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From the issue dated January 12, 2007 |
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Short SubjectsMAN OF AXIOMA few words with a scholar who has written or edited more than 150 books on proverbs. GAGGLE REFLEX: Meredith College has enlisted a posse of dogs to deal with a growing campus population of Canada geese. SWEATING ENERGY CONSUMPTION: Students at Albion College chart how much energy they generate on exercise equipment, then pledge to consume only that amount one day a month. WOMEN ON THE VERGE: Randolph-Macon Woman's College will admit men and alter its name accordingly. SIGN OF THE TIMES: The City College of New York removes a sign from a student center named for a Puerto Rican separatist and a cop killer. IN BOX: A call for papers on the film Borat. The FacultyRANKLED BY RANKINGSA new index rates doctoral programs on the productivity of their faculty members and gets results that are unexpected — and to some, unwelcome. CURRICULAR ANALYSISColleges are teaching undergraduates the wrong works by Freud. Introductory courses should focus on his early writings, says Noah Shusterman, a lecturer in Temple University's intellectual-heritage program. PUTTING THE BLOG ON HOLDA newcomer to the tenure track finds that her work obligations leave no time for posting to her blog. DEATH BY COMMITTEEAn overload of service work leads a professor to see that phrase in a different light. PEER REVIEW: An associate professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is threatening to starve himself to death if he doesn't get tenure. ... The president emeritus of the College of Santa Fe will be come the president of New Mexico Highlands University. ... A chemistry professor at the University of California at Los Angeles was granted knighthood by Britain's Queen Elizabeth. Research & BooksINSIDE THE TEENAGE BRAINScientists are trying to figure out why adolescents seek out — and find — trouble. POSTMODERN DEAFNESSThinking of the deaf as a linguistic minority pays insufficient heed to the political, cultural, and scientific nuances of our era, writes Lennard J. Davis, a professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago who grew up with deaf parents. WHO KILLED JOHN KEATS?The mystery is not just a literary whodunit, but key to understanding both his poetry and his life, writes Amy Leal, who teaches English at Syracuse University. REASON AND FAITHThe two cannot, and should not, be shackled together. To do so misinterprets faith and belittles reason, writes Lawrence M. Krauss, a professor of physics and astronomy at Case Western Reserve University and a visiting professor at Vanderbilt University. RETENTION INCENTIVES: Students are more likely to stay in college when they get both financial and academic help, a study shows. COLLECTIBLES: Archival material from more than 300 years of Jewish life in the South draws scholars to the College of Charleston. NOTA BENE: A new book examines the rich architectural language of the Hapsburg Empire and the states that followed it. Government & PoliticsA COSTLY PROMISESome student-aid experts and college lobbyists have reservations about the Democrats' plan to halve interest rates on student loans, calling instead for increased spending on Pell Grants. WHY GRANTS.GOV SHOULD BE ABOLISHEDThe advent of a Web site means that small colleges can kiss their chances of getting federal money goodbye. PRIVATE BARGAINS? An Alabama lawmaker says the leader of the state's troubled two-year-college system is making secret deals with other legislators. SECOND DEPARTURE: Two months after the Career College Association announced a change of leadership, its general counsel says she is leaving of her own volition. GEOGRAPHY IS DESTINY: Students from certain states are more likely to go to college than students from elsewhere, a report says. NO-WIN SITUATION: A ban on academic prize money for public-university professors could be one of the unexpected effects of Colorado's stringent new ethics rules. NO REPRIEVE: Michigan universities must immediately comply with the state's new ban on affirmative-action preferences, a federal appeals court has ruled. OF TIME AND INTEGRITY: The State of Illinois has told 65 professors at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale that they could face disciplinary action for completing an online ethics exam too quickly. IN BRIEF: A roundup of higher-education news from the states. ANDERSON, ONE; HOOVER, ZIP: The FBI has abandoned its efforts to recover documents now held by George Washington University that had been leaked to the columnist Jack Anderson. Money & ManagementA GROWTH SPURT FOR MEDICAL SCHOOLSExperts foresee a major shortage of doctors, and universities are responding with new institutions and expanded enrollment. RANKLED BY RANKINGSA new index rates doctoral programs on the productivity of their faculty members and gets results that are unexpected — and to some, unwelcome. SHARE ALIKE: IBM has announced its first grants given under the open-collaboration principles adopted by a group of companies and universities in 2005. REACHING OUT: A new classification created by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching includes 76 colleges that count community engagement as part of their missions. HOW THEY GOT THAT GIFT: A woman in Florida is leaving $2-million to Ramapo College of New Jersey after discovering long-lost relatives who had donated to the institution. PEER REVIEW: An associate professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is threatening to starve himself to death if he doesn't get tenure. ... The president emeritus of the College of Santa Fe will be come the president of New Mexico Highlands University. ... A chemistry professor at the University of California at Los Angeles was granted knighthood by Britain's Queen Elizabeth. Information TechnologyVIRTUAL RESPECTTwo professors at Drake University Law School have created a workshop to teach students how to behave professionally online. FACING THE FACTS: Career-services officials at the University of Dayton survey students and employers to find out if information found on Facebook can really affect hiring. ANDERSON, ONE; HOOVER, ZIP: The FBI has abandoned its efforts to recover documents now held by George Washington University that had been leaked to the columnist Jack Anderson. THE WIRED CAMPUS: A roundup of higher-education technology news. StudentsCONSERVATIVES FOR CHANGEWith a well-financed recruiting effort and the occasional publicity stunt, a right-wing activist group seeks to establish a beachhead on every college campus in America. A COSTLY PROMISESome student-aid experts and college lobbyists have reservations about the Democrats' plan to halve interest rates on student loans, calling instead for increased spending on Pell Grants. VIRTUAL RESPECTTwo professors at Drake University Law School have created a workshop to teach students how to behave professionally online. TRAUMA DRAMAThe disadvantages experienced by college applicants can be advantageous essay topics. But should advisers encourage that approach? asks Anne Trubek, an associate professor of rhetoric and composition at Oberlin College. ILLUSIONS OF GRANDEURStudents in Yale's "Studies in Grand Strategy" course hunker down for an international-crisis simulation, trying their best not to destroy the world. MONEY TALKSLow-income students still have a slim chance of getting a bachelor's degree, and even less of attending an elite college. Recent books sketch a few reasons why but duck some fundamental issues, writes Peter Sacks, an author. PROTECTING THE BRAND? Students and faculty members are criticizing what they call a pattern of censorship of student projects at the Art Institute of California at San Francisco. International'THE PROMISING HALF'Ahfad University, Sudan's only institution of higher education for women, expects a lot from its graduates in that war-torn country. 60-PERCENT REBATE: Students in the Canadian province of Manitoba are eligible for the biggest tuition tax break in the country starting this year. NO UNILATERAL BAN: Israel's Supreme Court has rejected the government's policy of prohibiting Palestinian university students from entering Israel. Notes From AcademeILLUSIONS OF GRANDEURStudents in Yale's "Studies in Grand Strategy" course hunker down for an international-crisis simulation, trying their best not to destroy the world. The Chronicle ReviewTRAUMA DRAMAThe disadvantages experienced by college applicants can be advantageous essay topics. But should advisers encourage that approach? asks Anne Trubek, an associate professor of rhetoric and composition at Oberlin College. POSTMODERN DEAFNESSThinking of the deaf as a linguistic minority pays insufficient heed to the political, cultural, and scientific nuances of our era, writes Lennard J. Davis, a professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago who grew up with deaf parents. MONEY TALKSLow-income students still have a slim chance of getting a bachelor's degree, and even less of attending an elite college. Recent books sketch a few reasons why but duck some fundamental issues, writes Peter Sacks, an author. CURRICULAR ANALYSISColleges are teaching undergraduates the wrong works by Freud. Introductory courses should focus on his early writings, says Noah Shusterman, a lecturer in Temple University's intellectual-heritage program. CHATS WITH JOHN WILLIAMSClose encounters of the compositional kind. By Jack Sullivan, a professor of English and director of the American-studies program at Rider University. WHO KILLED JOHN KEATS?The mystery is not just a literary whodunit, but key to understanding both his poetry and his life, writes Amy Leal, who teaches English at Syracuse University. DEVELOP IN DARKNESSThe photographer Graciela Iturbide travels the unknown, seeking herself and her obsessions. REASON AND FAITHThe two cannot, and should not, be shackled together. To do so misinterprets faith and belittles reason, writes Lawrence M. Krauss, a professor of physics and astronomy at Case Western Reserve University and a visiting professor at Vanderbilt University. CRITICAL MASS: Analyzing Annan Letters to the EditorChronicle CareersWHY GRANTS.GOV SHOULD BE ABOLISHEDThe advent of a Web site means that small colleges can kiss their chances of getting federal money goodbye. PUTTING THE BLOG ON HOLDA newcomer to the tenure track finds that her work obligations leave no time for posting to her blog. DEATH BY COMMITTEEAn overload of service work leads a professor to see that phrase in a different light. DETAILS OF AVAILABLE POSTS, including teaching and research positions in higher education, administrative and executive jobs, and openings outside academe |