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INTERNATIONAL
IN MALTA, ACADEMICS WORRY
Many academics are nervous about the return to power of the
socialist Labor Party: A58
IN ARGENTINA, ADMISSIONS CONFLICT
Professors are complaining that the open-enrollment policy at
the University of Buenos Aires is compromising the quality of
medical education there: A60
- IN FRANCE, the University of Paris VI is trying its hand at
making wine, thanks to an unusual bequest: A58
- IN MEXICO, a university president may be able to end 50-year
freeze on tuition at the National Autonomous University: A58
- IN CHINA, a Tibetan musicologist has been sentenced to
prison for spying: A61
- IN ISRAEL, officials have allowed Hebron University to
resume classes: A61
- ALSO IN ISRAEL, Arab citizens will remain eligible for
scholarships at Israeli institutions: A61
- IN INDIA, a fire at the University of Delhi has been blamed
on a dispute between rival castes: A61
- IN AUSTRALIA, differing salary rates for professors have
been approved: A61
RESEARCH & PUBLISHING
CULTURE CLASH
A conflict among political scientists is pitting practitioners
of rational-choice theory against area-studies scholars, whose
work is said to be merely descriptive and lacking a solid
theoretical basis: A13
MORE POWERFUL THAN THE HUBBLE
A panel of astronomers is sending the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration a report with three possible designs for
the "Next Generation Space Telescope": A14
GOODBYE, SCIENCE
In a new book, two sociologists argue that many bright students
change their majors after they become dissatisfied with the way
introductory courses are taught: A50
PREACHING FROM HARVARD
The Rev. Peter J. Gomes, a religion professor and the minister
at Memorial Church, takes his ideas about the Bible to a
broader audience in a new book: A9
NOTES FROM ACADEME
The Codex Leicester offers an inspiring look at the genius of
Leonardo da Vinci: B2
- "STRAY" ASTEROIDS could collide with the earth, two
astronomers report: A16
- RESEARCH SHOWS that bad times -- and the accompanying stress -- can yield long-term benefits: A16
- DENTAL X-RAYS may help identify the victims of incipient
strokes, researchers say: A16
- HOT TYPE: A18
- 103 NEW SCHOLARLY BOOKS, briefly described: A17-22
- 79 SCHOLARS have been honored with fellowships and other
awards; all of them are listed in this issue of The
Chronicle: A64
THE FACULTY
AFTER THE STORM AT BENNINGTON
A college that closed a budget deficit by eliminating its
tenure system and some of its departments is attracting new
professors and more students. But discordant notes remain: A10
OUT OF A JOB
The Ohio State University has withdrawn an offer to a Yale
University professor who was accused of sexually harassing a
student: A11
DE-EMPHASIZING THE BARD
A report has found that English departments at many top
universities no longer require undergraduates who major in the
field to take a course in Shakespeare; instead, they encourage
their students to study popular culture: A12
GOODBYE, SCIENCE
In a new book, two sociologists argue that many bright students
change their majors after they become dissatisfied with the way
introductory courses are taught: A50
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
PALMTOPS
More medical schools are using small, hand-held computers to
give students access to scientific and medical information as
well as to data on patients: A23
COMPUTER ENCRYPTION
A federal judge has struck down government regulations that
some academics said impeded their research and teaching and
violated their First Amendment rights: A24
FRAUD ON THE INTERNET
Researchers at Princeton University have written a paper on the
ease with which certain deceptive World-Wide Web pages can get
people to provide personal financial information: A25
ELECTRONIC RIGHTS
A proposed multinational treaty on data bases, opposed by many
scholars, is dead -- at least for now: A25
FEDERAL & STATE GOVERNMENTS (U.S.A.)
LEGISLATURES CONVENE
Many states are flush with tax revenue, but public colleges
expect tough competition in the annual battle for government
appropriations: A29
AFFIRMATIVE-ACTION REDUX
The University of California will continue to consider
applicants' race in the admissions process while courts weigh
legal challenges to a state measure to end affirmative
action: A30
RICHARD RILEY'S REAPPOINTMENT
College officials have welcomed President Clinton's decision to
retain the popular leader as Secretary of Education: A42
LEARNING TO READ
Twenty colleges and universities have joined President
Clinton's campaign to use work-study funds to pay students to
serve as literacy tutors: A44
HUMAN SUBJECTS
According to The Plain Dealer newspaper, participants in many
medical trials may not have been properly informed about the
research, as required by federal regulations: A44
- CHANG-LIN TIEN, the departing chancellor of the University
of California at Berkeley, had a shot at a Cabinet post, but
he may have been hurt by his Indonesian ties: A29
- A KEY REPUBLICAN in the U.S. Senate has consolidated his
power over education policy: A29
- A CALIFORNIA APPEALS COURT has ruled that a state college
may not use the First Amendment as a shield to lawsuits
over its planned development of land: A42
- STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY of Maine at Augusta have charged
the university system with gender and age bias: A42
- THE UNIVERSITY of the District of Columbia will cut its
retirement benefits in half and its staff by a third: A42
- THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE has issued rules to explain how
givers and recipients of donations should document the
gifts: A43
- SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY has lifted its ban on military
recruiters so as not to jeopardize its federal aid: A43
- REPUBLICANS IN CONGRESS have again criticized the AmeriCorps
national-service program's accounting practices: A43
- PRESIDENTS OF UNIVERSITIES in the Big Ten Conference have
urged President Clinton to spare research funds from the
budget ax: A43
- THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH is being urged to forgive
the loan debts incurred by some medical students: A43
- A CONTROVERSIAL needle-exchange study has gained approval
from the National Institutes of Health to proceed: A44
MONEY & MANAGEMENT
THINKING FOR THE LONG TERM
A planned-giving officer at the University of Richmond uses
patience and diplomacy to win the trust of prospective
donors: A45
LAWSUITS IN MINNESOTA
A multimillion-dollar dispute between the University of
Minnesota and the federal government over research funds has
escalated into conflicting lawsuits: A46
REACHING A COMPROMISE
After a lengthy labor dispute, administrators and union workers
at Yale University reached an agreement in which both sides
gained some of what they wanted: A47
STUDENTS
LESS DIVERSITY AT MEDICAL SCHOOLS
Many educators are concerned over reports that the enrollment
of members of minority groups, after rising for several years,
is now falling: A49
GOODBYE, SCIENCE
In a new book, two sociologists argue that many bright students
change their majors after they become dissatisfied with the way
introductory courses are taught: A50
HAZING AT THE CITADEL?
Federal and state officials are investigating allegations that
two female cadets at the military institution were mistreated:
A51
ATHLETICS
RESTRUCTURING THE NCAA
Delegates to the National Collegiate Athletic Association's
annual meeting this month are expected to approve the final
details of a shift toward a more decentralized operation: A53
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- Summaries of 149 proposed rule changes that will be
considered at the N.C.A.A. convention: A54-56
- AN ORGANIZATION to promote diversity among college coaches
is trying to enlist top recruits in the effort: A53
- RACIAL SLURS shouted at a football player have landed a
former Mississippi lawmaker in trouble: A53
- CRIMINAL CHARGES ARE MOUNTING against members of the
football team at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University: A57
- THE NATIONAL COLLEGIATE Athletic Association has narrowed
the possible sites for its new headquarters to four
cities: A57
OPINION & LETTERS
A MODEL OF SHARED GOVERNANCE
Successful college presidents now and in the future will be
those who seek more consensus, not less, writes Eugene P.
Trani, president and a professor of history at Virginia
Commonwealth University: A72
THE QUEST FOR KNOWLEDGE
Scholars may have lost touch with society, but public
scholarship is not the remedy, says Alan Wolfe, a professor at
Boston University and the author of Marginalized in the
Middle: B4
THE HUMANITIES' STRAITS
In an era of fiscal conservatism and ideological controversy,
scholars need to set new goals and policies, writes James M.
Banner, Jr., a historian and co-author of The Elements of
Teaching: B6
A MAN OF CONVICTION
For more than 30 years, Mario Savio, who died in November,
challenged college students to voice their moral outrage and
to fight for their ideals, says Ruth Rosen, a professor of
history at the University of California at Davis: B7
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
THE ARTS
AN UNUSUAL CONTEST
A high-powered literary prize brings distinguished writers from
around the world, along with their rivalries and disagreements,
to the University of Oklahoma every year: B8
RESISTING VISUAL STEREOTYPES
In a new book, the photographer Frederic Brenner presents
startling images of the shifting border between the Jewish and
Gentile worlds: B144
- A SCULPTURE by an art professor at Connecticut College, "Two
Dogs on a Wok," has angered Asian Americans: A9
- AT RADFORD UNIVERSITY, a sculpture of a bomb has ignited a controversy: A9
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