January-February 2002

Features

September 11 and the Academic Profession: A Symposium
Joan Wallach Scott, Robert M. O'Neil, Ahmad Dallal, Melvin T. Steely, William Friedheim, and Stanley N. Katz
A panel of academics assesses the impact of the current crisis on higher education.

Professional Ethics, Day By Day
By Wendy Wassyng Roworth
What are the ethical obligations of faculty members?

Scientific Misconduct
By David Goodstein
Outright fraud is rare; unethical behavior is not.

Athletic Victories, Educational Defeats
By John R. Gerdy
Faculties must help reform college sports.

Honesty And Honor Codes
By Donald McCabe And Linda Klebe Treviño
We can reduce student cheating.

Academia, Then And Now
By Ernst Benjamin
A longtime AAUP leader assesses the state of the profession.

The Party's Over
By Leonard Quart
When teaching loses its excitement, it's time to retire.