From the issue dated February 8, 2002
THE FACULTY FORCED OUT Sami Al-Arian, of the University of South Florida, may become the first tenured professor to lose his job, post-September 11, for his words. Many faculty members say academic freedom will take a beating. OUR OFFICES, OURSELVES Faculty work spaces in a new building reflect personal styles, and intellectual traditions, too, writes Harvey J. Kaye, with photographs by Anthony H. Galt. Both are professors of social change and development at the University of Wisconsin at Green Bay. STUDIED SILENCE Academe and society both lose when young scholars are forced to avoid public service while they pursue tenure, writes Paul Sabin, executive director of the Environmental Leadership Program, based in Massachusetts, and a visiting fellow at Yale.
RESEARCH & PUBLISHING READING BETWEEN THE LINES Why do scientists pay attention to conflict-of-interest issues in journal articles but not in books? REMEMBERING PIERRE BOURDIEU A close colleague reflects on the late French thinker's influence and discusses his final projects. REASON AND PASSION Richard Shusterman, chairman of the philosophy department at Temple University, remembers Bourdieu as both an inspiration and an intellectual combatant. FLAMEOUT Recent work in the field of disturbance ecology posits that where there's too much smoke, there's too little fire, writes Malcolm G. Scully, The Chronicle's editor at large. SOUL SURVIVORS Puppets, robots, and other human simulacra express our quest for something that transcends reason and science, writes Victoria Nelson, author of The Secret Life of Puppets, published last month by Harvard University Press.
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS SETTING SCIENCE POLICY The White House's top adviser on research and development is well-regarded -- but will President Bush listen? STUDIES BEHIND BARS College programs for prisoners have won new support, as research has shown that they reduce rates of recidivism. A SUCCESSFUL FIRST YEAR The Army's huge distance-education program is attracting strong interest from soldiers at the same time that it is causing clashes between the military and academic cultures.
MONEY & MANAGEMENT SUPPORTIVE PERSPECTIVE More private-college presidents than ever are recruiting former presidents of other colleges to serve on their boards of trustees.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY A SUCCESSFUL FIRST YEAR The Army's huge distance-education program is attracting strong interest from soldiers at the same time that it is causing clashes between the military and academic cultures.
STUDENTS 2 WOUNDED CAMPUSES After gunfire killed one student and injured several others, a pair of small colleges in North Carolina must deal with the pain and the questions.
ATHLETICS FINANCIAL CRISIS Athletics programs at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities have budget problems, and some state residents wonder if the teams are worth the cost of a solution.
INTERNATIONAL RECRUITING IN CHINA As Hong Kong's economy falters, universities there turn toward the mainland as a source of new students and new perspectives. ISLAMICIST IN EXILE Nasr abu Zeid, a scholar of Islam living in the Netherlands, explains why he fled Egypt.
THE CHRONICLE REVIEW THE CRACK HOUSE Dilapidated, inefficient, and inconvenient, it was the off-campus home of his dreams, writes Jonathan A. Waldman, who studied environmental journalism at Dartmouth College and now works for National Public Radio's environmental-news show, "Living on Earth." FAITH AND THE FAITHFUL Several recent books suggest growing interest in religion and spirituality on college campuses and in the rest of America. But how deep is that faith, asks Alan Wolfe, director of the Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life at Boston College. MASCULINITY AND MURDER What did Adolf Hitler, Timothy McVeigh, and the September 11 terrorists have in common? More than meets the eye, suggests Michael Kimmel, a professor of sociology at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. REASON AND PASSION Richard Shusterman, chairman of the philosophy department at Temple University, remembers the late Pierre Bourdieu as both an inspiration and an intellectual combatant. FLAMEOUT Recent work in the field of disturbance ecology posits that where there's too much smoke, there's too little fire, writes Malcolm G. Scully, The Chronicle's editor at large. SOUL SURVIVORS Puppets, robots, and other human simulacra express our quest for something that transcends reason and science, writes Victoria Nelson, author of The Secret Life of Puppets, published last month by Harvard University Press. OUR OFFICES, OURSELVES Faculty work spaces in a new building reflect personal styles, and intellectual traditions, too, writes Harvey J. Kaye, with photographs by Anthony H. Galt. Both are professors of social change and development at the University of Wisconsin at Green Bay. WHISTLE A HAPPY TUNE? Murdered babies, spurned lovers, haunted killers -- the American musical takes some awkward steps dancing around tragedy, writes Julia M. Klein, a cultural reporter and critic. ENTERING THE LISTS Richard Posner may be the only man alive smart enough to appreciate his new book on public intellectuals. But try anyway, encourages Carlin Romano, critic at large of The Chronicle. POMONA'S 'PROMETHEUS' An exhibition celebrates José Clemente Orozco's 1930 campus mural, the first major modern fresco in the United States. STUDIED SILENCE Academe and society both lose when young scholars are forced to avoid public service while they pursue tenure, writes Paul Sabin, executive director of the Environmental Leadership Program, based in Massachusetts, and a visiting fellow at Yale.
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