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From the issue dated December 21, 2007 |
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Short SubjectsDOWN WITH THE NEWNot everyone in academe embraces the latest technology. MIND GAMETest your higher-ed IQ on our annual news quiz. BRAIN FOOD: Colleges across the country are feeding their students late-night breakfasts on the eve of final exams. WHAT THEY'RE READING ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES: A list of the best-selling books. The FacultyLEARNING FROM TEXASA program at UT-Austin to produce better math and science teachers — and students — is set to go national. PEER REVIEW: Another stem-cell researcher leaves Singapore, this time for England. ... An accreditor takes the helm of the University of Nevada at Reno's journalism school. ... And other comings and goings in higher education. STAYING THE COURSE: A new book indicates that universities are doing a better job of reducing Ph.D. attrition rates. Research & BooksBEYOND THE ANTHOLOGYNorton's famous guide to British literature has new competition in a genre with an uncertain future. HOT TYPE: A panel formed by the American Psychological Association reports on the dangers of corporate influence on research. OVERHAUL RECOMMENDED: A committee studying ways to improve peer review and grant making at the National Institutes of Health calls for major changes in the agency's procedures. NOTA BENE: A professor at the University of York examines the marginalia in books of Renaissance England. Money & ManagementFINANCIAL FALLOUTExperts weigh in on how the mortgage-related credit crunch might affect colleges and lenders. ANOTHER CUOMO CASE: A lender agrees to end contracts with universities that allowed the company to use their sports logos. STRANGE BEDFELLOWS: Accreditors and colleges are joining forces to avoid losing authority to the Education Department. A NEW PLAN: Antioch University may allow Antioch College to split off as a separate entity, despite earlier statements to the contrary. 'A LONG BATTLE': A state jury in California has awarded $19.1-million to a former women's basketball coach at California State University at Fresno in a sexual-discrimination case. Government & PoliticsACADEME'S ENDORSEMENTSA review of college employees' donations to presidential campaigns finds that Barack Obama and the other Democrats are clear favorites. OVERHAUL RECOMMENDED: A committee studying ways to improve peer review and grant making at the National Institutes of Health calls for major changes in the agency's procedures. STRANGE BEDFELLOWS: Accreditors and colleges are joining forces to avoid losing authority to the Education Department. Information TechnologySUBMERGED IN LEARNINGA new project to create specifically educational spaces in virtual worlds is taking off with help from MIT, Boston College, and others. TECH THERAPY: How to incorporate technology into emergency management. StudentsALCOHOL AMNESTYColleges are trying to find the balance between encouraging students to seek help in an alcohol-related emergency and seeming to condone binge drinking. STUDENTS SNAP TOGETHER A NEW SCIENCEAn undergraduate genetic-engineering competition helps build a discipline from scratch. 'IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT HARVARD': The wealthy university's plan to cut tuition for students from middle- and upper-middle-class families raises eyebrows in academe. NOT READY: Many low-income and first-generation students don't start planning for college early enough, a report says. UNDUE RESTRICTIONS? Many colleges still have unconstitutional speech codes, says the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education. InternationalA WARNING ON INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIONA British higher-education group says China may be taking advantage of British campuses there. 'THOUSANDS OF MISCONCEPTIONS': A new Fulbright program hopes to aid interfaith dialogue by bringing international scholars to the United States. Notes From AcademeCURB-CUT CULTUREThe chief auto mechanic at East Los Angeles College spends a lot of his time puttering with the electric engines of golf carts. The Chronicle ReviewTHEORY'S FOUNDERS — LOSTAcademic fashion and unenlightened copyright guardianship have contributed to the neglect of the New Critics, writes Mark Bauerlein. LIFE STORIESAn ambivalent son wrestles with the stardom of his critic father, writes Michael Kazin. RUMOR HAS ITLiterary biography learns a thing or two from the gossip columns, writes Edward Champion. SAFETY LASTIn searching for one's identity, discomfort can be an asset, writes Timothy J. Lukes. ROOM TO THINKWorld Philosophy Day can look laughable — until it looks indispensable, writes Carlin Romano. ENDURANCE ON VIEWArt Basel Miami could make your head spin — and if it did, you'd be featured as an exhibit, writes David L. Wheeler. ARMED AMBASSADORSThe military has increasingly assumed a major role in U.S. foreign policy, writes Derek S. Reveron. PLAYING WITH FIREFor soldiers in Vietnam, engraved Zippo lighters were a form of self-portrait. TRAINING COUNTSWe need to invest in math and science teachers, writes Linda Darling-Hammond. CRITICAL MASS: What barriers hold women back? Letters to the EditorChronicle CareersTHE TRUTH IS, YOU GAVE A LOUSY TALKA look at the many ways in which academics manage to undermine their own presentations. HOLIDAY GIFTS FOR TEACHERSConsider starting a new charitable tradition and giving the gift of school supplies. THE KID QUESTIONDoes having children offer any advantage to an academic's professional career? 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