This report was prepared by the Chairman's Staff of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee setting forth the findings of an investigation into marketing practices in the Federal Family Education Loan program ("FFEL"). Evidence uncovered by the Chairman's investigation demonstrates that many FFEL lenders routinely…

Representatives of five library integrated system vendors express their views on ethics and the marketplace, emphasizing the need for ethical behavior by librarians, consultants, and vendors. Four sidebars are included: one on the need for customer data rights standards; others containing the codes of ethics of three professional consultants'…

Gurnsey's article characterizes the United Kingdom's code for consultants as a guide to good practice but lacking enforcement measures; the text of the code is appended. Drabenstott has edited a forum of consultants' views on ethics in the library automation process. (EM)

This compendium contains information on current policies and practices relative to issues of conflicts of interest and accreditation. Information was submitted, in response to a questionnaire, by 53 national, regional, and specialized accrediting bodies that are recognized by the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation. The compendium presents each…

Court litigation and decisions concerning the conflict between first amendment rights of free speech for United States citizens and the rights of controversial international figures, invited by college faculty to speak on campus, are discussed and compared. (MSE)

Judicial responses on disclosure of faculty peer evaluation records in employment discrimination litigation are reviewed, and the competing interests of faculty, plaintiffs, and universities are examined. It is argued that existing mechanisms to protect confidential peer review materials are flawed by not accurately measuring the plaintiff's need…

The rising cost of college textbooks has recently become a topic of intense public debate. It is perceived as a significant barrier to college attendance, and an assortment of legislative remedies has been proposed. This position paper of the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges explains that profit is just one of a complex series of…