Three articles explore the controversy over whether to mitigate dwindling state support for higher education by charging a range of tuition rates based on students' ability to pay; also discussed is students' efforts to bring legal action to stop tuition increases. (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Describes how colleges are struggling with the disposal of their outdated mainframes. (EV)

A new book co-written by a former president of Princeton asserts that Ivy League and other prestigious institutions should lower the intensity of their athletics competition. (EV)

Colleges report that foreign student enrollments are declining as tighter U.S. regulations make other countries' programs seem more attractive to many students. (EV)

Describes how, from one-day workshops to yearlong mentor programs, colleges are tying to do a better job of preparing graduate students to run a classroom. (EV)

Describes how, despite the growing budget deficit, Congress directed a record $2 billion to college projects in 2003, many of them dealing with security and bioterrorism. Includes data tables on the earmarks. (EV)

Describes how the University of Tennessee's "textbook" search for a new president resulted in the debacle of John W. Shumaker, forced to resign amid allegations of financial and ethical improprieties. (EV)

Describes how, as more children are diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, colleges struggle to meet the needs of students with the condition. (EV)

Describes how, despite the economic downturn, some colleges have found ways to hire droves of faculty members. (EV)

Describes how Career Education Corporation lets its acquisitions retain their identities, which has been a good thing for the historically secretarial Katharine Gibbs Schools. (EV)

Describes how more students are using their computers to watch movies and television shows and to listen to music, and leaving other electronics equipment at home. (EV)

Describes how the University of Akron's board of trustees reacted to a newly formed union by substantially reducing the faculty's decision-making role. (EV)

Describes how proponents of a measure to limit the collection of racial data say the information is divisive and useless; opponents say the law would have adverse effects on college access and research. (EV)