Past Coverage

• U.S. House Members Seek More Spending for Information-Technology Research - December 14, 2001
• Clinton's New Science Adviser Says Information-Technology Research Is a Priority - October 16, 1998
• House Science Committee Chairman Proposes 5-Year Technology-Spending Plan - June 11, 1999
• NSF Leader Grilled on Computer Research - March 19, 1999
• The President's Fiscal-2002 Budget Plan - April 20, 2001

Commentary

• Cases in Point: Intellectual-Property Agreements: Are You Managing Your Rights?

  In view of recent federal-court decisions, three lawyers urge colleges to carefully review two common methods of licensing the inventions of their faculty members.

• The City Where Diploma Dreams Go to Die

  Systemic high-school performance failure has elicited much hand-wringing. But there should be equal anguish, writes Kevin Carey, over breakdowns at the college level.

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  Why Liberal Arts Need Career Services

  Creative teaching and career planning are not mutually exclusive, writes Katharine S. Brooks.

Campus Viewpoint

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