Still, many local officials and academics say they are not overly alarmed.

Several academics who have studied the link between televised and real violence said it should.

Other academics say the figure is about half that.

Wall Street executives and academics said the sources of pressure in the future are likely to be much more diffuse.

Many academics say it is more likely that tenure procedures will have to change.

Does it really matter what a few politicians or academics say?

But union officials, academics and other experts say the violence is increasing.

As of yet, academics said, the Internet's potential in this area has not been realized.

Some academics say they do not think the changes in the curriculums go far enough.

Local academics, however, say that there is nothing offensive about the current name.