November-December 1996
Striking A Delicate Balance
by Robert J. Bliwise
Can a university expect its faculty members to be pioneering in their scholarship and dynamic in their instruction?
Educational Incentives
A $40-million effort to enhance the undergraduate experience
Discerning Cultural Questions
by Bridget Booher
From notions of motherhood to popular culture signposts, a cultural anthropologist
examines elements of everyday life in Japan
Unraveling the History of Emotion
by John Manuel
From the written records of past people's daily struggles, a Duke cultural historian
breathes life into aspects and segments of society usually overlooked in traditional studies
Before the Damage is Done
by Dennis Meredith
Duke physicians battling stroke face two formidable enemies--the event itself
and ignorance
A Spirited Pursuit
by Todd Krieger
From just the right land purchase to the first sip from the harvest, alumni are
cultivating fertile ground in the California wine-making business
Juggling Dreams and Duties
by Gretchen R. Sutherland
Through shared adversity, a group of graduate school wives were as committed and
determined as their husbands to accomplish the goal of Duke doctorates
Under the Gargoyle
"A faculty member actually meeting students on their own ground!"
Spotlight
Shaping service-oriented television
Forum
Grammatical griping, devilish discoveries
Gazette
Family honors, growing gardens, shifting geology
Books
As America embraces the values of Dixie, the South does rise again
Quad Quotes
Financial-aid stresses, holiday-time reading, post-election predictions
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