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INTERNATIONAL
TRANSFORMATION IN TANZANIA
Along with the country, the University of Dar es Salaam has
undergone a conversion from a socialist to a free-market
outlook: A43
MONITORING USIA GRANTS
A Senate subcommittee's suggested cap on overhead costs has
aroused concern about its impact on academic exchanges: A44
SEXUAL-HARASSMENT CHARGES
A swimming coach has been cleared of accusations that created a
controversy at Simon Fraser University, in Canada. The
college's president, who fired the coach, has asked for a leave
of absence: A44
- THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY of Beirut welcomed the end of the
U.S. State Department's 10-year ban on travel to Lebanon:
A43
- AMARTYA SEN has been appointed Master of Trinity College at
the University of Cambridge, becoming the first Indian
scholar to head an Oxbridge college: A43
RESEARCH & PUBLISHING
"SPIRAL OF SILENCE"
An article by a scholar at American University says that the
key theory of Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann, an influential German
academic, reflects her involvement decades ago with the Nazi
regime: A13
SUPERFLUID SOUNDS
After 10 years of research, scientists at the University of
California at Berkeley have proved that a fundamental
prediction about quantum mechanics is right: A15
"SMELLY OLD HISTORY"
Oxford University Press and a professor at the University of
Oxford have found surprising success with a series of
scratch-and-sniff books for children: A9
A CUTTHROAT WORLD
University presses should not assume that commercial
publishing's losses will be their gains, writes James Shapiro,
a professor of English and comparative literature at Columbia
University: B7
CATALOGUING CARNEGIE'S LIBRARIES
A librarian at Otterbein College is compiling a catalogue,
complete with histories and photographs, of all 115 of Ohio's
libraries that were donated by Andrew Carnegie: B2
- A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS of twins suggests that the
environment of a mother's womb has a significant influence
on her baby's intelligence quotient: A16
- THE EXAGGERATED and drawn-out speech that parents use with
their infants plays a vital role in helping babies learn to
talk, say researchers: A16
- RESEARCHERS HAVE FOUND a new species of centipede-like worm
that lives in frozen methane that has accumulated on the
floor of the Gulf of Mexico: A16
- AN INTERNATIONAL TEAM of astronomers has discovered a galaxy
13 billion light-years away, the most-distant known galaxy
in the universe: A16
- A UTILITY CREW working on the campus of the College of
William and Mary has discovered part of a structure dating
from the college's 17th-century founding: A9
- A TEAM OF ARCHAEOLOGISTS and students from the University of
West Florida has unearthed three large cannons at the site
of a fort built in 1698: A9
- HOT TYPE: A18
- Werner Sollors, a professor of English and Afro-American
studies at Harvard University, is pushing the field of
American studies to recognize the importance of
non-English texts written in the United States.
- Cornel West, a professor of Afro-American studies, and
Sylvia Hewlett, an economist, are teaming up to write a
"parental call to arms."
- 95 NEW SCHOLARLY BOOKS, briefly described: A17-20
- 34 FELLOWS have been named to study at the National
Humanities Center; all of them are listed in this issue of
The Chronicle: A47
THE FACULTY
AN AGING PROFESSORIATE
In the absence of mandatory-retirement policies, colleges are
using a variety of methods to encourage older professors to
relinquish their jobs: A10
CASE DISMISSED
A National Labor Relations Board judge has rejected a complaint
accusing Yale University of violating the rights of its
graduate teaching assistants: A11
"SMELLY OLD HISTORY"
Oxford University Press and a professor at the University of
Oxford have found surprising success with a series of
scratch-and-sniff books for children: A9
SEXUAL-HARASSMENT CHARGES
A swimming coach has been cleared of accusations that created a
controversy at Simon Fraser University, in Canada. The
college's president, who fired the coach, has asked for a leave
of absence: A44
- A NEW BOOK, Ms. Mentor's Impeccable Advice for Women in
Academia, claims to offer everything female academics
need to know to get ahead: A10
- A GUIDE from the National Academy Press gives tips to
professors and administrators who serve as academic
counselors for science and engineering students: A10
- A TEXAS FACULTY GROUP has sued the Texas A&M University
System over a policy that bars professors from serving as
expert witnesses in court: A12
- NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY has dismissed a tenured
professor after 32 years on the job because students
continually complained about him in course evaluations: A12
- A GROUP OF BROOKLYN COLLEGE alumni is opposing a plan to
revise the college's core curriculum in liberal arts: A12
- A PROFESSOR and his graduate students have created a
Northern hardwood grove at the State University of New
York's College of Environmental Science and Forestry: A8
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
ACCEPTABLE USE
Colleges and universities have developed a range of policies to
regulate how students, professors, and staff members use campus
computers and networks: A21
HOW TO USE INTERNET 2
Network experts are already planning new kinds of computer
applications that could promote research projects and distance
learning: A22
TESTING THE ATOMIC ARSENAL
The U.S. Energy Department has selected five universities for a
program that will give academic researchers access to the
agency's most powerful supercomputers: A23
FEDERAL & STATE GOVERNMENTS (U.S.A.)
BILLIONS IN NEW TAX BREAKS
The final budget deal between President Clinton and Congress
will provide the largest infusion of federal aid for students
and colleges in a generation: A27
MILITARY SPENDING
The House of Representatives voted to cut the Pentagon's budget
for basic research by nearly 5 per cent, while the Senate
approved a 9-per-cent increase: A28
SUCCEEDING HACKNEY
The leading candidates to head the National Endowment for the
Humanities are Benjamin R. Barber, of Rutgers University, and
William R. Ferris, Jr., of the University of Mississippi: A29
DELIVERING STUDENT AID
Republicans used a Congressional hearing to raise questions
about the Education Department's management of the system: A29
LOAN ELIGIBILITY ENDED
The Education Department has blocked funds from going to
American students who are entering 82 medical schools abroad:
A30
MONITORING USIA GRANTS
A Senate subcommittee's suggested cap on overhead costs has
aroused concern about its impact on academic exchanges: A44
A GOOD BUDGET YEAR
Most state legislatures have provided significant increases in
appropriations for public colleges and universities: A31
THE RIGHT TO DISSENT
Two courts took different approaches recently in deciding
lawsuits that challenged the collection of mandatory student
fees at public universities: A32
- SENATE REPUBLICANS are taking advantage of remarks by Jane
Alexander, head of the National Endowment for the Arts, in
their efforts to dismantle the agency: A27
- MARSHALL S. SMITH, a former education dean at Stanford
University, has been nominated by President Clinton to be
Deputy Secretary of Education. He has been serving as
Acting Deputy Secretary for a year: A27
- THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Science Committee approved a
bill that would prohibit federally financed studies of human
cloning: A30
- THE SENATE COMMITTEE on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
approved a measure that would authorize more spending on
agricultural research and extension programs: A30
- A SENATE PANEL has approved the nomination of I. Miley
Gonzalez, an administrator at New Mexico State University,
to be Under Secretary of Agriculture: A30
- CHARLES BLITZER, the director of the embattled Woodrow
Wilson International Center for Scholars, has announced his
retirement: A30
- A FORMER GRADUATE STUDENT whose falsified data forced the
National Center for Human Genome Research to retract five
studies has been found guilty of scientific misconduct: A30
- THE CHANCELLOR of the University of Texas System announced
that he would stop donating to a controversial
political-action committee run by university supporters: A32
- NONE OF THE 196 BLACK students who applied to the University
of California at San Diego's School of Medicine for
admission this fall has been accepted: A32
- AN IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY professor has sued the state's
Board of Education for blocking a state grant to support his
research on gay history: A32
- ACCORDING TO A REPORT, state programs to help parents save
money for their children's tuition have increased in
popularity during the past year: A32
- A FEDERAL JUDGE has ruled, in a case involving
recovered-memory research, that scientists' views on
controversial topics are protected by the First Amendment:
A8
MONEY & MANAGEMENT
"SMALL CAPS"
Many colleges and universities, seeing the prices of blue-chip
stocks soar, are shifting some of their investments to smaller
companies with more risk but more potential for growth: A33
A LOSING GAMBLE?
A tribal college that has come to count on money from
Indian-run casinos may take a hit if California continues to
insist on removing video slot machines: A34
FIGHT OVER RESEARCH FUNDS
A federal judge has reduced the amount the University of
Minnesota might have to pay in a lawsuit accusing its medical
school of misusing federal grants: A36
STUDENTS
WHAT THEY'RE READING
Colleges have a variety of goals in mind when they pick the
books that will form the basis of orientation programs for
freshmen: A41
- A SURVEY HAS REVEALED that a rising number of four-year
colleges and universities do not use or make only limited
use of standardized tests in admissions decisions: A41
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY will provide free newspapers
in their dormitories this fall: A41
- STUDENTS AT TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY are saddened by plans
to move the gravesites of their collie mascots to make room
for the expansion of Kyle Field: A8
ATHLETICS
A TALENTED TAILBACK
Dwight Collins, a new recruit to the University of Central
Florida, is attracting attention because of his performance in
high school and because he is deaf: A37
- TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY is offering athletes coaching in
"career awareness," which covers everything from table
manners to writing resumes: A37
- ENGINEERING STUDENTS from five Southeastern universities
raced replicas of classic cars at an event sponsored by the
National Collegiate Association of Racing. The race was held
at Charlotte Motor Speedway, which is also the site of
professional races: A37
- CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY at Northridge may cancel plans
to eliminate four men's sports now that other sources of
funds seem likely to become available: A38
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE at Knoxville has made its
women's-basketball coach, Pat Summitt, the highest-paid
female coach in college sports: A38
- FIVE OF THE 13 FOOTBALL players who were suspended amid a
gambling scandal at Boston College will be eligible to play
this season: A38
- IN SEPARATE CASES, a jury and a judge ruled in favor of two
former football players at North Carolina Central University
who alleged that the university had failed to fulfill
financial promises: A39
OPINION & LETTERS
WHAT MAKES A NORMAL ADULT?
Scholars need to take a good look at old theories and
assumptions in light of new research on child development,
says Sandra Scarr, a professor emerita of psychology at the
University of Virginia: A48
MATHEMATICS AND THE MIND
A "soft" approach to the discipline, using some techniques of
the social sciences, could produce important new insights about
behavior, writes Keith Devlin, the dean of science at Saint
Mary's College of California: B4
FAULTY PARALLELISM?
Ben Yagoda, an associate professor of English at the University
of Delaware, and a panel of experts have untangled the grammar
of the familiar tag line on ABC News programs: B6
A CUTTHROAT WORLD
University presses should not assume that commercial
publishing's losses will be their gains, writes James Shapiro,
a professor of English and comparative literature at Columbia
University: B7
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
THE ARTS
A FICTIONAL UNIVERSITY
The novelist Richard Russo portrays the petty bickering and
ideological warfare of an English department in Straight
Man, just published by Random House: B8
WHIMSY AND HUMOR ON TALL BUILDINGS
Photographs of terra-cotta ornamentation in New York City have
been published by Princeton Architectural Press: B48
- A RECENT GRADUATE of Arizona State University created an
artwork out of used bridesmaids' dresses to make a statement
about gender: A8
A HIGHER-EDUCATION GAZETTE: PAGES A45-47
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