Several questions are probed: Can education truly encourage the individual to develop his unique capabilities? Can it be an agent in the humanization of society? Is that humanization dependent on reordering society? Can education really solve society's problems? (Editor/LBH)

Widely accessible networked computing reduces important barriers to learning, gives students real-world tools for real-world problems, and broadens practical collegiality. The challenge is to ensure that members of the electronic community understand the legal and ethical boundaries they must respect. This is essentially an educational issue. (MSE)

Of all things rooted in the American character, philanthropy is the least understood and appreciated while its importance to society is growing rapidly. The nation's academic community has almost completely ignored philanthropy as a subject for scholarly inquiry. College presidents have a vital role in encouraging this scholarly interest. (MLW)

Specialization has been emphasized at the expense of generalization. Focus in this address is on how liberal learning can accommodate the twin necessities of educating specialists and educating generalists, or of producing experts who are not merely technicians. (Editor/LBH)

The president of Towson State University (Maryland) encourages college administrators to comply with both the spirit and the letter of federal regulations, because (1) universities are similar to business corporations; (2) the university community has been an active supporter of many regulations; and (3) universities should model responsible…

Postsecondary education can and should play a major role in the development of intermediate and long-term resoution of the underlying causes of youth unemployment. A closer relationship is urged between unemployed youth and the higher education community. (Author/LBH)

The pluralistic university must explore the relationship between educational equity and individual excellence, and between egalitarianism and the excellence of societal and educational institutions. (Author)

A move is underway to mobilize college students to perform service in their communities. Actively incorporating community service into an institution's mission should not be left to chance. The Partnership for Service-Learning proposes six criteria by which a program of national service should be evaluated. (MLW)

The author argues that despite difficulties of implementation, meeting the public interest remains a worthy goal and needed criterion for higher education. His suggested public interest concept stresses consideration of the interest of society as a whole, not derived solely from the sum of individual interests. (JT)

The effects on universities of different kinds of accountability mechanisms are examined, and ways are suggested in which higher education institutions can discharge their obligations to society while preserving their intellectual and fiscal integrity. (Author/LBH)

In the wake of political pressures and deteriorating conditions in South Africa, many campuses are reviewing their investment policies and considering other contributions. The rising interest in educational initiatives is discussed including establishment of scholarships for South African students. (MLW)

The crisis on American campuses is blamed on the self-destructiveness of the higher education community." (Editor/IR)

A retired general reflects upon the distinctive traits of the American leader. The presence of the ROTC on many campuses ensures America of a military leadership that is varied in origin and perspective, widely representative, and broadly educated in the liberal values and traditions of society. (MLW)

The mission of a business school is to turn out professionals who have learned to consider problems from a management perspective, and who have acquired a sense of the moral and social responsibility their future positions of power will demand. A program at Harvard is described. (MLW)

Some kind of coalition of universities, corporations, and other private organizations, it is argued, will be necessary to gain sufficient credibility to influence public policy. The complexities of modern mass media communication and of public policy issues have reached levels that justify a review of university and corporate roles. (MLW)