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INTERNATIONAL
IN HONG KONG, QUESTIONS ON STANDARDS
Amid higher education's rapid growth prior to China's takeover,
the cost of the expansion and the quality of some programs draw
criticism: A39
IN NORTHERN IRELAND, A CAMPUS DELAYED
Supporters of a proposed campus that would straddle Roman
Catholic and Protestant neighborhoods in Belfast are frustrated
by government inaction: A40
RESEARCH & PUBLISHING
THE MIND-BODY CONNECTION
Researchers in the unorthodox field of psychoneuroimmunology
examine links between the brain and physical responses to
illness: A10
NEW THEORY OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION
Daryl J. Bem, a psychologist at Cornell University, argues that
adults are attracted to the gender that during childhood seemed
different from themselves: A11
THE ARMADILLO
Daniel H. Wolf, a political-science professor at the University
of San Diego, has developed a device to remove the thousands
of land mines that litter war-ravaged areas: A7
NOTES FROM ACADEME
Foreign experts in Mayan hieroglyphics are giving modern Mayas
the tools they need to decode their ancient culture: B2
PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL CONCERNS
THE FUTURE OF CATHOLIC EDUCATION
Bishops in the United States voted overwhelmingly to endorse
a document that applies the Vatican's policy statement for
colleges affiliated with the church: A8
THE BATTLE OVER "FAIR USE"
A divided federal appeals court has ruled that owners of copy
shops must obtain permission from publishers and pay them
royalties to reproduce copyrighted materials for student use
in college courses: A9
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
LITTLE PROGRESS
A survey has found that the use of computers on campuses is
growing more slowly than it did in the previous year: A21
THE COST OF GETTING ON LINE
A plan to make Internet access less expensive has been hailed
by educators as a first step toward directing the information
highway to libraries and schools: A22
SECURITY PROBLEMS
Manufacturers are scrambling to develop repairs for computer
damage that can be caused by hackers using a common Internet
function: A23
UNIX SOFTWARE FLAWED
Officials at a supercomputing center have warned users about a
serious flaw in software used with the UNIX operating system:
A23
A HIGH-TECH PARTNERSHIP
Seven higher-education groups will receive free software and
technical support, thanks to an informal alliance with the
Microsoft Corporation: A25
FEDERAL & STATE GOVERNMENTS (U.S.A.)
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IN TEXAS
Legislators and educators met to discuss ways to help minority
students without violating a federal court's ban on considering
race in admissions decisions: A27
CONTINUING THE FIGHT
In the wake of California's vote to ban racial preferences,
backers of affirmative action want help from the Clinton
Administration and the courts: A28
REVERSE DISCRIMINATION
A judge has ruled that an apprenticeship program for janitorial
positions at Illinois State University was illegally biased
against white men: A29
BUILDING A NEST EGG FOR RESEARCH
Some scientists are dismayed by a plan by the National
Institutes of Health to use $150-million from its 1997 budget
for grants in future years: A30
MONEY FOR WORK ON BREAST CANCER
Federal officials have resolved a dispute by shifting
$14-million to a division of the National Institutes of
Health: A30
MEASURING FINANCIAL STABILITY
Many colleges, especially trade schools and small private
institutions, are objecting to proposed federal standards: A31
MONEY & MANAGEMENT
A PRESIDENT WITH POWER
Two years after leaving the U.S. Senate, David Boren is
reshaping the University of Oklahoma: A32
A HIGH-TECH PARTNERSHIP
Seven higher-education groups will receive free software and
technical support, thanks to an informal alliance with the
Microsoft Corporation: A25
MEASURING FINANCIAL STABILITY
Many colleges, especially trade schools and small private
institutions, are objecting to proposed federal standards: A31
STUDENTS
SPEAKING FREELY
New York University is using informal, non-credit classes to
encourage more students to study foreign languages: A35
ATHLETICS
WHO RUNS COLLEGE SPORTS?
A lucrative contract for Steve Spurrier, the University of
Florida football coach, has renewed a debate over whether
presidents can control highly compensated athletics officials:
A37
OPINION & LETTERS
UNRELIABLE PREDICTIONS
Polling experts should establish a blue-ribbon group to
determine what went wrong with election forecasting in 1996 and
how the problems can be corrected, says Everett Carll Ladd,
director of an opinion-research center at the University of
Connecticut: A52
WHAT THE CANDIDATES SAY
With sufficient resources, communications scholars may be able
to prompt more-substantive media coverage of campaign
discourse, writes Kathleen Hall Jamieson, director of the
Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of
Pennsylvania: B4
THE ANTI-SCIENCE BIAS
Medical students need to learn about unconventional treatments
if they want to provide the best care and protect their
patients from bogus cures, say Ursula Goodenough, a professor
of biology at Washington University, and Robert L. Park, a
professor of physics at the University of Maryland at College
Park: B6
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
THE ARTS
DOUBLETAKE
The editors of a new magazine hope it becomes a public
classroom in which famous and unknown artists, photographers,
and writers can together explore life's complexity: B7
HIGH-TECH ANXIETY
The "Digital Salon," an exhibit of computer-generated art,
reflects a growing unease with virtual worlds: B84
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