, and they are being shortchanged, writes Barry Bluestone, a professor of political economy and the director of the Center for Urban and Regional Policy at Northeastern University. THE LAW AND ACADEMIC FREEDOM An opinion by a federal court makes a grievous error in giving the state control over the teaching and research of professors at a public university, writes J. Peter Byrne, a professor of law at Georgetown University. ACADEMIC CYBER-SLOTHS In the age of the Internet, students have grown lazy. We need to remind them of that wonderful database called a book, writes Andrew Carnie, an assistant professor of linguistics at the University of Arizona. BUSH V. GORE Nine prominent scholars and writers imagine how the Supreme Court ruling will be seen in 50 years. GAME OVER? If Americans were half as savvy about jurisprudence as they are about sports or TV series, the Supreme Court's decision on the presidential election might have provoked widespread outrage, writes Carlin Romano, critic at large for The Chronicle. STARSTRUCK An exhibition at the Huntington Library documents the human quest to understand the structures and motions of the heavens. EVALUATION NETWORKS Faculty peers from a group of campuses can offer more objective, effective appraisals of teaching, write Daniel Bernstein, a professor of psychology, and Richard Edwards, the senior vice chancellor for academic affairs, both at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln.
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