From The Chronicle, the constitutional-law professor Bill Murphy didn't plan on being a bold political activist, but that's just where his profession and his integrity took him; a professor at Arizona State University teaches film students how to be socially responsible in their work; when professors and students "friend" each other on Facebook, they are moving into uncharted terrain; and a look at how to get what you want in academe (Hint: Incivility is not the best approach). If University College London founder Jeremy Bentham had a grave he'd be spinning in it, thanks to UCL's investments in the arms trade. A review of St John's College: Faith and Education in Western Canada by J. M. Bumsted. More on Tough Liberal: Albert Shanker and the Battles Over Schools, Unions, Race and Democracy by Richard Kahlenberg. Separation anxiety: Are historically black colleges good for blacks? A review of The Michigan Affirmative Action Cases by Barbara A. Perry. Four year plan: University of Delaware students learn that “diversity” means always having to say you’re sorry. Caught in the Web: A look at how the Internet age has posed a new set of challenges to student newspapers. U.S. News and World Report, as part of its expanded rankings business, unveiled its first list of top high schools. Once a common course offering, consumer math is being phased out as school systems raise their expectations of how much math students should know when they graduate. A look at how free online materials could save schools billions.
