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Columns::February 18, 2002

Around academe

U. Minnesota site attacked
The Earth Liberation Front, a radical environmental group, has claimed responsibility for a fire at the construction site of a new plant-genetics building at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. The building is being partially funded by the Cargill Corporation, a developer of genetically modified foods. ELF, sometimes called an ecoterrorism organization, uses sabotage against what it perceives to be a threat to the environment. University police enlisted the aid of the FBI and the U.S. Treasury Department’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms to carry on the investigation.

Community college heads surveyed
The number of female community-college presidents has grown in the past five years, increasing from 17.8 percent in 1996 to 27.8 percent in 2001. The figure for presidents who are members of minority groups, however, has remained at 14 percent.
A survey conducted by the American Association of Community Colleges found that community-college presidents are retiring faster and teaching less. In 2001, only 8.8 percent of respondents said they had taught in a classroom. The average tenure for male presidents was 8.4 years while female presidents had a tenure of 4.7 years.

--Jocelyn Newman

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