January-February 2008

Features

The Supreme Court, Affirmative Action, and Higher Education
By Robert O’Neil
The desegregation ruling affects higher ed, too.

What’s the Use of a Mission Statement?
By Jack Meacham
Make campus conversation your mission.

A Mission Counterstatement
By James Berger
Not everybody believes in the mission.

Mission Statement Impossible
By Lawrence Douglas and Alexander George
Herding cats toward a mission statement.

Ms. Mentor Unmasked
By Paula Krebs
Academe's Paula Krebs talks with advice columnist Emily Toth who tells all.

The Long Road to Pay Equity for Women at Adelphi
By Deborah Cooperstein
Faculty fight for equal pay.

Two Approaches to Tenure and Promotion Criteria
By Eugene Matusov and Robert Hampel
Procedure or judgment-which is more important?

Investigating Your Own Teaching
By Charlene D’Avanzo and Deborah Morris
Get together with colleagues to set some goals.

Who Got to Decide on Nadia Abu El-Haj’s Tenure?
By Dan Rabinowitz and Ronen Shamir
Should online petitions have a say?

Teaching Large Evening Classes
By Oscar Wambuguh
Reach out and touch 'em all.

College Student Character Dysfunction
By Angela Walmsley and Jeffrey McManemy
Set expectations beyond the syllabus.