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THE FACULTY
BLACK PH.D.'S IN ENGINEERING
North Carolina A&T State University is seeing the fruits of its
move into doctoral education, graduating its first class of
Ph.D.'s ever, but some students say the program could be run
better: A14
NOT QUITE A RETIREMENT
Faculty members at the College of New Jersey are objecting to
plans to pay the institution's outgoing president to serve as a
"roving ambassador" and perform other unspecified duties: A16
'A TOURETTER'S TALE'
Lowell Handler, who teaches photography at the New School for
Social Research, has written an unusual autobiography about his
experiences with a misunderstood condition: A12
WEB PAGES FOR ALL COURSES
A year after the requirement was imposed, students and faculty
members at the University of California at Los Angeles are
debating the educational value -- and cost -- of building a
World-Wide Web page for every course: A29
- DURING A RECENT VISIT to Washington, D.C., presidents of
research universities argued with lawmakers over a recent
Carnegie Foundation report that criticized the quality of
their undergraduate instruction: A14
- GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANTS at Wayne State University have
voted to unionize: A16
- A SOUTH DAKOTA faculty union is suing the state's Board of
Regents over a plan to raise faculty salaries that the union
says violates a collective-bargaining law: A16
- PROFESSORS at the Philadelphia College of Textiles and
Science say the college's new non-tenure contracts threaten
the tenure system: A16
- A UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH professor has withdrawn an offer
of extra credit to her students if they purchased copies of
her book, and she has apologized for bad judgment: A10
- PEER REVIEW: A55
- A prize-winning historian of the American West is leaving
the University of Washington for Stanford University.
- Aurora University has taken an irreverent approach in its
advertisements for faculty positions.
- A New York Times reporter who wrote an article that led
to the eventual ouster of the president of Adelphi
University has been invited to teach a course there.
RESEARCH & PUBLISHING
TRANSFORMATIONS IN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
In a new book, Bruce Ackerman, a Yale University law professor,
argues that succeeding generations of Americans have in effect
rewritten the document created by the Founding Fathers: A18
CAUTION URGED OVER CANCER DRUGS
Experiments by Judah M. Folkman, a surgeon at Harvard Medical
School, have shown success in trials with mice, but the new
therapy may not work in people, despite the journalistic hype
surrounding his efforts: A20
'A TOURETTER'S TALE'
Lowell Handler, who teaches photography at the New School for
Social Research, has written an unusual autobiography about his
experiences with a misunderstood condition: A12
- THE ASTRONOMERS who discovered two moons of Uranus have
proposed names for them, from Shakespeare of course: A14
- SCIENTISTS ARE BAFFLED by the discovery of one of the
biggest explosions ever detected in the universe: A21
- ASTEROID DUST may have played a key role in the extinction
of the dinosaurs, two scientists say: A21
- NEWLY FOUND REMAINS of the oldest known upright-walking
human ancestor have helped scientists determine more
exactly when the species existed: A21
- SURVEYS ON EMBARRASSING subjects may be more accurate when
conducted by computer rather than on paper, according to
a report in Science: A29
- TWO TABLES AND A CHART show the holdings of research
libraries in the United States and Canada in 1996-97: A22
- HOT TYPE: A21
- A book by Jodi Dean, a political scientist at Hobart and
William Smith Colleges, says the belief in the existence
of space aliens shows the limits of democratic theory.
- Books by and about professors are topping The New York
Times's best-seller list for hard-cover non-fiction.
- 99 NEW SCHOLARLY BOOKS, briefly described: A23-28
- Nota Bene: Shattering the Myth: Islam Beyond Violence, by
Bruce B. Lawrence, a professor of Islamic studies at Duke
University. The book is published by Princeton University
Press.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
WEB PAGES FOR ALL COURSES
A year after the requirement was imposed, students and faculty
members at the University of California at Los Angeles are
debating the educational value -- and cost -- of building a
World-Wide Web page for every course: A29
A WINDFALL FOR THE INTERNET
A spending measure passed by Congress and signed by President
Clinton will provide an unexpected $37-million for efforts by
the National Science Foundation to build a faster Internet: A31
PROS AND CONS OF 'OUTSOURCING'
Colleges that are considering using outside contractors to
provide technological services must be sure they know what they
are getting into, experts warn: A34
EVALUATING DISTANCE LEARNING
As colleges, universities, and other such institutions offer
more of their courses through distance education, the academic
accreditation system will need to adapt, according to a report
released by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation: A34
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS (U.S.)
EXTENDING THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT
The House of Representatives approved a bill to extend the law
that governs most federal student-aid programs, but it rejected
a proposal to bar racial preferences in college admissions: A35
- Colleges are criticizing a Senator's proposal to deny
student aid to teacher-training programs whose graduates
have low rates of passage on state licensing tests: A37
FEARS OVER UNIVERSITY-BUSINESS DEALS
Federal officials worry that some of the agreements include
restrictions that could impede scientific progress: A37
IMPACT OF TERM LIMITS
College lobbyists in California, one of several states to limit
lawmakers' terms, say many legislators now lack expertise in
higher-education issues and do not take a long-term approach,
but the impact has not been as bad as some predicted: A40
MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS
College scholarships that are linked to students' academic
performance have been a hot issue in state legislatures this
spring: A42
- THREE LEADERS of the North Dakota University System are
leaving following criticism by the state's Governor and
legislature: A35
- NEWT GINGRICH, the Speaker of the House of Representatives
and a Georgia Republican, has endorsed a proposal to create
retirement sanctuaries for chimpanzees that have been used
in medical research: A35
- THE SENATE PASSED A BILL to consolidate federal job-training
programs: A38
- A FEDERAL JUDGE HAS DISMISSED a lawsuit that accused U.S.
officials of conducting an unfair inquiry into charges that
medical schools had overbilled Medicare for patient care
provided by residents: A38
- THE U.S. SUPREME COURT has declined to hear appeals in a
patent-infringement case involving the University of
California and a major pharmaceutical company: A38
- OHIO COLLEGES fear that their state support may be
threatened by the defeat of a ballot measure that would have
increased the sales tax to pay for public education: A39
- UNIVERSITY OF IOWA doctors are suing to block the state's
ban on "partial-birth" abortions: A39
- THE EMBATTLED PRESIDENT of Peru State University resigned
following criticism that he did not deal more sternly with
an administrator who had made a racist remark: A39
- A NEW MEXICO COURT has ruled that a for-profit
higher-education company based in Indiana owes state taxes
because it has a branch in Albuquerque: A39
- NEW FEDERAL regulatory actions: A41
- NEW APPOINTMENT in the federal government: A41
- STATUS of pending federal legislation: A42
MONEY & MANAGEMENT
ROBIN HOOD BUDGETING?
Law and business schools, which tend to bring in money to a
university, are objecting to policies that siphon off their
revenues to help support medical schools, many of which are in
financial trouble: A43
UPPING THE ANTE
The Johns Hopkins University, having topped its $900-million
goal in a fund-raising campaign scheduled to end in 2000, has
increased the target to $1.2-billion: A44
PROS AND CONS OF 'OUTSOURCING'
Colleges that are considering using outside contractors to
provide technological services must be sure they know what they
are getting into, experts warn: A34
FEARS OVER UNIVERSITY-BUSINESS DEALS
Federal officials worry that some of the agreements include
restrictions that could impede scientific progress: A37
- THE FRIENDS of a former janitor who bequeathed $1.5-million
to Olympic College are pushing the two-year institution to
name its library after him: A43
- THE STOCK MARKET welcomed a distance-learning company that
Sylvan Learning Systems and MCI Communications spun off: A43
- THE DEAN of Rutgers University's law school in Newark, N.J.,
blamed university administrators in a confidential
memorandum for losing a $4-million gift: A45
- GONZAGA UNIVERSITY officials are working on a plan to erase
a $1.5-million deficit: A45
- A NEW MEXICO COURT has ruled that a for-profit
higher-education company based in Indiana owes state taxes
because it has a branch in Albuquerque: A39
- THE DECISION by California State Polytechnic University at
Pomona to award an honorary degree to the president of
Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, has upset gay-rights supporters.
The president is an outspoken foe of homosexuality: A10
- FOUNDATION GRANTS; gifts and bequests: A45
STUDENTS
STUDENTS RIOT FOR 'RIGHT TO PARTY'
In recent weeks, students on at least six campuses have clashed
with police over limitations on their ability to drink alcohol.
In a special report, The Chronicle looks at what happened and
why: A46-48
- At Michigan State University, a protest over a ban on
alcohol consumption at a field used for tailgate parties
escalated into a night of fires, tear gas, and arrests:
A46
- "University Weekend" at the University of Connecticut,
once an occasion for mellow afternoons of music, is now
marked by conflict between students and police: A47
- Many experts on campus life say that colleges should not
have been surprised by the recent wave of student riots:
A48
BEYOND BASIC COUNSELING
To help avoid tragedies on campuses, colleges should provide
more-accessible and more-effective mental-health services to
students, writes Margaret S. Chisolm, an instructor in
psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine:
B6
- STUDENTS at Roxbury Community College, in Boston, staged an
overnight sit-in to push for demands related to student
services: A12
- STUDENTS at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale took
part recently in a competition to design water-worthy crafts
made out of cardboard: A12
- M.B.A. STUDENTS at the University of Texas at Austin
competed in the briefcase toss and other events to raise
funds for community service: A12
ATHLETICS
UNUSUAL RECRUITING STRATEGY
Franklin Pierce College has built a highly successful women's
soccer team by attracting students from Europe to enroll and
play: A49
ANTITRUST LAWSUIT
A federal jury ordered the National Collegiate Athletic
Association to pay $67-million to assistant coaches whose
salaries had been limited by the group's rules: A50
- OPPONENTS OF A PROPOSAL to replace artificial with real turf
at the University of Wisconsin at Madison's stadium say the
marching band would have to be banned from the field to
protect the grass: A49
- CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY is urging the National Collegiate
Athletic Association to allow universities to reschedule
conference championship games that fall on Sundays: A49
- THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES rejected a proposal that would
have required universities to give four years' notice before
eliminating an intercollegiate sports team: A50
- THE UNIVERSITY of Northern Iowa has deflated the
air-supported dome of its football stadium as the first step
toward replacing it with a conventional roof: A10
INTERNATIONAL
A PUSH FOR REFORM IN INDONESIA
Many experts think that the country's higher-education system
must combat a tradition in which students are discouraged from
questioning what they are taught: A51
NEW ACADEMICS FOR TURKEY
Higher-education officials have made major changes in a program
to train a new generation of academics to staff the country's
expanded university system: A52
- The Turkish parliament may give the country's military a
say in deciding if degrees awarded by some universities
abroad should be recognized: A53
BEIJING U. CELEBRATES CENTENNIAL
China's most prestigious university marked its 100th
anniversary with a series of events at which the nation's top
leaders pledged more support: A53
- PALESTINIAN STUDENTS have been arrested and tortured by
security forces of the Palestinian Authority, according to a
human-rights group: A51
- CHINA PLANS to merge four major universities to form the
largest higher-education institution in the country: A51
OPINION & LETTERS
DEMOCRATIZING I.Q.
To succeed in society, people need types of intelligence that
are different from those emphasized in standardized tests,
writes Wendy M. Williams, an associate professor of human
development at Cornell University: A60
SEX-SPECIFIC MEDICINE
The future of women's health still depends on greater
knowledge of biological differences between the sexes, writes
Marianne J. Legato, a professor of clinical medicine at
Columbia University: B4
BEYOND BASIC COUNSELING
To help avoid tragedies on campuses, colleges should provide
more-accessible and more-effective mental-health services to
students, writes Margaret S. Chisolm, an instructor in
psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine:
B6
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
THE ARTS
STAND-UP SHAKESPEARE
Stories, songs, and soft-shoe mix with classic texts in Mad
About the Bard, a one-man show by Floyd King, a Shakespearean
actor and an instructor at the Juilliard School: B2
A DISTINCTLY ENGLISH GENRE
"Victorian Fairy Painting," an exhibition of art from
19th-century Britain, has attracted record crowds to the
University of Iowa's Museum of Art: B8
IN THEIR OWN WORDS
Generations of Women: In Their Own Words, with photographs by
Mariana Cook and an introduction by Jamaica Kincaid, has been
published by Chronicle Books: B68
- A STUDENT at the Cranbrook Academy of Art was harshly
criticized by animal-rights activists for killing almost
1,500 goldfish to create a work of art: A10
A HIGHER-EDUCATION GAZETTE
"BULLETIN BOARD": JOB OPENINGS
- DETAILS OF AVAILABLE POSTS, including teaching and research
positions in higher education, administrative and executive
jobs, and openings outside academe.
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