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Franzen displays a striking talent for turning an implausible plot into a convincing omen. Middle-class flight, a shriveled tax base and the usual urban rumpuses encourage St. Louis authorities to hire S. Jammu, a woman related to Indira Gandhi, to run its police department. Soon Jammu and her imported Indian co-conspirators launch a power grab that includes Orwellian public relations, kidnappings and pet assassinations. Franzen's twisty plot and thriller pace are the sweeteners that mask his caustic commentary on urban decline...
When full-time Faculty take sabbaticals, Knowles says, a department will often hire a visiting professor to teach an introductory or otherwise popular course if no other Faculty member is interested...
...rising at a faster rate than the Consumer Price Index, and it is not irresponsible "gouging." Knowledge is growing at a rate considerably faster than the CPI--at 4% to 8% a year, according to one study. To meet this expansion, colleges like St. Olaf have had to hire more professors, purchase more publications and finance more laboratories to bring this knowledge to the undergraduate student. In addition, the number of publications that disseminate knowledge and their costs have greatly outpaced inflation. Rises in the price of computers and lab equipment easily outstripped rises in the CPI, and these essentials...
...There are some areas of the sciences where we are not doing so well," he said. "We have to hire predominantly women...
...think there should be ongoing teacher training for TFs," said Eckert. "I want to create a forum where TFs can share their problems, things they wouldn't want to admit to those who hire them...