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>> IS LOS ANGELES THE FUTURE FOR URBAN STUDIES?
Is Los Angeles the proper focal point for the future of urban studies? Has the "L.A. School" of urban studies overtaken the "Chicago School"? (responses)

"The failure of the main proponents to socially reproduce the knowledge base within academia and to disseminate it to practitioners makes for a pale comparison with the enduring contributions of the Chicago School..."

: --David Bergman, Sr. Associate Economics Research Associates (posted 8/14, 2:25 p.m., U.S. Eastern time)

"My colleagues at Chicago and I see much urban ferment, and welcome the opportunity to update and improve the old Chicago models as well as other major urban paradigms. I comment below on some of the major urban paradigms, their problems, and an emerging new perspective, the New Political Culture..."

: -- Terry Nichols Clark, Professor of Sociology, University of Chicago (posted 8/14, 1:30 p.m., U.S. Eastern time)

>> WHAT DOES SOCIOLOGY NEED TO MAKE IT A SCIENCE?
Does sociology need to have a codified set of propositions to make the discipline more like a science? Should it focus more on specific solutions to societal problems? (responses)

>> BARRING REMEDIAL STUDENTS?
Should public universities bar students who need remedial work? What kinds of steps should universities take to minimize the need to offer remedial education? (responses)

>> PROCESS VS. SUBSTANCE
Should general-education programs focus more on the skills of learning or the substance of disciplines? (responses)

>> DO COLLEGE JUDICIAL SYSTEMS HANDLE DATE-RAPE CASES FAIRLY?
Are private colleges fairly using their judicial systems in date-rape cases? What does a controversy over the way Brandeis handled an allegation of sexual misconduct say about campus judicial codes? (responses)

Previous discussions

Colloquy is your opportunity to comment on vital issues affecting higher education, to shed light (and heat, if you're so disposed) on issues raised here by your colleagues.

You can also write to us about any topic in Letters to the Editor.

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