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The article informs that the Attorney General's office of New York State has warned colleges of legal actions that will be taken against colleges which fail to crack down on students buying term papers. The warning to college administrators and student leaders has been issued by Attorney General of New York Louis J. Lefkowitz.

The article highlights the need for colleges and universities to increase tuition and improve management, based on a paper on financing higher education prepared by two partners of an accounting firm in New York. Authors, Philip J. Taylor and Granville K. Thompson say that the percentage of revenues received by colleges and universities from gifts and contributions has been declining since 1960.

The article reports on the introduction of student portfolios at Manhattanville College in Purchase, New York. Student portfolios are introduced as a replacement for traditional letter grades. The portfolios include examples of a student's academic work along with evaluations by faculty. Contents of the portfolio will include research papers, tests, critiques of artistic performances, and record of extracurricular activities.

The article reports that New York State Attorney General Louis Lefkowitz has begun court action to dissolve the company, Termpapers Inc., which produces research papers for sale to college students. Lefkowitz asserted that the company's conduct violated the public policy of the state that seeks to maintain the integrity of the educational process.