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From the issue dated July 4, 2008 |
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Short SubjectsYOU RANG?High Point University takes the notion of students as customers to a whole new level. NO ACCOUNTING FOR TASTEEast Tennessee State University blew its entertainment budget and then some to bring Carrie Underwood and the Goo Goo Dolls to the campus. THE CHAIRMAN IS A GOD: A Hindu deity that is part monkey and part man was appointed "symbolic chairman" of a fledgling Indian business college. FOLDING PROTEINS: A video-game player could help find a cure for cancer thanks to a game devised by researchers at the University of Washington. The FacultyCLASSROOM TO COURTROOMA program at New Hampshire's only law school allows students to demonstrate their court skills in lieu of the bar exam. PEER REVIEW: The composer Jonathan L. Chenette becomes dean of the faculty at Vassar College ... Shirley Strum Kenny steps down at SUNY-Stony Brook ... Kent Kleinman is the new dean of Cornell University's architecture school. Research & BooksAN ACADEMIC DIES IN AFGHANISTANScholars mourn a colleague who was killed by a roadside bomb while participating in a program that embeds social scientists in Army brigades. HOW WISE IS MINERVA?Many academics are wary of a Pentagon effort to finance social-science research relevant to national security. TRUTH BE TOLDReported nonfiction is the acclaimed genre of the moment, and women are underrepresented in its top ranks, writes Anne Trubek. TEN YEARS, ONE BOOKWriting a complex biography takes a decade — and a substantial toll on a marriage, writes Warren Goldstein. HOT TYPE: The College Art Association's decision to settle with a scholar who felt defamed by an article in one of its scholarly journals shines a spotlight on so-called "libel tourism." Information TechnologyWHEN LAPTOPS DISAPPEARStolen computers containing sensitive data are a growing and costly problem for colleges. LIGHTS, CAMERA, PUBLISHINGUniversity presses experiment with multimedia marketing. LINKED IN WITH: Reed Hundt, former chairman of the FCC, who says traditional colleges may go out of business if they don't adapt to the online world. FOLDING PROTEINS: A video-game player could help find a cure for cancer thanks to a game devised by researchers at the University of Washington. Money & ManagementBATTENING DOWNRecent extreme weather and predictions of more to come have colleges, even inland institutions typically thought to be safe, rethinking their insurance coverage. HEADS ABOVE WATERUniversity of Iowa officials have begun to assess the damage caused by devastating floods, but the job is bigger than they thought. AN UNCOMMON COTTAGEA "green" showcase home at Furman University teaches about sustainability — and generates good PR. EXECUTIVE DO-OVERThe University of Wisconsin system is re-examining the way it hires chancellors after the appointee at its Parkside campus turned out to be the focus of a federal criminal investigation. NEWS ANALYSIS: Congress is looking at college financing — again. PRESIDENT QUITS: Brian Mueller has announced his resignation from the company that owns the University of Phoenix and his acceptance of a similar post at Grand Canyon University. MORE THAN MONEY: Americans are giving away tens of billions of dollars a year in noncash gifts, according to the IRS. Government & PoliticsUNFINISHED BUSINESSLegislation that affects higher education awaits action in Congress as a holiday weekend and nominating conventions turn attention elsewhere. ANTIQUITIES' CONTEMPORARY WOESArchaeology must be shielded from nationalistic laws and politics, writes James Cuno. BAD NEWS: The economy in many states is weakening, and the overall state-budget outlook for the next several years is gloomy, a report says. StudentsFINANCING THE CALLThe Lilly Endowment has given more than $175-million to church-related colleges to help reverse a decades-long decline in the number of top students entering seminaries. The investment appears to be paying off. NO REMEDY?Three new studies of the effects of remedial programs suggest that they have little long-term influence on students' success. THE FEAR FACTORJames Alan Fox says students could be traumatized by efforts to help them live through attacks they are extremely unlikely to face. AthleticsBIG WIN: Three former coaches, all men, have been awarded $1.2-million in their suit for sexual harassment, sexual discrimination, and lack of due process against the University of Southern Mississippi. InternationalA GROWING GAPFour-year public colleges in the United States have significantly more resources for teaching and research than do their counterparts in Australia, Canada, and Britain, a new report says. MUSLIM METALA rock genre born in the West in the 1970s is cranking up the multicultural volume in the Islamic world, writes Mark LeVine. A NEW WAY TO GLOBALIZE: A Democrat in Congress wants to create scholarships to bring needy foreign students to the United States. IN BRIEF: A roundup of international news in higher education. CommentaryTHE FEAR FACTORJames Alan Fox says students could be traumatized by efforts to help them live through attacks they are extremely unlikely to face. The Chronicle ReviewMUSLIM METALA rock genre born in the West in the 1970s is cranking up the multicultural volume in the Islamic world, writes Mark LeVine. LIVE FAST, START YOUNGNow prescribed largely to children for attention-deficit disorder, but used — and abused — far more widely, amphetamines have sped back into American culture, writes Nicolas Rasmussen. HOW WISE IS MINERVA?Many academics are wary of a Pentagon effort to finance social-science research relevant to national security. ANTIQUITIES' CONTEMPORARY WOESArchaeology must be shielded from nationalistic laws and politics, writes James Cuno. TRUTH BE TOLDReported nonfiction is the acclaimed genre of the moment, and women are underrepresented in its top ranks, writes Anne Trubek. LIGHTS, CAMERA, PUBLISHINGUniversity presses experiment with multimedia marketing. TEN YEARS, ONE BOOKWriting a complex biography takes a decade — and a substantial toll on a marriage, writes Warren Goldstein. Letters to the EditorChronicle CareersIT'S NOT A ZERO-SUM GAMEAre a moderately heavy teaching load and an active research program mutually exclusive? SUBJECT EXPERTS NEED NOT APPLYRecent job postings and hires suggest that many academic libraries are losing interest in hiring humanities Ph.D.'s. THE FUNCTION OF DYSFUNCTIONAn associate professor ponders the cause and effect of academic infighting. DETAILS OF AVAILABLE POSTS, including teaching and research positions in higher education, administrative and executive jobs, and openings outside academe |