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...things stir college-level academics more than debating the relative merits of their professional schools. Now they will have even more to argue about. Change, a magazine that reports on higher education, this month published ratings based on an extensive poll of deans at all 1,181 accredited professional schools around the nation (see box). The deans, representing schools specializing in 18 different fields of study, *were asked just one question: "What in your opinion are the top five schools in your profession...
Until recently, that is. Many professional athletes today do not simply have college diplomas. They have master's degrees or doctorates as well, or are working toward them. Opportunities for fame and money in sport have expanded so radically that many young men with the brainpower to succeed in a profession find that it makes sense to take time out first to get rich in the arena...
No Jobs. Just at a time when foreign opportunities are decreasing, the profession is turning out Ph.D.s at a record rate-1,476 in the U.S. in the past five years, more than in the previous two decades. Traditionally, 90% of anthropologists return to the campus, but now colleges are...
"Joni," says Singer Linda Ronstadt, "is the first woman to match any man on his own terms as a songwriter, guitar player or as an incredibly magnetic human being." Among other things, Joni is a focal point for elegance in a profession of rumpled informality A Persian carpet and a...
Pop music has never been an easy profession for women. Recognition and glamour are common enough, but women looking for artistic control and financial leverage are usually thwarted. The Crystals and the Ronettes were high on the pop charts in the early '60s, but Phil Spector, multifaceted rock tycoon...