Recent Congressional action on reauthorization of the Higher Education Act takes important steps toward equalizing postsecondary educational opportunities for adults. Provisions of the 1980 Education Amendments include more equitable treatment in financial aid programs, new emphasis on continuing education, and new studies of adult learning. (SK)

The autumn conference of the Vermont Council on the Humanities focused on discussions about Allan Bloom's book, "The Closing of the American Mind," and his call for Americans to return to fundamental questions of the nature of man and society. The Council also runs book discussion groups in local libraries. (MLW)