Two-dozen students from the University of Virginia in January 2006 took part in a program that brings college students from around the US to help rebuild New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The program was part of an interdisciplinary two-week course that examined the impact of the hurricane through such diverse topics as…

Nearly five months after Hurricane Katrina swept them off their campuses in and around New Orleans, thousands of college administrators, faculty members, and students began a new semester in January 2006. Students came back with a new spirit of determination to adapt to the new realities of New Orleans, and to campuses that are forever changed,…

Describes the campus rallies and teach-ins that occurred as students and scholars responded to the attack on Iraq. (EV)

Describes how law reviews are debating whether to change the qualification rules and competitions so that more minority students are admitted as members. (EV)

Describes how a rise in rates for medical malpractice insurance is forcing some physicians to suspend their practices, shrinking the pool of instructors for medical students. (EV)

Describes how faculty members at Baylor urged the Board of Regents to remove the president, describing a campus "marked by fear." (EV)

Describes how business schools are redesigning their curricula, forging closer ties with businesses, and giving students more freedom to customize their degrees. (EV)

A new salary survey highlights concerns about the growing pay gap between professional-school faculty members and everyone else. Offers a table of average faculty salaries by field at 4-year institutions. (EV)

Describes how, as the population of elderly people continues to grow, medical schools are beefing up geriatrics programs to prepare students for their future patients. (EV)

Describes how the competition for top students for business and law schools has become so fierce that recruiters are perfecting the "hard sell." (EV)

Describes the new Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering's innovative approach to engineering education, including integrating art and entrepreneurship into the curriculum. (EV)

Discusses how a movement aimed at teaching medical students to be more sensitive to patients is being criticized as emphasizing a soft-science approach over knowledgeable practice. (EV)

Describes how around the world, more admissions officers are finding that they must check documents submitted by foreign students. (EV)

Discusses how professional schools, except for medicine, are reporting surges in applications and enrollments, as graduating seniors decide to avoid the job market. (EV)

Discusses how this Arab emirate is offering millions of dollars for a few U.S. colleges to open campuses there. (EV)