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From the issue dated July 25, 2008 |
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Short SubjectsLIVE FAST, DIE YOUNGA chameleon in Madagascar leaves a pretty corpse after spending the bulk of its life inside the egg, academic researchers report. NO THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES: An English professor who spent his career at Franklin Pierce University satirizes and derides modern academe in verse. SUMMER SCHOOL: Guests at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival could take a class between shows, thanks to the inspiration of an instructor at Tennessee Technological University. WHAT THEY'RE READING ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES: A list of the best-selling books. Notes From AcademeTHROUGH A DARK WINDOWTwo students from Dominican University, in Illinois, work to ease human trafficking in Ecuador and get a glimpse of the problem's roots. The FacultyTHE PROFS THEY ARE A-CHANGIN'Will the retirement of aging baby boomers usher in an era of moderate politics on campus? ALREADY GONESick of mediocre students and feeling stuck on the job, a professor turns to music to self-medicate. SUMMER PREP FOR NEW TEACHERSThe season of panic approaches for those faculty members entering the college classroom for the first time. WE'RE NOT YOUR NEW COLLEAGUESWhy adjunct faculty members don't feel they are part of their academic departments. ON THE WALL: Art students at Mississippi University for Women learn how to design and paint murals. PEER REVIEW: The new law school at the University of California at Irvine gets some high-profile hires. ... Indiana State University picks a new president. Research & BooksLIGHTS OUT FOR CANADIAN OBSERVATORYThe University of Toronto has closed a historic astronomy laboratory despite protests from researchers. LIFE AS WE KNOW ITDo huge databases on living organisms encourage or obstruct our fundamental appreciation of them? asks Randy Malamud. COMPUTERS DIDN'T DO ITThe demand for high-tech skills didn't cause the growing gap in wages, two economists argue; the culprit is the short supply of educated workers, writes David Glenn. UNDISCIPLINEDThe trend of teaching masters of Western thought, like Freud, Hegel, and Marx, outside their home disciplines represents a flight from history, writes Russell Jacoby. THE WRIGHT WAYA posthumous book and a recent conference underline Richard Wright's discomfort with the civil-rights movement, writes Leonard Cassuto. BEHIND THE MUSIC: Economists debate whether file sharing ruined CD sales — and whether the paper that claimed it did interpreted the data accurately. TOWARD A STANDARD: Science and medical journals should institute uniform rules for authors' disclosure of their financial ties, a group of editors and ethicists say. Information TechnologySTUDENTS UNDER WATCHOnline-education institutions are trying new technologies to ensure that the people enrolled in their courses are the ones doing the work. BODIES OF KNOWLEDGEIn online education, students and professors can lose important connections to each other, writes Suzanne M. Kelly. LINKED IN WITH: An author of a guide to best practices for using copyrighted material in online video. Government & PoliticsANOTHER GENERATION HOME FROM WARThe new GI Bill goes into effect next year. It's very different in scope and purpose from the 1944 bill, which some historians say did not equalize education as much as most people think. A MEASURED SALUTE TO THE NEW GI BILLIt promises to be a good thing for veterans and for their country, but it's a far cry from the 1944 original, Milton Greenberg says. PULLING BACK ON PRIZES: The National Institutes of Health has reduced several multimillion-dollar awards it was expected to give to institutions this year. A DOUBLE BIND: Lobbyists and Congressional leaders are trying to resolve a legal paradox that has for-profit colleges losing federal funds because their students now qualify for larger federal loans. SHARING THE BLAME: The association of college business officers says representatives of higher education were responsible for much of the conflict during the work of the Spellings commission. Money & ManagementNO GROWTH FOR GROWTH'S SAKEClemson University bucks the trend among big universities to expand in any direction in search of more revenue, instead staying true to its agricultural roots. ACRES OF POTENTIALColleges have begun to dedicate unused land to generating renewable energy. BE PREPARED: An expert on philanthropy and the law has warned fund raisers that they need to guard against donor-intent lawsuits. StudentsANOTHER GENERATION HOME FROM WARThe new GI Bill goes into effect next year. It's very different in scope and purpose from the 1944 bill, which some historians say did not equalize education as much as most people think. A MEASURED SALUTE TO THE NEW GI BILLIt promises to be a good thing for veterans and for their country, but it's a far cry from the 1944 original, Milton Greenberg says. A CHANGE IN CAMPUS SECURITYA recent court ruling in Washington State that says students have the same right to privacy in dormitory hallways as they do in their rooms may end police patrols at some colleges. GENDER IMBALANCE ON CAMPUSESAs more colleges approach a 60-40 ratio of women to men, Richard Whitmire writes, the effects on friendships and romantic relationships could be devastating. TO REFLECT DIVERSITY: The University of California is moving toward a change in admissions policy that would allow individual campuses greater autonomy in selecting freshmen. InternationalSHIFTING SANDS IN THE MIDDLE EASTTwo campuses in the United Arab Emirates, one successful and one not, offer examples and warnings to American institutions on setting up branches abroad. THROUGH A DARK WINDOWTwo students from Dominican University, in Illinois, work to ease human trafficking in Ecuador and get a glimpse of the problem's roots. COLLABORATION QUESTIONS: The challenges of making partnerships between American and African universities were discussed at a meeting of the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges. BE WARY OF NEW VENTURES: Tax experts warn college business officers about the pitfalls of starting international programs. CommentaryGENDER IMBALANCE ON CAMPUSESAs more colleges approach a 60-40 ratio of women to men, Richard Whitmire writes, the effects on friendships and romantic relationships could be devastating. A MEASURED SALUTE TO THE NEW GI BILLIt promises to be a good thing for veterans and for their country, but it's a far cry from the 1944 original, Milton Greenberg says. DEBT CREDITSPaul R. Wrubel, who advises families on tuition costs, suggests a program to give employers tax benefits if they pay back the principals of their employees' student loans. The Chronicle ReviewLIFE AS WE KNOW ITDo huge databases on living organisms encourage or obstruct our fundamental appreciation of them? asks Randy Malamud. COMPUTERS DIDN'T DO ITThe demand for high-tech skills didn't cause the growing gap in wages, two economists argue; the culprit is the short supply of educated workers, writes David Glenn. THE PROFS THEY ARE A-CHANGIN'Will the retirement of aging baby boomers usher in an era of moderate politics on campus? UNDISCIPLINEDThe trend of teaching masters of Western thought, like Freud, Hegel, and Marx, outside their home disciplines represents a flight from history, writes Russell Jacoby. THE WRIGHT WAYA posthumous book and a recent conference underline Richard Wright's discomfort with the civil-rights movement, writes Leonard Cassuto. THINKING IN BLACK AND WHITEMahzarin R. Banaji's Web site on bias has become a cultural phenomenon. BODIES OF KNOWLEDGEIn online education, students and professors can lose important connections to each other, writes Suzanne M. Kelly. NOTA BENE: Books on the Society of Dilettanti; modernists and Cretan myth; and Mabel Dodge Luhan in Taos. Letters to the EditorChronicle CareersALREADY GONESick of mediocre students and feeling stuck on the job, a professor turns to music to self-medicate. SUMMER PREP FOR NEW TEACHERSThe season of panic approaches for those faculty members entering the college classroom for the first time. WE'RE NOT YOUR NEW COLLEAGUESWhy adjunct faculty members don't feel they are part of their academic departments. DETAILS OF AVAILABLE POSTS, including teaching and research positions in higher education, administrative and executive jobs, and openings outside academe |