Introducing more flexibility into the fixed dates for termination of tenure is consistent with academic freedom and higher education's mission. However, such a policy should encourage both continuity and change, preserve job security and accountability, allow for institutional and faculty planning, comply with laws, and harmonize with a retirement…

While Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr.'s opinion in the Supreme Court's ruling on Allen Bakke vs. Regents of the University of California has set the ground rules for most student affirmative action programs, both critics and supporters remain unhappy about the status of affirmative action in higher education. (MSE)

Reviews the Supreme Court's decision in "Rowley v. Hendrick Hudson School District" and its test to determine provision of a free appropriate public education. Examines court decisions since "Rowley" on whether the primary focus was whether the student was receiving a beneficial education or on procedural matters. (MLF)

The American Council on Education has called on colleges and universities to adopt 15 policies concerning personnel and women's studies aimed at improving the status of women on campus and adapting to changing role expectations. (MSE)

A Colorado Supreme Court ruling rejecting a student's liability claim for an injury sustained in a fraternity house is the second this year in which a court found no special university responsibility to protect student safety in private activities. (MSE)

Elementary school personnel should be aware of possible unintended consequences of using school sexual abuse prevention programs and materials, including emphasizing a simple solution to a complex social problem and contributing to victim blaming. Dilemmas that arise for classroom teachers around predeveloped curricular materials and mandatory…

Secretary of Education William Bennett's address criticizes colleges and universities in general for their inadequate contributions to student fulfillment and the betterment of society, and suggests that they scrutinize themselves as the academic establishment scrutinizes others. (MSE)

The response of Harvard University's president to the Secretary of Education's criticisms of higher education and Bok's suggestions for improvement of the college curriculum and enhancement of learning are presented. (MSE)

In "Hosemann v. Oakland Unified School District," a California Superior Court ruled that Oakland public schools have an affirmative duty to alleviate crime and violence on school campuses. Both students and staff members are now protected against violent acts on school grounds. Guidelines are offered for school boards and administrators…

States are being urged to require non-profit organizations including colleges and universities to take greater responsibility for those who raise funds in their name, and to report their fund-raising activities in much more detail. In the past, colleges have been exempted from such laws. (MLW)

Teacher malpractice lawsuits seek financial relief for students who have not received the benefits of an education because of negligent or incompetent teachers. Two contrasting cases are described, and implications for educators are discussed. (MT)

Developments at 48 higher education institutions following the censure of their administrations by the AAUP's' Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure are reported. (MSE)

Criticism of higher education in recent years has been characterized by a failure to examine our assumptions about what education should be and a wish for an authority to prescribe it. Educators have the right and responsibility to educate without arrogance, ignorance, and dogma. (MSE)

A Boston parent advocate and mother of a black child with special needs offers a first-hand account of special education in Boston, Massachusetts, in the context of court-ordered desegregation. (Author/GC)

A major nuclear exchange between America and the Soviet Union would probably result in the total annihilation of humankind. Social studies educators have a special responsibility to their students to search out all viable alternatives to nuclear deterrence and to make them known. (RM)