September-October 2003

September-October 2003

Volume 89, Number 5

Contents

Features

Science Publishing in the Age of Bioterrorism
By Ronald Atlas
Academic scientists confront new dilemmas of secrecy, openess.

Balancing Security and Openness in Research and Education
By Charles M. Vest
Institutions must prepare for the new complexities surrounding academic science.

After the Cold War: A New Calculus for Science and Security
By Mitchel Wallerstein
A veteran of debates over scientific openess reflects on today's dangers and possibilities.

Can E.T. Phone Home? The Brave New World of University Surveillance
By Cary Nelson
Institutional review boards are putting new obstacles in the way of academic work.

Marketing Science, Marketing Ourselves
By David C. Montgomery
Market values have detoured academic science.

Windows Without Curtains: Computer Privacy and Academic Freedom
By Martha McCaughey
Who owns the files on your office computer?

Student Teaching Evaluations: Inaccurate, Demeaning, Misused
By Mary Gray and Barbara R. Bergmann
The validity of student evaluations is built on shaky ground.

International Access to American Higher Education
Two documents describe new government security measures that may inhibit the global flow of research and researchers.

Letters to the Editor

Who Calls the Shots?
Alvin M. Saperstein

Not Chilling Freedom
Luann Wright, Barry Latzer

Course Criticized
John E. Ullmann

Tenure As a Perk
Jill Hanifan

Nota Bene

Columns

Book Reviews

Tuition Rising: Why College Costs So Much
Reviewed by Edward P. St. John

For the Record

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