November-December 2002

Features

Angels in America at the Catholic University of America
By Gary Jay Williams
Academic and institutional values collide around a theater production.

Do Babies Matter? The Effect of Family Formation on the Lifelong Careers of Academic Men and Women
By Mary Ann Mason and Marc Goulden
Raising families complicates traditional notions of the academic career

From Adelphi to Enron
By Paul Lauter
The wedding of business and higher education loses some of its romance

Authentic Values and Ersatz Standards: Making Sense of College Rankings
By Shannon Hodges
The ranking game conceals more than it reveals

Simplifying the Academic Hierarchy
By John Jeffries Martin
It is time to simplify irrelevant academic hierarchies

Dishonesty in the Academy
By Robert Hauptman
Professors need to confront a troubling ethical landscape.

The Philosophy and Psychology of Effective Institutional Budgeting
By Peter A. Facione
Good budgeting depends on transcending the political economy of interest groups.