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The article reports that no disciplinary action has been taken by five of the eight major universities in the Boston area, Massachusetts against students whose names were found on the customer lists of companies that were selling term papers. These institutions include Boston College, Harvard University, Northeastern University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Massachusetts.

The article reports that Harvard University has suspended one student and expelled another after both were discovered to have submitted identical term papers on British history in 1971. The term papers were allegedly purchased by the two students from a firm that sells and buys term papers in Massachusetts.

This article reports on the increasing number of student newspapers that are cutting all financial ties with their colleges and universities. A few newspapers have done so on their own accord, hoping to insure their editorial independence. However, most Ivy League papers have always been independent, receiving revenue from subscriptions, advertising, and newspaper sales. INSET: Study Finds Many Officials Growing Weary Of Problems.

The article reports that Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana is getting $160 per ton for used computer cards as high-quality trash. The income from used computer cards this year is estimated at $14,000. The university has sold more than 70 tons of used computer cards since July 1, 1973. It is similar to a bonus for the used-card market when a university uses around 66 million computer cards per year.

This article discusses the "Courses by Newspaper" experiment. The experiment, launching in 1973, features a series of essays by prominent scholars, designed to appear in 250 newspapers across the United States. Readers of the essays can earn credit at over two hundred U.S. colleges and universities.

The article reports that students at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina have voted to continue using student fees to support the campus newspaper "Daily Tar Heel." The newspaper was accused of printing obscenities, left-wing editorials, and one-sided reporting. Meanwhile, the administration of Boston College, Massachusetts announced it would cease to function as publisher of the student newspaper "The Heights," which it accused of publishing offensive material.

The article presents a list of recently published academic papers and reports. Papers on the list include the American College Public Relations Association's annual report for 1972, "Development and Experiment in College Teaching," published by the Committee on Institutional Cooperation, and "Strategies for Improving College Teaching," by John A. Centra.

The article reports on a pamphlet by the Academy of Education Development entitled "Higher Education with Fewer Teachers." The paper's timing is strange, as most disciplines are seeing a surplus of teachers. Though the paper's producers deny an agenda, the contents of the paper suggests that they favor higher student to teacher ratios.

The article is the third part in a series of papers about drug policy of universities and colleges in the U.S. Most college officials are now steering away from the hard-line approach for dealing with drug use. This is because it is difficult to search a student's room or property and drug arrests bring bad publicity to a campus.

The article presents a list of recently published books which are of interest to college teachers and administrators in the United States. These include "Academic Quicksand: Some Trends and Issues in Higher Education," by Gene A. Budig and Stanley G. Rives, "Educational Judgments: Papers in the Philosophy of Education," edited by James F. Doyle, and "Universities for All," by George Z. F. Bereday.

The article reports that several fires, including one that destroyed a rare book collection, were set in one night at the University of Michigan. According to the student newspaper, "The Michigan Daily," an unidentified man called the paper the same night of the fires and claimed that the disasters will continue until a certain Angela Davis is freed.

The article reports on a seminar on the significance of the Pentagon Papers that will be conducted by Tom Hayden, founder of the Students for a Democratic Society, at the Immaculate Heart College in Los Angeles, California in 1971.

The article reports that the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has ruled that the student newspaper at Columbia University need not forfeit its tax-exempt status even though it published editorials supporting three candidates for political office. According to the IRS, the paper did not violate rules that prohibit tax-exempt educational organizations from distributing statements in support of political candidates.

The article reports on the urge for a unitary system in Southern Colleges. This system is being pushed to provide integration in the sense of cultural understanding. According to a staff paper being circulated among Southern educators, cooperation between traditionally black and traditionally white institutions are essential to the concept of a unitary system of higher education.

Information about several papers discussed during the American Library Association convention in the U.S. are presented. The convention tackles on the failure of undergraduate libraries of universities to provide personal assistance to students with reference questions. According Billy R. Wilkinson, a doctoral candidate at Columbia University's school of library service, trained reference librarians are reaching few students and sometimes provide poor service.

The article reports on the growing cases of school protests in different colleges and universities in the U.S. The Urban Research Corp. found that campus protests occurred at rate of one per day in 1970. The survey was based on the gathered statistics in newspapers, including campus and underground papers. Furthermore, major protests occurred at the University of Michigan and Washington University in St. Louis as the survey was released.

The article reports on the increase in Judaic studies in nondenominational colleges in the United States during the 20 year period since the end of World War II, according to the 67th annual edition of the American Jewish Year Book published by the American Jewish Committee. The paper was prepared by Arnold J. Band, associate professor of Hebrew at the University of California, Los Angeles.

This article provides news briefs related to U.S. colleges and universities. Hanover College has dropped charges that a New York investment banking firm mismanaged its endowment fund. Boston University and the U.S. Attorney's office in Boston have filed separate suits seeking to stop the sale of term papers to students in the area. A 6.5% decline in enrollment at Mankato State College may force the college to eliminate about 70 faculty and administrative positions over the next two years.