From the issue dated February 14, 2003
THE FACULTY DESIGNING FOR 'JOE' The president of the University of Phoenix calls its centralized course-development process a "safety net" for instructors. Critics call it a "cookie-cutter approach." LETTING GO Education should transform students, but not necessarily into what we expect them to be, writes Natalie Harris, an associate professor of English at Colby College.
RESEARCH & PUBLISHING PHYSICS, FAST AND FURIOUS João Magueijo, cosmological iconoclast, says that light's speed is variable, and that the scientific establishment is out to get him. SKEWED PRIORITIES? Critics say risk and cost outweigh the value of research done in space, undermining the rationale for the space shuttle and station. MAKING CONNECTIONS The successful study of networks requires a successful network of scholars, writes Duncan J. Watts, an assistant professor of sociology at Columbia University and an external faculty member of the Santa Fe Institute.
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS SQUEEZING STUDENT AID President Bush's 2004 budget proposal would erase the shortfall in Pell Grants, but many programs would receive no increases, and two would be eliminated. SCIENCE AND THE PRESIDENT'S BUDGET Bioterrorism studies and nanotechnology gain, but NSF funds remain flat compared with Congress's proposal for 2003.
SKEWED PRIORITIES? Critics say risk and cost outweigh the value of research done in space, undermining the rationale for the space shuttle and station. WRESTLERS 1, FEMINISTS 0 Proposals from the Secretary's Commission on Opportunity in Athletics might ease the pressure on colleges over Title IX. IT IS WRITTEN For millions of evangelical Christians, U.S. foreign policy is intricately connected to Biblical prophecy, writes Paul S. Boyer, a professor emeritus of history at the University of Wisconsin at Madison and currently a visiting professor of history at the College of William and Mary. THE PRICE OF MIGHT Will high technology raise or lower American defense costs? Michael O'Hanlon, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution who teaches at Princeton and Columbia Universities, considers the question. TRADING PLACES Problems of accountability arise when the government oversees lending and colleges determine student aid. So why not have them switch roles? asks Robert B. Archibald, a professor of economics and director of the Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy at the College of William and Mary. UNORTHODOX TREATMENT And while we're reversing things, let's have doctors pay medical-school tuition after graduation, depending on their specialties and where they practice, suggests Brian Gelbman, a medical resident at the Weill Cornell Medical Center at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. SINS OF COMMISSION Recent deliberations by a federal panel studying Title IX suggest that its review process was seriously flawed, writes Ellen J. Staurowsky, chair of the department of sports management and media at Ithaca College.
MONEY & MANAGEMENT SPARTAN OPERATIONS While many colleges have been hurt by the collapsing financial markets, theological schools are in a particularly tight spot. DESIGNING FOR 'JOE' The president of the University of Phoenix calls its centralized course-development process a "safety net" for instructors. Critics call it a "cookie-cutter approach." LOOKS CAN KILL Prospective students and donors often judge a college by its Web site. And their judgment is frequently negative, writes Neal A. Raisman, president of AcademicMAPS, a consulting firm for educational institutions.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STRIPPED, GUTTED, JUNKED For colleges, disposing of thousands of old computers each year is a problem demanding more attention as both recycling costs and environmental considerations grow. CHILLING THOUGHT A proposed law regulating the licensing of digital information poses an alarming threat to the unfettered exchange of knowledge, writes Edward R. Johnson, dean of libraries at Oklahoma State University. LOOKS CAN KILL Prospective students and donors often judge a college by its Web site. And their judgment is frequently negative, writes Neal A. Raisman, president of AcademicMAPS, a consulting firm for educational institutions.
STUDENTS DRUG PROBLEM? Counselors report that more students than ever are taking medications for depression and anxiety-related disorders. SQUEEZING STUDENT AID President Bush's 2004 budget proposal would erase the shortfall in Pell Grants, but many programs would receive no increases, and two would be eliminated.
ATHLETICS WRESTLERS 1, FEMINISTS 0 Proposals from the Secretary's Commission on Opportunity in Athletics might ease the pressure on colleges over Title IX. SINS OF COMMISSION Recent deliberations by a federal panel studying Title IX suggest that its review process was seriously flawed, writes Ellen J. Staurowsky, chair of the department of sports management and media at Ithaca College.
INTERNATIONAL INTERLUDE IN UZBEKISTAN Samarkand is one of 12 Uzbek provinces where classes are canceled and students and faculty members are sent to the fields to harvest cotton. It isn't quite voluntary. IT IS WRITTEN For millions of evangelical Christians, U.S. foreign policy is intricately connected to Biblical prophecy, writes Paul S. Boyer, a professor emeritus of history at the University of Wisconsin at Madison and currently a visiting professor of history at the College of William and Mary.
THE CHRONICLE REVIEW LETTING GO Education should transform students, but not necessarily into what we expect them to be, writes Natalie Harris, an associate professor of English at Colby College. MAKING CONNECTIONS The successful study of networks requires a successful network of scholars, writes Duncan J. Watts, an assistant professor of sociology at Columbia University and an external faculty member of the Santa Fe Institute. IT IS WRITTEN For millions of evangelical Christians, U.S. foreign policy is intricately connected to Biblical prophecy, writes Paul S. Boyer, a professor emeritus of history at the University of Wisconsin at Madison and currently a visiting professor of history at the College of William and Mary. THE PRICE OF MIGHT Will high technology raise or lower American defense costs? Michael O'Hanlon, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution who teaches at Princeton and Columbia Universities, considers the question. MORAL JOURNEYS Throughout his career, the director Constantin Costa-Gavras has been fascinated by good bad guys -- and bad good guys, writes Julia M. Klein, a cultural reporter and critic. CHILLING THOUGHT A proposed law regulating the licensing of digital information poses an alarming threat to the unfettered exchange of knowledge, writes Edward R. Johnson, dean of libraries at Oklahoma State University. TRADING PLACES Problems of accountability arise when the government oversees lending and colleges determine student aid. So why not have them switch roles? asks Robert B. Archibald, a professor of economics and director of the Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy at the College of William and Mary. UNORTHODOX TREATMENT And while we're reversing things, let's have doctors pay medical-school tuition after graduation, depending on their specialties and where they practice, suggests Brian Gelbman, a medical resident at the Weill Cornell Medical Center at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. LOOKS CAN KILL Prospective students and donors often judge a college by its Web site. And their judgment is frequently negative, writes Neal A. Raisman, president of AcademicMAPS, a consulting firm for educational institutions. SOUTHERN BREW An exhibition examines the evolution of creativity in the South. SINS OF COMMISSION Recent deliberations by a federal panel studying Title IX suggest that its review process was seriously flawed, writes Ellen J. Staurowsky, chair of the department of sports management and media at Ithaca College.
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