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Colleges Use Cheap Loans to Lure Stars to Faculty
“Although colleges and universities have often provided housing for officials to live on campuses, in recent years they have also begun to use low-interest or no-interest mortgage loans as a recruiting tool, sometimes from their own endowments”.
Tags: education; students; faculty members; professors; teachers; money; compensation; perks; tax forms
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"For your eyes only"
The story analyzes the cooperation between CIA and American academia to solve intelligence problems. Some scholars, like Bruce Cummings (University of Chicago) and David Gibbs (University of Arizona) criticize this cooperation. The cooperation grants scholars access to classified information. The intelligence-academia relationship is sometimes a source of conflict; some universities have explicit rules that forbid faculty members to conduct classified research, and one of the most controversial CIA policies is "its insistence that scholars sign a lifetime secrecy agreement before receiving a security clearance", Mooney says. Contrary to Cummings and Gibbs' opinion, Joseph Nye (Dean of the Harvard Kennedy School) says his intelligence ties with CIA, State Dept., Defense Dept. and National Security Council have not prejudiced his scholarship.
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Conflict-of-Interest fears rise as universities chase industry support. Critics say campus policies may not fully protect academic freedom and the integrity of research.
This article talks about how budget problems are causing many universities to cut costs and lay off teachers and other staff members. In addition, conflict of interest issues are continuing to rise as universities struggle for funding.
Tags: education; universities; budget; cuts; costs; money; teachers; professors; faculty members; academics
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Do Accreditors Look the Other Way When Colleges Rely on Part-Timers?
The Chronicle of Higher Education examines the issue of part-time professors and found that "adjuncts say agencies ignore their own rules about the need for full-time faculty members."
Tags: accreditors; colleges; part-time students; faculty
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The New McCarthyism
The Progressive probes the threat to free speech after Sept. 11. "The FBI and Secret Service are harassing artists and activists. Publishers are firing anti-war columnists and cartoonists. University presidents are scolding dissident faculty members. And right-wing citizen's groups are demanding conformity."
Tags: democracy; human rights; freedom of speech; First Amendment; treason accusations; anti-war movement
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A College Becomes the Family Business
The Chronicle of Higher Education investigates why the new president of the Southwestern Michigan College is the son of the board chairman. "No one is questioning the new president's academic credentials, but some people in town and nationally see his appointment as symptomatic of problems that arise when one person runs a college for too long," the Chronicle reports.
Tags: Fred L. Mathews; David M. Mathews; law; taxpayers; faculty members; ethical violation; ethics; public servants; students; learning
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Surgery Seminars
ABC News 20/20 reports that "...More and more doctors are 'crossing over' from the specialties in which they were trained to completely different, more lucrative, medical specialties such as cosmetic surgery... Many doctors attend just a few weekend seminars before they begin operating on actual patients. Doctors argue that that's all that's needed, yet a plastic surgery residency consists of 5-7 years of general and plastic surgery after medical school. Using numerous electronic databases, we ran extensive background checks on the "faculties" of some of these weekend seminars and uncovered several surprising finds: several "faculty" members had had their medical licenses revoked or sanctioned... one had served time in federal prison..."
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Manne's Exit Not as Peaceful as it Seemed
Legal Times investigates the resignation of Henry Manne, a renowned law and economics scholar, from his post as dean of George Mason University School of Law. After ten years of service, Manne stepped down with faculty and administrators publicly applauding his legacy. Legal Times learned that Manne's resignation came amid serious questions about his spending habits. Members of the law faculty had called for Manne's ouster after discovering that he had taken lavish trips at the expense of the Law and Economics Center, a privately-funded think tank affiliated with the university. (October 28, 1996)
Tags: Shesgreen Manne's exit not as peaceful as it seemed Contest entry 6 pgs.
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Rumor of Rape
Boston Magazine investigates the case of a 15 - year - old girl who accused her music teacher of rape. As a result, the Notre Dame Academy shunned her a unbalanced and closed ranks around the popular faculty member. The question still remains: was this a legitimate quest for justice--or a misguided attempt to destroy the reputation of an innocent man? (January, 1996)
Tags: Abraham; Rumor of rape; Crime; Criminal justice; 7 pages
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Lingua franca recounts how a college hired a minority faculty member while following affirmative action standards, giving a day-by-day account; exposes shortcomings in the procedures and in national standards, April 1991.
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