Describes how, in the arena of women's sports and colleges, the 1972 law has created a legacy of increased opportunities and controversy. Offers statistics on the law's effects on women's participation. (EV)

Discusses how the University of Chicago's revision of its venerable "Western Civilization" course has produced a stream of criticism--much of it "polluted" with misinformation. (EV)

Describes how, by limiting itself to Florida but pushing the bounds of for-profit education, the Keiser colleges are finding success by offering students courses that lead to better jobs. (EV)

Explores whether commerce and academic collaboration can coexist as Universitas 21, a group of 17 universities on several continents, puts years of planning to the test in an online education venture. Faculty unions fear a lack of quality in the venture. (EV)

Describes how two-year colleges are doing some soul searching about why they have problems attracting male students. (EV)

Explores how Virginia Tech's aggressive push to hire female and minority professors has led to questions about its fairness and legality. (EV)

Describes how the failure of state lawmakers to pass a budget by the start of the fiscal year forced the partial shutdown of Tennessee's public colleges. (EV)

Describes how DePaul University, once a commuter institution, set out to become larger, stronger, and more committed to serving low-income students, and is now one of the country's largest private universities. (EV)

Describes how, at several new college libraries, the online resources come first, to the distress of some librarians and faculty members. (EV)

Describes how college dining services are providing students with more nutrition information than ever, and finding much of it ignored in favor of pizza and french fries. (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, with budgets tightening, the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University at College Station are among the elite public institutions wondering if they should trade state money for greater autonomy. (EV)

Describes how campus planners recently held a conference on protecting colleges' architecture, but that the word "preservation" still strikes fear in their hearts as an issue likely to be costly and divisive. (EV)

Describes how online "institutional repositories" could hold all of a scholar's output, potentially challenging the role of journals. (EV)

Describes how the College Board has approved a series of changes to the controversial SAT; a writing test will be added, along with new approaches on reading and math questions. (EV)