Describes how some textbook publishers pay professors to review their books and then assign them to students, increasing sales. Critics say the practice is unethical--and growing. (EV)

Describes how medical schools hope to improve the Bush administration's low opinion of a 39-year-old federal program, the Health Professions program, that provides money to train minority health professionals. (EV)

Describes how for-profit education companies are taking their turf battle overseas by buying colleges and creating networks with local partners. (EV)

Describes how educators on both sides of the admissions process are devising ways to motivate high school seniors after they have been accepted by colleges. (EV)

Explores the implications of the recent Supreme Court decision concerning race-conscious college admissions policies, including the continuing debate, college's admissions reactions, implications for race-exclusive scholarships, and student activism. Includes the complete text of the court's rulings. (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 some moderate Baptist colleges find themselves at odds with conservative Southern Baptist state organizations. (EV)

Describes how the University of Arizona is among a small but growing number of universities using high-tech immersive videoconferencing to attract distance education students. (EV)

Describes how the University of Arkansas has shown how fast an institution can get off the censure list of the American Association of University Professors. (EV)

Describes how Gallaudet University, founded to educate deaf people, is trying new approaches to improve a laggardly record of giving by its alumni. (EV)

Describes how, as he seeks re-election, President Bush is considering issuing a scathing critique of higher education early next year, demanding greater accountability from colleges. He may use the renewal of the Higher Education Act to attack colleges for high costs and dropout rates. (EV)

Describes how campus administrators are scrambling to follow federal rules that force colleges to comply with a law, the Financial Services Modernization Act, requiring that personal data be protected from computer mishaps. (EV)

Describes how the move of two colleges from the Big East to the Atlantic Coast Conference leaves many questions about the future of college sports. (EV)

Describes a summer program, Enhancing Diversity in Graduate Education (EDGE), that provides crucial experience to women who hope to go on to earn Ph.D.s in mathematics. (EV)

Describes how parents are more involved than ever in the increasingly competitive admissions process, to the dismay of some applicants and colleges. (EV)