From the issue dated November 12, 2004
ELECTION 2004 REPUBLICANS IN CONTROL As the strengthened GOP looks to put its mark on higher education, for-profit colleges and the loan industry stand to gain. But will the victors' increased emphasis on moral issues reignite the culture wars? ARMEY'S ARMY Grass-roots organizing led by a former U.S. House of Representatives majority leader has again helped defeat a state tax increase for education. 'AMAZING OPPORTUNITY' California universities start preparing for a stem-cell research windfall following approval of a ballot measure. ROCKING THE VOTE Scholars and voting groups say the youth turnout exceeded a record set in 1992. DETERMINED VOTERS Students at the University of South Florida endured long lines, red tape, and confusion before casting their ballots.
THE FACULTY POACHER'S PARADISE? As private institutions get richer, public colleges struggle to keep their professors. GOOD TECHNOLOGY, BAD TEACHING Giving professors gadgets without training can do more harm than good in the classroom, students say. EMPLOYING KNOWLEDGE Before academics get too self-righteous about the decline of a college education into vocational training, they should consider the histories of their own fields, writes Elizabeth Stone, a professor of English, communication, and media studies at Fordham University. ADMINISTRATIVE TRIALS AND ERRORS A newly tenured professor chronicles his first week as his department's director of graduate studies. DOCTORAL STUDENT? BABY SITTER? In the annals of graduate-student exploitation, there's one form of mistreatment that has received little attention.
RESEARCH & PUBLISHING A SHOT AGAINST TUMORS A growing number of researchers are working to prove that, with help from a vaccine, the human immune system can learn to fight off cancers lurking in the body. 'AMAZING OPPORTUNITY' California universities start preparing for a stem-cell research windfall following approval of a ballot measure. SCIENCE TAKES WING At the University of Florida's new butterfly-and-moth center, the jewel-like subjects of research soar and alight as their human admirers devote themselves to conservation and teaching. LEFT TO DECAY Academe's liberal consensus is so entrenched that it is weakening intellectual rigor, writes Mark Bauerlein, a professor of English at Emory University. REGARDING HENRY Henry James is the subject of two new novels. But you'll get a better feel for his quietly nuanced and complex life if you read his letters, writes Pierre A. Walker, a professor of English at Salem State College. PEEPING TOM Tom Wolfe has said there is no good campus novel from the student's point of view. With the publication of his voyeuristic I Am Charlotte Simmons, there still isn't, writes Elaine Showalter, a professor emeritus of English at Princeton University. HOW TO BREAK IN TO PUBLISHING Former academics talk about the key ingredients for a successful career at an academic press.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY GOOD TECHNOLOGY, BAD TEACHING Giving professors gadgets without training can do more harm than good in the classroom, students say.
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS REPUBLICANS IN CONTROL As the strengthened GOP looks to put its mark on higher education, for-profit colleges and the loan industry stand to gain. But will the victors' increased emphasis on moral issues reignite the culture wars? ARMEY'S ARMY Grass-roots organizing led by a former U.S. House of Representatives majority leader has again helped defeat a state tax increase for education. 'AMAZING OPPORTUNITY' California universities start preparing for a stem-cell research windfall following approval of a ballot measure. RACIAL PREFERENCES AND BLACK LAW STUDENTS A study says affirmative action gets black students into law schools where they are more likely to earn poor grades and drop out. INTERCEPTING IDEAS The Office of Foreign Assets Control is treating constructive publishing work with foreign scholars almost like trafficking in illegal drugs or arms, writes Robert O'Neil, founding director of the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression. HAIL TO THE SHEAF Presidential libraries can be grandiose, biased, and expensive. They can also be indispensable, as the new Clinton center demonstrates, writes Michael Nelson, a professor of political science at Rhodes College.
MONEY & MANAGEMENT POACHER'S PARADISE? As private institutions get richer, public colleges struggle to keep their professors. SANCTUARY Even on today's multifaith campuses, chaplains are vital in offering spiritual, moral, and psychological relief from pressures facing faculty members and students, writes Donna Schaper, a United Church of Christ pastor.
STUDENTS RACIAL PREFERENCES AND BLACK LAW STUDENTS A study says affirmative action gets black students into law schools where they are more likely to earn poor grades and drop out. ROCKING THE VOTE Scholars and voting groups say the youth turnout exceeded a record set in 1992. DETERMINED VOTERS Students at the University of South Florida endured long lines, red tape, and confusion before casting their ballots.
INTERNATIONAL FROM WEST TO EAST Rooted in European tradition, the New School University makes its first foray into Asia. INTERCEPTING IDEAS The Office of Foreign Assets Control is treating constructive publishing work with foreign scholars almost like trafficking in illegal drugs or arms, writes Robert O'Neil, founding director of the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression.
NOTES FROM ACADEME SCIENCE TAKES WING At the University of Florida's new butterfly-and-moth center, the jewel-like subjects of research soar and alight as their human admirers devote themselves to conservation and teaching. THE CHRONICLE REVIEW LEFT TO DECAY Academe's liberal consensus is so entrenched that it is weakening intellectual rigor, writes Mark Bauerlein, a professor of English at Emory University. EMPLOYING KNOWLEDGE Before academics get too self-righteous about the decline of a college education into vocational training, they should consider the histories of their own fields, writes Elizabeth Stone, a professor of English, communication, and media studies at Fordham University. INTERCEPTING IDEAS The Office of Foreign Assets Control is treating constructive publishing work with foreign scholars almost like trafficking in illegal drugs or arms, writes Robert O'Neil, founding director of the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression. REGARDING HENRY Henry James is the subject of two new novels. But you'll get a better feel for his quietly nuanced and complex life if you read his letters, writes Pierre A. Walker, a professor of English at Salem State College. PEEPING TOM Tom Wolfe has said there is no good campus novel from the student's point of view. With the publication of his voyeuristic I Am Charlotte Simmons, there still isn't, writes Elaine Showalter, a professor emeritus of English at Princeton University. HAIL TO THE SHEAF Presidential libraries can be grandiose, biased, and expensive. They can also be indispensable, as the new Clinton center demonstrates, writes Michael Nelson, a professor of political science at Rhodes College. INDEPENDENT SPIRITS Offbeat directors' intellectual and visual sophistication isn't always accompanied by emotional maturity, writes David Sterritt, film critic of The Christian Science Monitor. MOVING IMAGES Portraits of great choreographers. SANCTUARY Even on today's multifaith campuses, chaplains are vital in offering spiritual, moral, and psychological relief from pressures facing faculty members and students, writes Donna Schaper, a United Church of Christ pastor.
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CHRONICLE CAREERS HOW TO BREAK IN TO PUBLISHING Former academics talk about the key ingredients for a successful career at an academic press. ADMINISTRATIVE TRIALS AND ERRORS A newly tenured professor chronicles his first week as his department's director of graduate studies. DOCTORAL STUDENT? BABY SITTER? In the annals of graduate-student exploitation, there's one form of mistreatment that has received little attention.
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