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Focuses on the efforts of colleges outside Texas to recruit minority high school students from Texas. Background on the 1996 Hopwood vs. Texas decision which banned the use of affirmative action by Texas institutions; Financial aid as a persuasion tactic offered by recruiters; Attempts by counselors to dissuade minority students from attending out-of-state schools.

Focuses on the debate of whether to create a lottery in Alabama that would pay for a scholarship program and could make community colleges free. Issues facing the Governor Don Siegelman; Uncertainty of the effect of lottery on college access in Alabama; Demands of community colleges, four-year public institutions, private colleges, and college leaders; Copy of Georgia's HOPE scholarship program; Critics of the lottery program; Outlook.

Profiles Charles B. Reed, chancellor of the California State University System. Suggestion of year-round classes; Picketing and lack of support; How he keeps the campus presidents running well; Other academic proposals; Resistance; Career highlights. INSET: Charles B. Reed.

Comments on the state of Louisiana's merit scholarship program as of April 16, 1999. Potential state-budget deficit a threat to the program; Comments of the state's Commissioner of Higher Education, E. Joseph Savoie; Similar programs in other states; Rising popularity of the programs; Underestimation of the cost of setting low academic standards for the awards. INSET: Copying Georgia's HOPE: States That Are Weighing....

Reports on how technical colleges in the United States are experiencing a transformation during the late 1990s. Efforts of states such as Indiana and Kentucky to combine technical and liberal arts colleges; Details of changes to be made at Elizabethtown Technical College in Elizabethtown, Kentucky; Concerns educators have regarding the future of technical colleges as a separate entity in the educational system of the US.

States that in 1998 Arizona's University of Phoenix applied for a license from the Commission on Higher Education in New Jersey to operate a campus in the state. Challenges facing the university; Its expansion over the last 22 years; The public debate over the application; The university's hiring of lobbyist Bill Palatucci; Other states where the university is seeking to operate.

Focuses on the impact of United States President Bill Clinton's legislation that created the AmeriCorps, a national-service education program in 1993. Number of AmeriCorps members who have earned education awards from the program; Other statistics on program participants; Comments on the program.

Focuses on the competition for students expected by small regional colleges from distance-education technology. Distance-education programs that are less expensive and more convenient; Diplomas that are offered from better-known universities; The fact that small regional colleges lack endowments and are dependent on tuition income; Continuing education courses as a lucrative source for small regional colleges.

Focuses on the controversy surrounding California University of Pennsylvania President Angelo Armenti's aggressive approach to eradicating sexual harasssment on campus. Claim of critics that he has fired professors based on unsupported student complaints and used his stated objective to get rid of detractors and long-term employees; Armenti's view; Position of the faculty union leaders; Armenti's use of private investigators; Details of specific

The article report on the rise in demand of apprenticeship programs in the U.S. to address issues of skilled labor shortage. It presents views of Andy Winnett, director of agricultural program at the Walla Walla Community College in Washington, D.C. It also reflects on the struggle faced by power generation and distribution firm Siemens Energy to find qualified workers for a gas turbine production plant in Charlotte, North Carolina.

The article examines colleges and how their use of career counseling. Particular focus is given to how career counseling must adapt to changes in employment including freelancing and the "gig economy." Additional topics discussed include how automation and artificial intelligence might replace white-collar jobs in the future, educational services such as Lynda.com, and the Possibility Project and Denison University, which focuses upon finding a career and will start in January 2016.

A learning innovator shares a few approaches for engaging today’s students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The taxonomy of academic majors that broadened significantly over the past hundred years can no longer keep pace with the churn of knowledge needed to compete in nearly every profession. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The traditional faculty office, tucked away in a different building, doesn't lend itself to casual conversation after class. But there are spaces that do. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses how collaboration among universities can be used to address financial issues related to academics and administrative management. It examines how such higher education partnerships, or networked universities, can be an alternative to increasing tuition and other costs to students in an effort to prevent school closings.

The article looks at how a college's location remains an important factor in determining its long-term prosperity as a residential campus due to the needs of both students and faculty members for off-campus opportunities. Particular attention is given to the growing preference for cities and urban areas which often use their location in recruiting students.

The article offers advice of former interns including Matthew C. Pickett, Lauren L. Morrison and Megan Mullen on landing a real job. Topics discussed include views of Mullen, on need to tell a story and bring up experiences through résumé, views of Morrison, on doing prior research before applying, and views of Pickett, on advantages of working as a teenager.

An excerpt from the issue's report titled "The Future of Enrollment" is presented which focuses on the strategic student enrollment plan of the Saint Louis University.

The article talks about the contributions of the late university president William Bowen to higher education in the U.S. Topics covered include Bowen's continued engagement in issues facing colleges and universities, his research on the reasons of students to drop out of college, and his research on the uses of educational technology in the classroom.

The author argues that the U.S. bachelor's-degree should be changed to fit changing job market and cultural expectations. Topics include splitting liberal-arts education from vocational training, provision for lifelong learning, and the use of gap years in relation to changing notions of young adulthood.

The author reflects on the position of college president in U.S. higher education in light of the decision by H. Holden Thorp to step down from the presidency at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The author looks at statistics related to college presidency credentials and education, the complexities of college administration and college presidential leadership, as well as college presidents' communication about their college's mission.

The author argues that U.S. higher education needs to adapt in order to offer online and hybrid classes that will meet the academic and financial needs of students. It is said that consensus between college administrators and faculty members is needed, along with more research on the effectiveness of online college classes.

The article discusses college presidents in the U.S. who are also the parents of small children, including Dartmouth College president Jim Yong Kim and Ithaca College president Thomas R. Rochon. Kim discusses how being a college president can be ideal for a parent and Rochon discusses how he balances his work and personal life. It is noted that some college presidents have negotiated child care into their employee contracts and that college and university presidents are high-profile people, which can complicate issues of privacy and separating public from family life.

A table of contents is presented for a section of the publication focusing on education, including articles regarding life for recent graduates, deciding on a major, and the market for new college graduates.

The article discusses Emory University's Excellence Through Leadership program, a yearlong program of leadership training run by the university for its own employees. The goal is for employees to eventually replace the university's senior leaders. The article notes that the program was one factor in the university's high score on the journal's Great Colleges to Work For survey. Other factors were a preschool, a shuttle and van-pool network, and a one-stop work-life resource center.

The article discusses how the economic recession in the U.S. will impact applications to the more expensive and elite colleges and universities in the country. In response to this possibility, the Pennsylvania State Board of Education has suggested that schools find a way to develop an inexpensive bachelor's degree. Colleges and universities in the U.S. are cutting their budgets to reduce expenditures. John A. Fry of Franklin and Marshall College comments on the long-term impact the recession will have on colleges and he discusses what components he would include in a basic university education.

The article offers information on a new tool launched by social networking site, LinkedIn which helps college students to choose colleges and career.

The article discusses a study by the higher education organization National Council of State Directors of Community Colleges that suggests state governments will decrease funding for community colleges due to a recession. The organization conducted a survey which indicated that community colleges experienced the largest decrease in public education funding and budget cuts could hinder arts, vocational and technical education programs. The study also indicated that state spending on Medicaid has caused the funding cuts and that student aid is also being affected by the decreases. Respondents to the survey expressed concern that high gas prices and enrollment limits at four-year colleges could affect enrollment at community colleges.

The article looks at U.S. student-aid legislation. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the bill HR 2669, which would decrease government subsidies to lenders, increase the maximum Pell Grant, and lower the interest rate on federal student loans for undergraduate students. In addition, the legislation would reward colleges and universities that resist tuition increases. According to the article, U.S. President George W. Bush and some other Republicans have criticized the legislation and a presidential veto is likely.

The article explores how the results of the 2006 midterm elections in the U.S. will impact colleges and universities throughout the country. As the Democrats prepare to take control of Congress in January 2007, they have developed an agenda that includes plans to increase spending on need-based aid and lower interest rates on student loans. It is reported that the election also renewed the national debate over affirmative action and impacted President George W. Bush's decision to install Texas A&M University president Robert M. Gates as secretary of defense. speculations are made about the possibility for several other changes that will influence higher education in the U.S.

The article reports on the paper released by researchers Susan M. Dynarski and Judith E. Scott-Clayton that comments on the complexity and length of the federal student-aid application. The researchers argue that the complex federal aid system was designed for elite private colleges having bundles of money to award, but discourages families that have least ability to pay for college. A simplified system has been suggested in order to allow the federal government to achieve its stated goals, while increasing the accessibility of academically qualified students for college. In addition, the two researchers have compared the federal tax forms from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.

The article focuses on the existence of class distinction in higher education in the U.S. The nation's wealthiest and most selective colleges are failing to enroll large numbers of poor students. Never before have American colleges been asked to play a more crucial part in educating a generation of students for a global economy. The University of Pennsylvania, Stanford University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology all unveiled pricey new financial-aid policies and in doing so, acknowledged that they needed to work harder to enroll more poor students.

This article reports that U.S. President George W. Bush is proposing the elimination of several student-aid and college-preparation programs in his $2.77-trillion budget blueprint for 2007, along with a flattening of funds for the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Once again, the Education Department, with 42 programs to be cut, would bear the brunt of the governmentwide cutbacks to 141 programs proposed by Bush. Those cuts, along with the flatlining of the NIH's budget, only years after it was doubled by the Congress, are an attempt by Bush to trim domestic programs as he tries to bring the federal budget deficit under control and make his tax cuts permanent. A program for community colleges to train workers in high-demand fields, like health care and information technology, would be expanded.

The article discusses the financial problems of Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. It reports that 233 professors will lose jobs and 14 doctoral programs will be eliminated due to this financial crisis in the university. The University officials announced a sweeping restructuring that will slice $60-million from the annual budget and will result in the layoffs of 233 faculty members, the elimination of 14 doctoral programs and 5 undergraduate majors, and the suspension of 8 athletic teams.

This article focuses on decisions taken by Scott S. Cowen, president of Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana, after Hurricane Katrina. A business-school dean who assumed Tulane's presidency eight years ago, Mr. Cowen has now taken on the role of general here in the university's war room, as the New Orleans institution attempts to recover from the devastating blow Hurricane Katrina dealt to its campus 350 miles away. Within days of the storm, he made the first of what are sure to be many gut-wrenching decisions, canceling the fall semester for the university's 12,000 students. There is no time for celebration, however, and Cowen, determined and focused, plows right into today's goals. The most important: sending rescue teams to retrieve mail believed to be in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Dallas, and then delivering it to Houston. While the university has business-interruption insurance that covers payroll and other essential expenses for a few months, the university must hoard as much cash as possible to carry it through the shuttered fall semester and beyond, preparing for the possibility of a smaller student body in the spring.

The article reports that Sallie Mae, the largest provider of student loans in the U.S., made a $1-billion bid in December to take over the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency. Under the proposed arrangement, Sallie Mae would give the state $1-billion over five years to purchase assets, including its student-loan portfolio, and to manage the agency. In February the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, agreed to pay the federal government $517,496 to settle allegations that researchers had misled regulators and failed to protect patients during a 1999 gene-therapy study that led to the death of an 18-year-old research volunteer, Jesse Gelsinger. The article also provides statistical information related to the demography of the state.

The article reports that after more than two years of debate, a key subcommittee in the U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation on a party-line vote last week to extend the Higher Education Act for the next six years. Members of the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness turned their attention to for-profit colleges, Pell Grants and a controversial student-tracking database when they gathered last week to consider the 300-page bill. In a major setback for career colleges, the subcommittee agreed to extend a rule that requires the institutions to receive at least 10 percent of their revenues from sources other than the government's student-aid programs.

Focuses on the challenge facing university administrators in dealing with campus disputes that have the potential to get the attention of the public because of e-mail and weblogs. Illustration on the experience of San Francisco State University president Robert A. Corrigan; Strategies on how to deal with disputes; Discussion on the issues that are likely to catch the attention of the public.

Reports on the proposed budget of U.S. President George W. Bush for the U.S. Education Department in 2006 that would affect the nation's higher education. Government programs that will be eliminated under the proposal; Views of David L. Warren, president of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, on the proposed budget; Research programs affected by the proposal.

Reports on the recommendations of a U.S. Congressional panel to require college employees to pay federal taxes on the tuition benefits they receive. Tax revenues that can be generated from the proposal; Views of Sheldon E. Steinbach, vice president and general counsel at the American Council on Education, on the impact of the proposal on faculty members; Information on the Hope and Lifetime Learning federal tax credits.

Deals with the controversy over the expenditures of U.S. colleges and universities in hosting presidential and vice-presidential debates. Advantages of hosting campaign debates to universities; Importance of colleges and universities to presidential debates; Efforts of the University of Miami to publicize the university for the first 2004 presidential debate.

Reports that the governing board of Pennsylvania State University's Dickinson School of Law in Carlisle declined to vote on a proposed plan to divide the law school into two campuses in 2004. Approval given by the school's independent governing board on a renovation plan for the Carlisle campus; Reasons behind the rejection of the two-campus proposal.

Discusses the involvement of college students in the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston, Massachusetts. Participation of former presidential candidate Michael Dukakis in the convention; Designation of former national campaign manager Joe Trippi as a member at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government in Massachusetts; Objective of political scientists in attending political conventions. INSET: Colleges on Notice: Helping to Register Voters Is the Law.

Focuses on the platform presented by U.S. presidential John Kerry at the 2004 Democratic National Convention related to tax breaks for tuition and research funding in the U.S. Domestic agenda for higher education tackled in the political convention; List of politicians who were invited to speak for the convention; Reaction of the delegates on the platforms of the U.S. Democratic Party.

Provides information on several higher education proposals of Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) as of July 2004. Amount proposed by Kerry to increase the number of female and minority students pursuing mathematics and science degrees; Increase in tuition at a four-year public college for the 2003-2004 academic year; Elimination of the 50-percent rule, the rule passed in 1992 which prevents institutions that enroll more than half of their at a distance from participating in federal financial-aid programs.

Discusses the proposal of Senator John F. Kerry to overhaul the U.S. federal government's guaranteed student loan program. Aims of Kerry in developing the proposal; Amount of money that will be saved by the federal government by implementing the proposal; Impact of the proposal on the number of students who can participate in AmeriCorps, a program which provides money for college tuition.

Reports on the proposal of U.S. President George W. Bush to put a time limit on the length students may use Pell Grants to support a proposed program that would give low-income students grants to study mathematics or science in college. Effect of restricting the period over which a student can receive a Pell Grant on non-traditional students; Comments regarding the proposal; Additional amount students will receive from the new program.

Considers the views of the 2004 U.S. Democratic presidential candidates on various academic issues. Student-aid program of Wesley K. Clark and John Edwards; Plans of Howard Dean and Dennis J. Kucinich for tuition-tax credits; Candidates who support therapeutic cloning.

Reports on a proposal that requires U.S. universities and colleges to charge wealthy students more in tuition, as of September 2003. Highlights of an analysis of the proposal; Concerns raised by universities regarding the policy; Impact on the student-aid system.

Reports on the possibility that the U.S. Supreme Court rulings of affirmative action may prompt the implementation on race-conscious admissions at some colleges in the country. Effect of federal desegragation orders on colleges in Louisiana; Impact of Michigan rulings on campus diversity; Adoption of admissions criteria in public colleges.