From the issue dated May 9, 2003
THE FACULTY A THOUSAND EYEBALLS Big lecture classes get a bum rap, say some professors who teach very popular courses. PUTTING DOWN ROOTS While creating a community garden in Hartford, Conn., Jane Nadel-Klein, a professor of anthropology at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn., and her students learn how to nurture plants -- and relationships. SO WHY ARE YOU REALLY LEAVING? An assistant professor's departure has her colleagues wondering: Is it the tug of family? Divorce? Is it us?
RESEARCH & PUBLISHING ISRAEL'S MYSTERY STONE Geologists say a stone bearing ancient writing proves the existence of the Holy Temple, in Jerusalem. Biblical scholars say it might be fake. 'AWFUL BEAUTY' An art-history scholar, who long ago was caught in a barbed-wire fence, has written a cultural history of the invention and its symbolism. LOTS OF PIXELS, LITTLE PROFIT Readership of online student newspapers is on the rise, but few of them are making any money. DEARLY DEPARTED Although Partisan Review died well before its actual demise, its influence on the critical thinking and aesthetic tastes of several generations is indelible, writes Norman Birnbaum, a professor emeritus at Georgetown University Law Center. THE WRITTEN WORD'S SENTINEL Copyright law is not the nemesis of intellectual freedom, but its protector, writes Peter Givler, executive director of the American Association of University Presses.
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS CRACKING DOWN ON VISA FRAUD The U.S. government is zealously searching for fake documents and other illegal activities on college campuses. HOW MUCH ECONOMIC IMPACT? Public colleges are commissioning studies to prove their worth to state legislators, but not everyone is convinced that the research has value. SADDAM AND OSAMA? To wage a war of ideas, liberals need a broad understanding of totalitarianism in the Middle East, writes Paul Berman, the author of Terror and Liberalism, published last month by W.W. Norton & Company.
MONEY & MANAGEMENT BOOM OR BUST Universities can end up holding an empty bag when companies with which they have formed technology-licensing deals go under. COLD-CALL COURSE At Mary Washington College, which is trying to overcome state budget cuts, students get an education calling alumni for donations. GOING UP (AND UP) Many private colleges, faced with rising costs, are raising tuition at rates exceeding both inflation and recent increases. THINKING BIG, BUT NOT TOO BIG In planning a capital campaign, the fund raiser's job is to keep people mindful of the big picture, says Mark J. Drozdowski, who writes a regular column on careers in university development.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LOTS OF PIXELS, LITTLE PROFIT Readership of online student newspapers is on the rise, but few of them are making any money.
STUDENTS GOING UP (AND UP) Many private colleges, faced with rising costs, are raising tuition at rates exceeding both inflation and recent increases. COLD-CALL COURSE At Mary Washington College, which is trying to overcome state budget cuts, students get an education calling alumni for donations.
ATHLETICS MAINTAINING A BALANCE Colleges in Division III of the NCAA are kicking around ideas for changes in a variety of rules, but a survey indicates that a majority want to stay the course.
INTERNATIONAL PROVIDING ACADEMIC REFUGE Scholars at Risk, a three-year-old network, helps academics who face political persecution in their own countries to find safe homes elsewhere. TASTE, UNBOUND Do those who lament cultural globalization fear Americanization or just the march of time? The first worry is baseless; the second, futile, writes Philippe Legrain, chief economist of Britain in Europe, the campaign for Britain to adopt the euro.
THE CHRONICLE REVIEW PUTTING DOWN ROOTS While creating a community garden in Hartford, Conn., Jane Nadel-Klein, a professor of anthropology at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn., and her students learn how to nurture plants -- and relationships. TASTE, UNBOUND Do those who lament cultural globalization fear Americanization or just the march of time? The first worry is baseless; the second, futile, writes Philippe Legrain, chief economist of Britain in Europe, the campaign for Britain to adopt the euro. SADDAM AND OSAMA? To wage a war of ideas, liberals need a broad understanding of totalitarianism in the Middle East, writes Paul Berman, the author of Terror and Liberalism, published last month by W.W. Norton & Company. DEARLY DEPARTED Although Partisan Review died well before its actual demise, its influence on the critical thinking and aesthetic tastes of several generations is indelible, writes Norman Birnbaum, a professor emeritus at Georgetown University Law Center. BLINDED BY COLOR Doctors assume that knowing a patient's race will help them make a diagnosis, but that assumption is as faulty as some diagnoses, writes Richard S. Garcia, a pediatrician at a medical center in Stockton, Calif. BANNER DAYS Whether conveying a call to arms or a call for peace, Old Glory still strikes a chord. THE WRITTEN WORD'S SENTINEL Copyright law is not the nemesis of intellectual freedom, but its protector, writes Peter Givler, executive director of the American Association of University Presses.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
CAREER NETWORK THINKING BIG, BUT NOT TOO BIG In planning a capital campaign, the fund raiser's job is to keep people mindful of the big picture, says Mark J. Drozdowski, who writes a regular column on careers in university development. SO WHY ARE YOU REALLY LEAVING? An assistant professor's departure has her colleagues wondering: Is it the tug of family? Divorce? Is it us? FINDING GOOD ADVICE If your university lacks career services for graduate students, where can you turn for help? Our Career Talk columnists have the answer.
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