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Relates the challenges faced by professor Paul E. Krueger after the local news in Pennsylvania exposed the fact that he was a convicted murderer. Impact of the news on Krueger's teaching career; Implication of the Krueger case for colleges' hiring policies; Reaction of Krueger's former colleagues to his situation; Details of the murder case which occurred in Texas in 1965. INSET: Should Colleges Check Up on Professors?.

Explores the issues that led to the decision of Henry A. Zimon to resign as president of Albright College in Reading, Pennsylvania. Issue on the veracity of his resumé and the books he published; Career background of Zimon in the military; Other professors whose credentials are in question.

Presents updates on issues related to higher education in the United States as of March 30, 2001. Cancellation of a lesbian comic show at Carlow College; How college professors are spending their breaks; Striptease performance of a college teacher.

Reports on California University professor's complaint that their president treats trash better than he treats them. Controversy concerning university president Angelo Armenti Jr.'s purchase of teak trash cans; University's need to improve campus technology and hire more professors.

Presents an article on composing an advertisement for an English professor position at Cedar Crest College in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Qualifications for the position; Information on the faculty member who will resign from the college English department.

Profiles Bernard Fried, a retired professor of biology at Lafayette College. His research on parasitic flatworms; How his published works have made him well-known in his field; Species of flatworm that was named after him, Echinostoma friedi; Donation he received from a former student which will allow him to continue his research.

Interviews Julius S. Youngner, emeritus professor of molecular genetics and biochemistry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in Pennsylvania, regarding his participation in the development of Salk vaccine that was discovered by Jonas Salk. Satisfaction over the development; Remarks on Salk; Reasons of Youngner for falling-out with Salk.