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From the issue dated February 15, 2008 |
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Short SubjectsJUST ASKINGWe'd be seriously disappointed if you read this Q&A on irony. ROCKY RELATIONSHIP: Colorado State University's student newspaper is suspicious of the administration's recent meetings with Gannett. NO. 1 STUDENT: A West Virginia radio station allows the public to help pick the winner of a full scholarship to a local college. THE SOUNDS OF SEATTLE: A community college starts an online project to preserve the history of local radio. NO KIDDING: An occasional look at research results that didn't surprise us. Super Tuesday ReportTHE STUDENT VOTETurnout among youth at polling stations, already record-setting this primary-election season, continued to surpass previous levels on Super Tuesday. PRIMARY FOCUS: At the University of California at Riverside, Hispanic students find purpose in politics. THE POLITICAL IS PERSONAL: Adult students at the City University of New York say life experience has shaped their electoral choices this year. FAITH AND FACTIONS: At Missouri State University, the fracturing of the conservative movement is apparent among Republican students. DEEPER DECISIONS: Rather than focus on race or gender, students at Spelman College, a historically black women's institution, say they will base their votes on issues like the environment and the Iraq war. Research & BooksAAAS IT WEREAfter 160 years, America's premier scientific meeting, held by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, tries to remain vital for both scientists and the public. PAGE-TURNERSNew guidelines for creative-writing courses that emphasize developing a love of literature will be presented to members of the Association of Writers and Writing Programs. NOTA BENEBooks on the origins of American labor politics, religion in the Oval Office, and Jews as archetypal American immigrants. The FacultyCLASS WARFAREWhen an academic course is the hottest ticket on campus, students will go to great trouble to get a seat. PAGE-TURNERSNew guidelines for creative-writing courses that emphasize developing a love of literature will be presented to members of the Association of Writers and Writing Programs. PEER REVIEW: The former president of Oberlin College will be the first head of Asian University for Women. ... A Cuba expert leaves Florida State University for the University of South Carolina so that he can visit Cuba. ... The president of Dartmouth College is stepping down. TEACHING THROUGH GRADING: Grading papers can be tedious, Jay Parini allows, but thoughtful critiques can teach students a great deal. CALL FOR PAPERS: Given modern technology, there is no justification for the high prices of textbooks, says Paul F. deLespinasse. Academics should help ease students' burdens by putting unpublished monographs online and making them free. Information TechnologyYOU ARE NOT ALONEResearchers at the University of Washington are pushing the boundaries of privacy in an experiment that tracks people's whereabouts. LINKED IN: Google, Microsoft, or both? Drexel University plans to let students choose their own e-mail providers. Money & ManagementTHE LOBBYIST AS PRESIDENTThe choice of Michael S. Garrison to lead West Virginia University drew accusations of cronyism. But he has won over most of his critics, raising a new question: Is this the future of the presidency? TUMULT HITS TEXAS TECHAccreditation problems and a president's departure rock the system as its chancellor pushes an ambitious plan for growth. OVERNIGHT EMERGENCY: A tornado devastated the campus of Union University, in Tennessee, forcing the rescue of 13 students in the rubble — none injured seriously — and doing $40-million worth of damage. ROOM AT THE TOP: While women represent a growing share of senior campus administrators, members of racial minorities make up a much smaller proportion. GAY MARRIAGES COUNT: A New York appellate court has ruled that Monroe Community College discriminated on the basis of sexual orientation when it denied health benefits to a lesbian employee's partner. 'ADVERTISE YOUR STRENGTHS': Times are getting tougher for small, private liberal-arts colleges, who were told by a management consultant that they can help themselves with intelligent marketing efforts. THE ROLE OF POLITICS: Because of their stand on a controversial immigration measure, appointees to the board that oversees California's community colleges were not confirmed. Government & PoliticsTHE LAST ROUNDUPPresident Bush's budget for the 2009 fiscal year is generous, in parts, to higher education. FOR-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS BENEFIT: Democrats in the House of Representatives have agreed to let colleges keep their eligibility to award federal student aid despite higher cohort default rates. STILL AT 9.5 PERCENT: The Department of Education has allowed seven lenders to remain eligible for the highest subsidy rate for student loans. SHORT SHRIFT: Many state governments distribute higher-education funds to public colleges that put historically black institutions at a disadvantage, a study has found. NEWS ANALYSIS: Under pressure, Congress has softened its plan to compel colleges to limit tuition growth. StudentsTHE DRIVE TO COMPLETEStates that need workers with more education are trying to get adults to finish the college degrees they abandoned years ago. THE STUDENT VOTETurnout among youth at polling stations, already record-setting this primary-election season, continued to surpass previous levels on Super Tuesday. CLASS WARFAREWhen an academic course is the hottest ticket on campus, students will go to great trouble to get a seat. AthleticsPOWER ON THE BENCH: Bob Knight leaves Texas Tech University and leaves behind a lasting legacy for coaches. InternationalDESPERATE HOPESA Kenyan doctoral student in America looks homeward in anguish, writes Willis Okech Oyugi. LINE IN THE SAND: For the sake of economic growth, the educational systems of many countries in the Middle East and North Africa need an overhaul, warns the World Bank. FILIPINO PROTESTS: Six people were arrested and at least a dozen were injured last month in Manila after the police broke up a crowd of students rallying against high college costs. CommentaryTHE PROS AND CONS OF UNIVERSITY SYSTEMSHigher-education systems are not the silver bullet many assume they are, Mark G. Yudof writes. For certain kinds of institutions, however — particularly those with leaders willing to delegate authority and share control — they can be beneficial. POINT OF VIEWElite colleges must stop spurning critiques of higher education, says David Breneman. THE SOFTER SIDE OF BOBBY KNIGHTThe former men's basketball coach at Texas Tech and Indiana University had some well-publicized dust-ups. But he should be remembered for the powerful way he transformed young athletes for the better, writes Christine Plonsky. TEACHING THROUGH GRADING: Grading papers can be tedious, Jay Parini allows, but thoughtful critiques can teach students a great deal. CALL FOR PAPERS: Given modern technology, there is no justification for the high prices of textbooks, says Paul F. deLespinasse. Academics should help ease students' burdens by putting unpublished monographs online and making them free. The Chronicle ReviewNAKED IN THE 'NONOPTICON'Never mind secure passwords and encryptions — surveillance and marketing are peeling away our privacy in ways we can only dimly imagine, writes Siva Vaidhyanathan. ROMNEY'S RELIGIOUS DILEMMAIf a candidate emphasizes faith's importance, voters will naturally be curious about the details of his own faith. Romney didn't want to share those, and that's where his Mormonism tripped him up. ABRAHAM'S CURSEWe must confront our ancient fixation on the slaughter of the innocents, writes Bruce Chilton. CANDIDATES' 'GOD TALK'Scriptural references seem mandatory this election year, but how seriously should we take them? asks Jacques Berlinerblau. THE BIBLIOGRAPHIC BRAMBLEAesop's translators have had varied agendas, writes Willis G. Regier. DESPERATE HOPESA Kenyan doctoral student in America looks homeward in anguish, writes Willis Okech Oyugi. CRITICAL MASSReactions to Parag Khanna's controversial New York Times Magazine essay on the end of American hegemony. CRITIC AT LARGEWhen considering Socrates in the 21st century, we're drawn back into the ancient Greek culture wars, writes Carlin Romano. NOTA BENEBooks on the origins of American labor politics, religion in the Oval Office, and Jews as archetypal American immigrants. PORTFOLIO: A photographic account of Katrina's survivors. Letters to the EditorChronicle CareersREFERENCING THE UNRELIABLEIt is hard to look into the eye of a treasured colleague and say that you are unable to give a reference. THE INTERVIEW AS SUICIDEMust we watch a parade of painfully earnest community-college job candidates become sad victims of unwilling self-sabotage? NOTES FROM A BOOK TOURA Ph.D. hits the road to promote her crossover book about the Blue Ridge Parkway. 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