From the issue dated November 24, 2000
THE FACULTY THE PROFESSOR WHO WOULDN'T LEAVE The Institute for Advanced Study tried to oust Piet Hut, a tenured astrophysicist, but the case ended up in court. 6,000 VERSES BY HEART Maria Ulfah, of Indonesia's Institute for the Study of the Koran, recites her canon as an act of faith. SO SHOOT ME In discussions with fellow faculty members, Charles R. Eisendrath of the University of Michigan makes no apologies for his passion for hunting. THE BIG PICTURE Humanities departments should foster survey courses to combat the decline in cultural literacy, write Glenn C. Altschuler and Stuart M. Blumin, both of whom are professors at Cornell University.
RESEARCH & PUBLISHING PUSHING NATURE'S LIMITS Their work isn't glamorous, but a small group of physicists takes extraordinary steps to pin down physical laws and fundamental constants. PARK MONITORS Social scientists are working with park managers to measure what visitors want. MAKING PREDICTIONS A "superensemble" technique developed by a professor at Florida State University combines the strongest elements of several weather-forecasting models and winnows out the weakest. 6,000 VERSES BY HEART Maria Ulfah, of Indonesia's Institute for the Study of the Koran, recites her canon as an act of faith. WHEN GIRLS TALK Long silenced by our culture, female adolescents are now letting readers in on their inner lives in a number of recent books, writes Joan Jacobs Brumberg, a professor of history, human development, and women's studies at Cornell University.
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS LEGAL ALLIES The University of Michigan, defending itself in two lawsuits over its affirmative-action programs, is banking on corporate support for its policies. 'BAKKE' REVISITED Several lawsuits involving affirmative action in college admissions are possible candidates for Supreme Court review. WHO BENEFITS? Medical schools are debating an affirmative-action policy that some students believe is unfair and out of date. RACE AND MEDICAL RESEARCH The creation of a new center for minority health at the National Institutes of Health reflects increased attention to the issue.
MONEY & MANAGEMENT A GOOD YEAR TO BE A COLLEGE PRESIDENT A Chronicle survey finds that seven leaders joined the half-million-dollar club in salary and benefits for 1998-99, and the top earner took home $878,222.
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER Universities collected more than $641-million in royalties on their inventions in 1999, a report says. LEGAL ALLIES The University of Michigan, defending itself in two lawsuits over its affirmative-action programs, is banking on corporate support for its policies.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MAKING PREDICTIONS A "superensemble" technique developed by a professor at Florida State University combines the strongest elements of several weather-forecasting models and winnows out the weakest.
STUDENTS WHO BENEFITS? Medical schools are debating an affirmative-action policy that some students believe is unfair and out of date.
ATHLETICS THE POWERS BEHIND COLLEGE SPORTS James E. Delany and Roy F. Kramer, the commissioners of the Big Ten and Southeastern Conferences, have reshaped university athletics.
INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT AT CENTRAL EUROPEAN U. An institution founded to provide a new style of education is embroiled in controversy over its rector, whom some call autocratic and others see as visionary.
THE CHRONICLE REVIEW WHEN GIRLS TALK Long silenced by our culture, female adolescents are now letting readers in on their inner lives in a number of recent books, writes Joan Jacobs Brumberg, a professor of history, human development, and women's studies at Cornell University. SO SHOOT ME In discussions with fellow faculty members, Charles R. Eisendrath of the University of Michigan makes no apologies for his passion for hunting. RECRIMINATIONS ON RUSSIA Robert V. Daniels, a professor emeritus of history at the University of Vermont, and M. Steven Fish, an associate professor of political science at the University of California at Berkeley, debate the merits of a new book arguing that the "shock therapy" brand of market reform brought Russia to its knees. KENNEDY AND ACHILLES Michael Nelson, who teaches political science and humanities at Rhodes College, compares J.F.K. to another man who sought early glory, took power personally, died young, and became a figure of enduring fascination. PORTRAIT OF FRAUD Tampering with images of students to make campuses appear more diverse is just the latest prevarication by state universities over issues of race, writes Roger Clegg, general counsel of the Center for Equal Opportunity, in Washington. MAKING MOVIES, NOT WAVES A new PBS biography of the film director George Cukor is discreet and tasteful. But that approach leaves key elements of his work largely unexamined, writes Thomas Doherty, an associate professor of film studies at Brandeis University. SPHERES OF INFLUENCE Astronomical tools from the 15th through the 19th centuries reflect the philosophical shift from a universe centered on the Earth to one centered on the Sun. THE BIG PICTURE Humanities departments should foster survey courses to combat the decline in cultural literacy, write Glenn C. Altschuler, a professor of American studies at Cornell University, and Stuart M. Blumin, a professor of American history at Cornell.
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