Presents the results of Change magazine's survey of who has contributed the most significantly to the thoughts and actions of American higher learning. (PG)

Describes how one professor's classroom assignment to get a letter published in the New York Times' (and thus receive an automatic A in the class), took an unexpected turn, prompting the professor to not only re-evaluate the assignment but also to ponder the power of technology and how it can be used to spin the press. (SM)

An interview with the new chairman of the national Endowment for the Humanities. (HS)

Explores the complex, highly varied work of campus lawyers, asserting that at its core, the work of the lawyer in higher education is basically risk-management work. (EV)

A series of reports assess the current and potential legal issues surrounding college athletics, affirmative action, student affairs, tenure, freedom and regulation of speech, disabilities, academic research, and trustees. (EV)

Explores regional accreditation reform, including: (1) "Who cares about regional accreditation, and what do they want from it?"; (2) "What are the features of the current reform?"; (3) "Which questions has the accreditation community chosen not to address?"; and (4) "Given those unanswered questions, how might a…

Presents a wide-ranging interview with one of America's most prominent philosophers, whose reputation is due not only to her productivity, but to her willingness to speak to broad audiences on topics of public importance. (EV)

Two years have passed since the Press of Case Western Reserve University closed, but the disagreement hasn't yet settled. There is still sharp disagreement over whether the university's decision to terminate the press was warranted. (Author/PG)

Discusses the textbook; why it was invented, and why it is so much a part of American education today. (Author/PG)

Presents some guideposts for authors when dealing with a publisher. (PG)

The newly created Energy Research and Development Administration plans to reorient its basic science program toward greater industrial participation and an effort to involve the high-energy physics community in applied research projects. (Author/PG)

A humorous guide advises scholars on how to channel their intellectual energies into becoming "distinguished scholars." Four suggestions include invent a continuum; learn more about something than anybody else has; compare the unrelated works of famous people; and draw upon knowledge from other disciplines. (MLW)

The Chicago Liberation School for Women was designed to bring women in contact with the philosophies of the women's movement through a source other than the established media. (Author)

Discusses a survey on faculty attitudes taken in the 60s. (PG)