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The article discusses the concept of privilege and entitlement among wealthy students at prestigious universities such as Princeton University, U.S., where the idea of privilege is often challenged. It uses the example of a student who wrote an article defending his white male privilege and arguing against the notion of checking it. It explores the idea of privilege and how it relates to issues of equality in education.

The article provides a number of statistics related to higher education in the United States. Among the data presented are: the proportion of undergraduates receiving financial aid; college enrollment by age of students; College enrollment by racial and ethnic group; profile of undergraduate students; and institutions enrolling the most foreign students.

The article presents the revised guidelines for the federal enforcement of the anti-sex -discrimination provisions of the Education Amendments of 1972. The guidelines include changes made by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. It aims to eliminate discrimination on the basis of sex in any education program receiving federal financial assistance.

The article discusses a U.S. Senate bill related to illegal immigrants students in the U.S. According to estimates from the National Immigration Law Center, an advocacy group for immigrants, some 65,000 undocumented students will graduate from American high schools, and 10 to 15 percent of them will go onto attend colleges in the U.S. The Senate bill, which was being considered on the Senate floor will create a separate path to legalization for undocumented students who came to the U.S. before their 16th birthdays and have lived in the country for more than five years. It would allow them to become temporary residents upon graduation from high school. After six years, they would be eligible to become permanent residents if they had completed at least two years of a bachelor's-degree program or served for at least two years in the U.S. military. The provision, which was taken from the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act, known as the Dream Act, would also repeal a section of federal law that requires any state that offers in-state tuition to illegal immigrants to provide the in-state rate to all out-of-state students. Since the House passed its bill containing strong penalties for illegal immigrants, sporadic protests and rallies have cropped up on college campuses across the country. College students have also turned out for citywide protests in New York, Los Angeles, and Washington. INSET: At CUNY, an Immigration Hot Line Heats Up.

The article states that the popularity of iPods could lead more U.S. students to buy Macintoshes. Apple Computer Inc.'s products are now more prominent on campuses than they have been in nearly a decade. A recent report by Student Monitor, a group that tracks campus information-technology trends, found that Macintoshes command 10 percent of the college computer market, compared with 5 percent in 2002. The leading brand of computers on campuses is Dell, with 43 percent of the market in 2005, compared with 23 percent in 2002, according to the report.

The article presents a calendar of events in the U.S. area from January to February 1989. An annual meeting of the American Council on Education will be held on January 18 to 21. A conference titled "Sleep and Cognition" will be held on January 20 to 22. A workshop titled "Improving the Quality of Life in Student Housing" will be held on January 23.

The article reports on the views of medical students on AIDS in the United States. Medical students view the disease as an unfortunate reality that must be dealt with. Efforts to fight AIDS have been delayed and fraught with problems. The AIDS movement needs some strong leadership.

The article reports on the criticisms made by speakers on major changes necessary for universities and colleges to attract minority students and professors. Tomas A. Arciniega, president of California State University at Bakersfield, states that higher education should start changing and stop blaming the public schools.

The article reports that dramatic changes in the attitudes, aspiration and abilities of college freshmen pose a big threat to the future of liberal arts education in the United States. This is according to the report "The American Freshman: Twenty Year Trends, 1966-1985." Students have become more worried on their ability to finance their own education.

The article focuses on the effects of the Black Action Movement strike on the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan and on its students. It also focuses on the experiences of the students who participated in the strike. The strike was among the most serious of the disruptions that upset the Michigan campus for several years.

The article discusses major themes of a report, titled "New Students and New Places," issued by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education in the United States. First, higher education in the country has been a rapid-growth segment for over three centuries. Second, a period marking a change in growth dynamics of historic importance is starting. This period is marked by two features: go-stop-go in the short run and reduced growth rate in the long run.

This article reports that over 3000 student athletes at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill signed up for courses that did not exist and are now facing sanctions from the NCAA Committee on Infractions.

This article discusses the academic fraud scandal among student athletes at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The author comments on the investigation by the NCAA and the possible penalties handed down by the organization's Committee on Infractions. The changes made to the NCAA's Notice of Allegations signifies that less severe penalties will be levied than previously thought.

The author discusses on how he brought Socrates' life in his "Cultural Perspectives" course. He states that the course is required of all the students, and ask students to read Socrates' "Apology" as they consider the importance of education to a well-lived life. He cites that philosophical understanding is a distraction from the skills needed to attain worldly success.

A personal narrative is presented which shares the author's experience of wanting to provide a richer education to his students.

The article presents information on the teaching experience of Louise Churchill, an English professor. In 2006 fall he gave his students grades for the first time. Of course, his students have received grades from him before, but he was always of the philosophy that those grades should be the ones they had earned. Despite his solid scholarship, a wide range of academic service, great rapport with colleagues, and, most significantly, many strong written testimonials from students praising his teaching, he was warned that his computer scores needed to rise significantly in order for him to be sure of tenure at his small college.

Presents the author's views on teaching. Views on handling unprepared students; Information on the hardest moment in teaching; Information on grading poor grammar in English.

Discusses the author's experience as a college teacher. Reference to Jonathan Franzen's novel "The Corrections"; View that the author is trying to indoctrinate his students to like what he likes and hate what he hates; Attempt to cultivate in students a healthy desire to know through instilling certain cultural and intellectual tastes.

Suggests that to be a strong dissertation adviser, one has to distinguish his/her own skills and limitations from those of his/her students. View that dissertation advising involves its own unique set of skills, which, like everything else, are best learned by doing; Discussion on how to supervise dissertations; Information on different ways to write any given dissertation.

The article informs that an assistant professor finds that teaching and grieving are a surprisingly well-matched pair. It only took standing in front of a crowd of students for an hour and 15 minutes with his fly open to turn him a bona fide member of the American intelligentsia. He spent 26 years in school, kindergarten to Ph.D., but he still can't handle the mechanical device that separates him from public embarrassment and potential jail time. The lecture was good, too coherent, lively, illustrated.

Focuses on the State Scholars program proposal of U.S. President George W. Bush to provide larger Pell Grants to students who take rigorous courses. Comment from Roderick R. Paige, secretary of education, on the program; Plan to expand the program to all 50 states in the U.S.; Possible implications of giving bigger Pell Grants to first- and second-year students.

Focuses on the teaching philosophy called the butterfly effect. Explanation of the butterfly effect; Measurement of the effectiveness of a teacher.

Reports on the withdrawal of a bill by California Republican Representative Howard P. McKeon that prevents institutions from participating in a few federal student-aid programs. Reaction of college advocates to the withdrawal of the bill; Reason for the withdrawal of the bill; Punishment for colleges that increased their tuition and other costs of attendance.

Reports on a drop in the default rates on student loans in the U.S. as of January 2004. Default rate among borrowers who left college in 2001; Percentage of default rate in 1990; Number of educational institutions that have been barred from the loan programs.

Discusses the effects of high attrition from doctor of philosophy (Ph.D) programs as of January 2004. Achievements of students gunning for Ph.D.; Attrition rates for Ph.D. programs; Comments from Michael S. Teitelbaum, a program director at the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, on the effects of attrition. INSETS: Swallowing the Wolf;Losing the Drive;Feeling No Regrets.

Features the program, Project MODEL, or Males of Diversity Exhibiting Leadership at the University of South Florida which trains black men to be special-education teachers for elementary and preschool children. The disproportionate placement of minority children in classrooms for those diagnosed with special needs; How minority teachers can serve as role models and cultural translators for minority children.

The article presents information on a report released by Harvard University which says that faculty members should try new ways of effective teaching. Deans and department chairmen must make sure that evaluation is considered an important part of any experiment. The report authored by Richard J. Light says that faculty members can improve students' learning by experimenting with various teaching methods.

The article offers news briefs related to the field of education. Ten minority graduate students from universities of the U.S. are spending the summer internships at the State Department in a program that will interest them in foreign service careers. The Southern Regional Education Board has analyzed the results of a survey which is designed to help make white colleges and black institutions more hospitable for students who are members of racial minorities on their campuses.

The article reports that American colleges and international-education groups have asserted that they can offer only limited help to around 40,000 Chinese students and scholars in the U.S. who are deeply agitated over the massacre in Tiananmen Square and repression by the Chinese authorities. This action aims to help these Chinese students to bring their Chinese relatives to the U.S. Education of some students that are sponsored by the Chinese government, might be needing financial support.

The article presents a list of 75 graduating students from 48 U.S. private colleges and universities that has been awarded by the Thomas J. Watson Foundation to study and travel aboard. The list includes Michael Aldridge, Rachel A. Ankeny, Peter J. Carroll, Paula A. Charland, Juliet E. Cox and Lee H. Davis.

The article reports on the minor effect of the wave of disturbances on Palestinian universities that swept through Israel. Administrators said that because of the break, they had not been in touch with the students. Israeli military officials believe that Palestinian youth groups play a key role in encouraging and organizing the unrest.

The article reports on the efforts of student activists to get the United States Central Intelligence Agency off campuses. Student protesters are calling to ban C.I.A. recruiters from campuses. Some students however want the freedom to choose. The South Africa divestment movement has inspired students to take on a new cause.

The article cites an opinion on the issue that professors are ignorant of how well organized the research paper market is, of how accessible it is to students and how inimical it is to the process of learning. The process of enforcing an ethics code is costly for professors and burden of proof lies on the professor. It is important for the professors and institutions to recognize the seriousness of doing research paper.

The article reports on the recommendation of the Ministry of Education and Culture to turn Israeli high schools into selective institutions that would compete for students in the same way American universities do. The plan was made by Shimshon Shoshani, the ministry's director. It would also enable Israeli students to choose their high schools.

The article reports that three South African universities closed during the country's whites-only parliamentary election. The closing involved the first ever announced for political reasons by the Universities of Cape Town and the Witswatersrand. The University of the Western Cape was also closed, which has most "colored," or mixed-race students.

The article offers tips on commanding the attention of students during large lecture classes gathered from various campuses across the U.S. as of May 1987. A cardboard box at the back of a University of Vermont chemistry class proved effective. The box is labeled "Thoughts, Questions, Concerns, Critiques, Commentary."

The article reports that public debate between students and officials of the National Autonomous University of Mexico has failed to resolve a four-month-old conflict over academic reform and new student protests are expected again. Campus officials offered to withdraw the most controversial reform measures adopted, but the student council rejected the offer and announced plans to broaden its campaign.

The article reports on the outcry of the students of University of West Indies. The outcry is due to the plan of Jamaica to levy tax on Jamaican students. The university did not allow the government of Jamaica to charge tuition. The cost of the student's education to the government is a basis for the amount of tax the students will pay.

The article reports on the scholarships and grants for public service and summer study offered by colleges. One of those fellowships is the Yale's Wendy E. Blanning Memorial Summer Fellowship for Yale students. It helps the student in pursuing his professional interests during summer. Several related educational programs from different universities and colleges in the United States is discussed.

The article reports on the drastic cuts in awards to students, to address the shortfall in the budget for Pell Grants in the United States. Less than one million students either could lose or reduce their grants unless Congress finds a way to limit the reductions. The education department underestimated the number of students qualified for grants under the Pell program.

The article reports that the students of colleges in the U.S. are teaching short courses and workshops. Reed College is offering Telemark skiing, libertarian philosophy and other courses to its students for teaching. One of the students of the college is taking classes on how to make sushi. Some of them are enjoying the work and some find it very taxing. A senior student at Hampshire College feels that she is going through a test while teaching.

The article reports that according to a new study, the decline in students' readiness for college in the 1970s prompted many states to raise admission standards in the 1980s. The study found that at least 16 states recently enacted, or are considering more stringent admissions policies. A majority of the public colleges and universities reporting changes in requirements for freshmen stressed the completion of certain high-school courses rather than requiring higher test scores or gradepoint averages.

The article presents the memorandum sent to the president by Caspar W. Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), to accompany the recommended guidelines for federal enforcement of the Education Amendments of 1972. Moreover, the said amendment prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex.

The article reports that student lobbies are now concentrating more on trying to hold tuition down, push financial aid up and secure other economic benefits for their constituents. The National Student Lobby in Washington is pressing for increased funding of basic opportunity grants and other forms of federal aid.

The article reports on the steady increase in interest shown by students in medieval studies. The reason for this trend is that students are seeking consolation from the turmoil of the present in the organized past. Also they are in a better position to view the Middle Ages objectively as a separate culture with the ending of the Judeo-Christian era.

The article reports on the decision of the Israeli civilian administration on the occupied West Bank of the Jordan River to suspend an order requiring students from outside the area to obtain permits to study there for the coming academic year. It also decided to eliminate a permanent Israeli army checkpoint that had been placed outside the campus of Bir Zeit University.

The article reports on the increasing number of students who enrolled for computer courses in the U.S. According to reports the demand for computer professionals are greater than the number of computer graduates. A yearly increased of 20 percent in the enrollment in some schools lead the school to hire temporary and part time computer teachers in order to address the lack of teaching staff for the course.

The article reports on the protest against the government's proposed relocation of the University of Paris campus from its present location in the Bois de Vincennes to St. Denis, northern part of Paris in France. The move has provoked sharp protests from students and administrators at Vincennes, who believe the move is more a dismantlement than relocation of their campus. Despite this protest, the government has decided to pursue the proposed campus at the specified site.

The article focuses on the federal student aid and how it grew. Undergraduate student assistance in the United States has grown from a tiny business in the 1940's to a multi-billion dollar industry in the 1970's. Only one major federal student-assistance program existed, the GI Bill. Now dozens of undergraduate student-aid plans are in operation and, providing about $11 billion a year.

The article focuses on the advantages of enrolling in an open university. Open universities enables the students to earn their college degrees without setting foot on a campus wherein it rely on mailed course materials and the use of the standardized tests in awarding degrees. Moreover, it also offers counseling and tutorial services.