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The Fear Factor
James Alan Fox says students could be traumatized by efforts to help them live through attacks they are extremely unlikely to face. As provost, he knows more than he can possibly tell. That is the privilege — and the burden, writes James J. O'Donnell. Many Students Left BehindWhere is the national will, asks Richard G. DiFeliciantonio, to ensure that students who want to go to college are financially able to do so? A Call for TransparencyIf colleges are worried about the accountability called for by the Spellings Report, they ain't seen nothing yet, says Richard K. Vedder. A Study in SurvivalToday's students face the first truly worldwide environmental challenge, John Petersen writes. Colleges need to prepare them. Employment and LiabilityAn undergraduate assigned to work in a laboratory is injured in an accident. Ann H. Franke asks: Does workers' compensation apply? Or can he sue the college? Academic LaborSupervisors of students working on the campus have a responsibility to make those positions as educational as possible, Jonathan S. Lewis writes. What I'd Teach My SuccessorA former university president, Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, looks back on 19 years of lessons learned on the job. Synthesis, Not AnalysisA president can do a better job and have more fun by focusing on the big picture, writes the former president of Rollins College. The Public's Right To KnowAn order permitting U.S. presidents and former presidents to withhold their records from the public is "a frontal assault on the principle of open government," two historians say. Why Presidents FailThe former president of Western State College of Colorado says presidents can avoid problems by moving carefully, communicating clearly, and elevating discussions. Triumph of the Business ModelThe closing of foreign-language departments is part of the decline of the liberal arts, and that's a tragedy, write Will H. Corral and Daphne Patai. Where the Boys WereGirls now outnumber boys in higher education and in the professional work force, notes Thomas G. Mortenson, who says too many men are failing to keep up. Armed and SafeThe development of prudent weapons policies can protect colleges from lawsuits as well as from violent crimes, argues Jonathan Alger. International Quality ControlThe university-screening system set up by the Bologna Process will face a challenging set of varying standards, Alan Contreras writes. Socially Reponsible Investing A point-counterpoint on TIAA-CREF's engagement with companies that do business in Sudan. By Eric Cohen, of Investors Against Genocide, and Hye-Won Choi, of TIAA-CREF. In Aid of StudentsThe Senate Finance Committee is looking into how colleges can make higher education more affordable, writes Charles E. Grassley, a U.S. senator from Iowa. After Harvard's Aid AnnouncementThe vice president for enrollment at Dickinson College surveys the student-aid landscape after elite colleges began offering more grants to students. The True Costs of Division I AthleticsA new NCAA report reveals that at many colleges, Division I teams cost a lot more than they bring in. But the report should identify which institutions subsidize which teams, writes Murray Sperber. Assessing the Liberal EducationStanley Katz says we need to create the benchmarks that will not only help institutions help themselves improve learning but also, with a lot of luck, reconceive higher education's goals. |
Blogs
Brainstorm: Lives of the Mind
Marc Bousquet Laurie Fendrich LettersScholarship That Goes Beyond Print A Search Committee in the Reel World Leopold Bloom and Adam Clayton
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