Contents

Between Saddam and the American Occupation: Iraq's Academic Community Struggles for Autonomy
By Keith Watenpaugh
Iraqi academics confront postwar challenges.

Iraqi Universities Struggle to Rebuild the "House of Knowledge"
By Mary Gray
In the wake of war, Iraqi professors and students put academic life back together.

Baghdad University: A Day in the Life
By M. H. Ali with Jenan Al-Mukhtar
Life on the ground in Iraq's shattered universities.

If You Believe in Faith: An Interview with Afghanistan's Minister of Higher Education
By Angie Chuang
Higher education in Afghanistan moves forward.

U.S. Embargo Walls Us In
By Cliff Durand and Mike McGuire
New government regulations throttle Cuban-American academic and intellectual exchange.

Higher Education Reform in the Balkans
By Anthony W. Morgan
Efforts to integrate Macedonian universities into the European Union meet local realities.

Fighting Corruption in Georgia's Universities
By Natia Janashia
Georgian universities stumble into the new post-Soviet world.

Academic Rebels Far from Home
By Wendi A. Maloney

The Faculty's Role in Reforming College Sports
By James W. Earl
Governance leaders try to rebuild the firewall between academia and big-time sports.

If Football Referees Made Accreditation Calls: A Modest Proposal
Robert R. Appleson
Pass out the yellow flags! It's accreditation time.

Vermont Librarian Honored for Activism on Patriot Act
By Marjorie J. Censer

AAUP Forms Task Force on State Budgets
By Gwendolyn Bradley

Negotiating a First Contract: A Primer
By Leslie Brokaw

Universities Express Concern About the USA Patriot Act
By Lauren E. Losely

Academics Protest Ford and Rockefeller Grant Terms
By Marjorie J. Censer

Government Scrutinizes Scholarly Publishing
By Marjorie J. Censer

Visa Problems May Damage U.S. Science, Groups Warn
By Marjorie J. Censer

Ban Violates First Amendment, Court Rules
By Majorie J. Censer

Settlement Reached at Southern Mississippi
By Jonathan Knight

Colorado Passes Higher Education Voucher Program
By Brittny A. McCarthy

Revised Rules on Research Misconduct Proposed
By Ruth L. Flower

New Conflict-of-Interest Guidelines Issued
By Lauren E. Losely

NCAA Board Approves Athletics Reform
By Justin Beland

Groups Urge Senate Hearing on Archivist Appointment
By Marjorie J. Censer

University Tries to Defuse Dispute over Student Group
By Martin D. Snyder

From the Editor: Rebuilding Academia Around the World
Lawrence Hanley

Government Relations: The Higher Education Act—Not This Year
By Mark F. Smith

Academe: Legal Watch: Disabilities and the Academic Workplace
By Donna Euben

State of the Profession: Tenure in Hand
By Martin D. Snyder

From the General Secretary: Academic Freedom and Human Rights
By Roger W. Bowen

Anti-Intellectualism in American Media: Magazines and Higher Education
Reviewed by David W. Park

Threatening Anthropology: McCarthyism and the FBI's Surveillance of Activist Anthropologists
Reviewed by Lesley Gill

Stand, Columbia: A History of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1754-2004
Reviewed by Katherine Reynolds Chaddock

Reports Posted in Other Sections of the AAUP Web Site