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From the issue dated March 28, 2008 |
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Short SubjectsTHE CONFIDENCE THAT MONEY BRINGSWhy financial success in business makes for a strong college president. JUST ASKINGA professor who directs the Civility Initiative at Johns Hopkins University offers advice on establishing classroom decorum. COSMIC APPEAL: Scientists at the University of Leicester will beam a Doritos advertisement at a distant star in hopes of satisfying an alien craving. TALENT SCOUTS: Students in Drexel University's music-industry program get to work with a major record label to promote performers they discover. STRUNG ALONG: A physician at the University of Florida will share his personal research into the African origins of the banjo at a symposium this week. WHAT THEY'RE READING ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES: A list of the best-selling books. Special ReportPORK VS. PEER REVIEWCongress awards earmarks to a record number of colleges while reducing merit-based science funds — and colleges' protests ring ever more hollow. The FacultyMEET THE AUTHORDuring a book tour for Chasing the Flame, Samantha Power ignited a conflagration of her own, writes Evan R. Goldstein. TRUST ME, I'M A DOCTORBeing a professor is still important enough to merit admiration. So why doesn't it merit a good salary? THE FARMER IN US ALL: Amid the emphasis on sustainability on many campuses, perhaps colleges should offer students basic lessons in agricultural skills. NO TO 9 TO 5: A department chairman at the University of Akron was removed from his position after he balked at working normal business hours. PEER REVIEW: Gene R. Nichol finds a new post after his ouster at the College of William and Mary ... Georgia Tech's president will head up the Smithsonian Institution ... Arizona State University staffs up its new School of Geographic Sciences. Research & BooksOUTSIDE LOOKING INMore Americans than ever are living behind bars, but sociologists face tighter security and increased paperwork if they want to study inmates. THE 'BLACK ATHENA' BLUESThe Wellesley classicist Mary Lefkowitz reflects on the bruising debate she has been part of concerning history, philosophy, and race, writes Carlin Romano. A DEVILISH PUZZLEDid Coleridge translate Goethe's Faust? A new book says yes. Its critics say not so fast, writes Jennifer Howard. GOODBYE TO ALL THATOften the kindest thing you can tell a Ph.D. is to put the dissertation in a desk drawer and move on. HOT TYPE: U. Of Iowa writing students beat back a proposal to make their theses freely available online. STRUNG ALONG: A physician at the University of Florida will share his personal research into the African origins of the banjo at a symposium this week. NOTA BENE: Recent books consider the significance of the Hitler salute, The Federalist Papers, and craftsmanship. Information TechnologySTUNG BY THE JUICEJuicy Campus, a college-gossip Web site, is infuriating students and administrators, but they're not getting far in their attempts to fight it. WHAT CLICKS IN THE CLASSROOMColleges have lots of technology on their campuses, writes Judith Tabron. Now it's time to figure out how best to use it to enhance teaching and learning. Money & ManagementECONOMIC UNCERTAINTYA prolonged recession could force some small colleges out of business, say some economists who watch higher education. THIRTY SECONDS OF FAMESome colleges in the NCAA men's basketball tournament have produced unlikely commercials. THE CONFIDENCE THAT MONEY BRINGSWhy financial success in business makes for a strong college president. SUCCESSFUL SUCCESSIONSBefore beginning a presidential search, boards should think hard about what they want, what's at stake, and how to conduct the process well, writes William Bowen. GOOD FENCES MAKE GOOD NEIGHBORSIf you're a president, perhaps the time to consult a lawyer is before you sign a multiyear contract. RAISES ALL AROUND: Pay increases for colleges' midlevel employees beat inflation this year, a study has found. HOLDING THE BAG: St. Bonaventure University will continue with a library building project even though the donors have pulled out. A SMALL STEP? One of E. Gordon Gee's bow ties has gone into space. Government & PoliticsSHORING UP STUDENT LOANSCongress presses the Education Department and the Treasury to be prepared for a crisis in college lending. IN SUPPORT OF THE DREAM ACTGeorge R. Boggs exhorts Congress to revive the Dream Act, for the benefit of students, their communities, and the American economy. OSWALD'S ASSOCIATESRecently opened archives yield tantalizing new evidence that the Kennedy assassination was anything but random, writes David Kaiser. A LACK OF ATTENTION: Officers at historically black colleges say lax enforcement by the Education Department is helping states discriminate against them. RIPE FOR STUDY? Federal panel cites lack of available research in its conclusions on mathematics education. AthleticsTHIRTY SECONDS OF FAMESome colleges in the NCAA men's basketball tournament have produced unlikely commercials. StudentsTHE DEMOGRAPHICS OF DIFFERENCEAn analysis confirms what colleges have known for years: The makeup of the college-age population is rapidly shifting. WHY DON'T THEY STAY?A new survey tried to figure out why about half of community-college students leave after only one year. InternationalA COLLEGE BOOM IN THE GULFWestern universities are finding fertile opportunities for expansion as the oil-rich emirates along the Persian Gulf try to lure new academic programs. DESERT BLOOMStart-up universities in the oil-rich Persian Gulf are luring scholars from less-stable Arab nations, writes Zvika Krieger. CommentaryTHREE KINDS OF LATINO STUDENTSColleges should be attuned to the differences between assimilators, accommodators, and resisters, say Margarita Mooney and Deborah Rivas-Drake. WHAT CLICKS IN THE CLASSROOMColleges have lots of technology on their campuses, writes Judith Tabron. Now it's time to figure out how best to use it to enhance teaching and learning. IN SUPPORT OF THE DREAM ACTGeorge R. Boggs exhorts Congress to revive the Dream Act, for the benefit of students, their communities, and the American economy. SUCCESSFUL SUCCESSIONSBefore beginning a presidential search, boards should think hard about what they want, what's at stake, and how to conduct the process well, writes William Bowen. The Chronicle ReviewDESERT BLOOMStart-up universities in the oil-rich Persian Gulf are luring scholars from less-stable Arab nations, writes Zvika Krieger. OSWALD'S ASSOCIATESRecently opened archives yield tantalizing new evidence that the Kennedy assassination was anything but random, writes David Kaiser. THE 'BLACK ATHENA' BLUESThe Wellesley classicist Mary Lefkowitz reflects on the bruising debate she has been part of concerning history, philosophy, and race, writes Carlin Romano. A DEVILISH PUZZLEDid Coleridge translate Goethe's Faust? A new book says yes. Its critics say not so fast, writes Jennifer Howard. MEET THE AUTHORDuring a book tour for Chasing the Flame, Samantha Power ignited a conflagration of her own, writes Evan R. Goldstein. BIG AND LITTLE PROFESSORSA son with Asperger's syndrome amplifies his parents' intellectual preoccupations. CRITICAL MASS: The Spitzer scandal renews debate over legalizing prostitution. NOTA BENE: Recent books consider the significance of the Hitler salute, The Federalist Papers, and craftsmanship. MY SPACE: The dance scholar Lynn Garafola is moved by the origins of movement. Letters to the EditorChronicle CareersGOOD FENCES MAKE GOOD NEIGHBORSIf you're a president, perhaps the time to consult a lawyer is before you sign a multiyear contract. GOODBYE TO ALL THATOften the kindest thing you can tell a Ph.D. is to put the dissertation in a desk drawer and move on. TRUST ME, I'M A DOCTORBeing a professor is still important enough to merit admiration. So why doesn't it merit a good salary? DETAILS OF AVAILABLE POSTS, including teaching and research positions in higher education, administrative and executive jobs, and openings outside academe |