A GUIDE to the March 7, 1997, Chronicle
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INTERNATIONALAN ACADEMIC IN CHARGE IN ROMANIA Universities expect to see improvements under the nation's new president, Emil Constantinescu, the respected former rector of the University of Bucharest: A43 NEW PLANS FOR EXCHANGES IN THE U.S. With federal support flat, educators are turning to businesses and to state and local governments to help foot the bill: A44 REACHING OUT IN THE POST-DENG ERA The United States should tap the expertise of overseas Chinese scholars, write John H. Jia, the head of the Washington Center for China Studies, and Kyna Rubin, a writer who regularly contributes to International Educator magazine: A56
RESEARCH & PUBLISHINGRACE AND SPORTS In a new book, John Hoberman, a professor at the University of Texas at Austin, argues that racist ideas are central to Americans' fascination with black athletes: A15 MIXED REACTIONS TO A GENETICS FIND The recent cloning by British scientists of an adult sheep has alarmed some lawmakers and bioethicists, who fear that the new technology will be used to create copies of human beings: A16 URBAN PESTS A professor at North Carolina State University runs a laboratory dedicated to learning more about cockroaches -- and how to kill them: A10
THE FACULTYA FEMINIST ACCUSED In an unusually frank new book, the literary theorist Jane Gallop describes her sexual activity as an academic and her experience of facing charges of sexual harassment: A12 "NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION" Graduate students on more than 30 campuses held protests last week to demand recognition of their unions and better wages and benefits: A13 THE SPIRITUAL SIDE OF HEALING A growing number of medical schools are offering programs that focus on the role that faith can play in treating patients: A14 ON THE SCHOLAR'S NIGHTSTAND Eleven academics reveal the books they enjoy reading for pleasure: B8
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYON-LINE ACTIVIST Bennett Haselton, a junior at Vanderbilt University, is having an impact on national debates over Internet restrictions designed to protect young people from adult themes: A23 HELP WANTED A study by the information-technology industry has found shortages of people trained for jobs in the field. Industry officials are asking educators to help correct the problem: A26
FEDERAL & STATE GOVERNMENTS (U.S.A.)UNCERTAIN FUTURE FOR THE NEH Advocates of the humanities are talking about how to strengthen the National Endowment for the Humanities amid speculation that Sheldon Hackney, its chairman, may soon leave it: A29 RALLYING SUPPORT The Clinton Administration won backing from several college groups last week for its tax proposals to help families pay for higher education: A31 REGULATING TRADE SCHOOLS A state agency that changed California's reputation as a haven for fly-by-night institutions may be forced to shut down: A33 SAVING FOR COLLEGE The U.S. Treasury Department has started selling a new type of bond that its promoters say is a good investment for families that want to save for their children's college education: A34 KEEPING STATE UNIVERSITIES SOLVENT State funds for public colleges may have declined, but the institutions cannot afford to cut their government ties yet, argues David W. Breneman, a professor and dean of the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia: B4
MONEY & MANAGEMENT"GREEN" GIVING As colleges raise more money for environmental research and education, some academics are questioning the motives of the companies providing the funds: A37
STUDENTSAPPLICATIONS FALL Elite private colleges are seeing an over-all decline this year, while the drops at public universities are most notable among members of minority groups: A35 CRIME ON CAMPUSES More than 10 per cent of colleges fail to publish reports that are required by a federal law, according to the U.S. Education Department: A36 NOTES FROM ACADEME For more than a century, two literary societies have schooled students at Franklin and Marshall College in the arts of oratory and debate: B2
ATHLETICSTHE SLIPPERY PURSUIT OF SUCCESS Fans and coaches of collegiate ice hockey think the sport is poised to reach new levels of popularity: A40 RACE AND SPORTS In a new book, John Hoberman, a professor at the University of Texas at Austin, argues that racist ideas are central to Americans' fascination with black athletes: A15
OPINION & LETTERSREACHING OUT IN THE POST-DENG ERA The United States should tap the expertise of overseas Chinese scholars, write John H. Jia, the head of the Washington Center for China Studies, and Kyna Rubin, a writer who regularly contributes to International Educator magazine: A56 KEEPING STATE UNIVERSITIES SOLVENT State funds for public colleges may have declined, but the institutions cannot afford to cut their government ties yet, argues David W. Breneman, a professor and dean of the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia: B4 AFTERMATH OF THE ADELPHI OUSTERS Self-regulation is a better way to keep private colleges in line than government intrusion, writes Robert H. Atwell, former head of the American Council on Education: B6 A LOVE-HATE RELATIONSHIP Joel J. Gold, an English professor at the University of Kansas, recounts the highs and lows of his experiences with the editing process: B7 ON THE SCHOLAR'S NIGHTSTAND Eleven academics reveal the books they enjoy reading for pleasure: B8
THE ARTSBROADENING THEIR HORIZONS A semester-long program sponsored by Duke University lets students immerse themselves in the New York arts scene: B9 IMAGES FROM DIXIE A new book about the Ogden Collection at the University of New Orleans focuses on art from the American South: B96
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