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Meegan M. Small (foreground), a student at Brigham Young U. trained in judging professors' effectiveness, evaluates a humanities class taught by Mark K. Burns. (Photograph by George Frey) — Read story
Yanking (the Chains of) the Ivies
At a recent debate, two serious men discussed the wisdom of replacing Harvard, Yale, and Princeton with luxury condos. Boston U.'s $1.8-Billion Hiring Plan Could Signal New Era Syllabus Psychology students at Baldwin-Wallace College discuss their own experiences in a class on divorce. — (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) Notes SPORTING DEBATE: Faculty members meet to discuss whether they should play a stronger role in intercollegiate athletics. COSTUME CHANGE: Tri-State University redresses its image problem by dropping a draconian new clothing code. PEER REVIEW: Brown University appoints a Harvard law professor to the newly created post of vice president for international affairs. ... The vice chancellor of the University of Cape Town is stepping down. ... The president of the Institute for Higher Education Policy will take over the helm of the Lumina Foundation for Education. ... Harold Ford Jr., the former Tennessee congressman, will be a visiting professor at the University of Texas at Austin.
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BlogsFootnoted: From Academic Blogs New Yale study explores how cognitive dissonance impacts infants and monkeys A library fine gone astray prompts a literary contemplation On Hiring Universities in Britain are considering shifting more of the cost and risk of pensions onto employees The U. of Missouri system's president has signed an executive order prohibiting university officials from taking gifts from lenders and barring financial-aid offices from having lenders on staff DiscussionsLive Discussions 
The Brown Bag: Desdemona Cardoza, provost and vice president for academic affairs at California State University at Los Angeles, will answer your questions about the best way for colleges to diversify their faculties, on Thursday, October 25, at 12 noon, U.S. Eastern time. Sponsored by Washington State University.
The Brown Bag: Christopher E. Hopey, a vice president at Northeastern University, will answer questions about what lessons the rest of higher education can learn from savvy continuing-education programs, on Thursday, November 1, at 12 noon, U.S. Eastern time.
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