Yale's Geology Dept. Makes 7 Job Offers; Boston U. Lures Prize-Winning Chinese Writer; U. of Wisconsin at Madison Picks Insider as Chancellor

By LILA GUTERMAN, SCOTT HELLER, and ROBIN WILSON

What's the cure for the shrinking, aging department blues? Make seven job offers at once. That is what Yale's geology and geophysics department has done.

The department has been down in the dumps since one of its own, Anthony C. Lasaga, became embroiled in a child-pornography scandal two years ago. Mr. Lasaga pleaded guilty to two federal pornography charges; the university has convened a tribunal to consider

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