Using his experience with rankings of Master's degree programs in public affairs, one public administration professor provides lessons for those in other disciplines who are about to be ranked, explaining what he learned from being ranked and how to improve the process. A sidebar presents U.S. News & World Report rankings in Master's Degree…

A group of students at Princeton produces one of the most successful radio public affairs programs in the U.S. Patterned after "Meet the Press,""Focus on Youth" is heard on 65 stations across the country and is entirely student-run. (LBH)

Ties between the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace and the Reagan administration are discussed. Although established as a research library, the institution became increasingly political after World War II, and is known for its political publications. It is also one of the world's great depositories of historical materials and…

Public Interest Research Groups on college campuses and a clearinghouse on academic research projects in the public interest sponsored by the Center for Study of Responsive Law are described. They expose students to government procedures and social problem analysis as a means of encouraging students to become active citizens. (JMF)