Election of a new executive director for H-Net, a humanities and social sciences mailing-list network, is marked by controversy over the large role of Michigan State University in the network, due to the incumbent's faculty status there, and over the extent of his authority. The conflict has extended to how open the network should be to diverse…

While the National Collegiate Athletic Association made no policy changes in its recent meeting, many presidents, athletics directors, and other sports officials attending may have made substantial progress toward reform through extensive exchange of ideas on the notion of federation within divisions, the legislative process, and financial aid…

Twelve rule changes made by the National Collegiate Athletics Association to strengthen regulation of student participation, coach behavior, and sports program administration and to enforce penalties are outlined. (MSE)

Rule changes are summarized and the institutions and conferences voting against some of them are listed. The rules concern institutional self-study, academic reporting, member discipline, coach rule violations, eligibility, expenditures, playing season, compliance, meetings, sponsorship, and playing rules. (MSE)

A downturn in attendance at the 1999 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) convention indicates that athletics administrators in Division I are losing interest in the event. Under the organization's new structure, Division I legislation is handled by small committees that meet in the course of the academic year or in closed sessions.…

A legislative proposal by the Association of American Universities calls for creation of a federal agency similar to the National Science Foundation to develop and promote a national policy of support for foreign language, area, and international studies research and instruction at colleges, universities, and other institutions. (MSE)

The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching will move from the East Coast to the West and have a new president, Lee S. Shulman, whose professional focus has been teaching and teacher education. Some observers feel the foundation has not been active enough in public policy formation recently. However, the new focus will be more on…

Proposals to change National Collegiate Athletic Association rules are summarized. They address such issues as academic standards and eligibility, recruiting, policy enforcement, program financial status, reporting, student financial aid, amateurism, membership, championships, and playing and practice seasons. (MSE)