Describes how, after hiring decisions that led to highly public embarrassments at several colleges, a wave of resume checking has put some coaches on the hot seat and a few others out of work. (EV)

Discusses how Mercer University's decision that a survey of undergraduates' sexual behavior was not appropriate for the Baptist-affiliated institution quashed a psychology professor's class project and set off a debate over academic freedom. (EV)

Describes how student activism has prompted a number of colleges to begin phasing out their use of Social Security numbers in databases. (EV)

Reports from China, Colombia, Georgia, and India catalog corruption in higher education overseas, especially in the developing world. (EV)

Describes how, to combat a national shortage of nurses, nursing schools are taking aggressive steps to expand their enrollment, find new faculty members, and win more financial support. (EV)

Describes how forensic science programs have boomed as students decide they want to be just like the stars of "The X-Files" and "CSI." (EV)

Describes how, as new competitors lobby for legislation for further open the student loan market to them, Sallie Mae and other lenders have responded by attacking the loan consolidation program. (EV)

Uses the University of Michigan and three other colleges (University of Maryland--Baltimore County, Brigham Young University, and Washington University) to illustrate the varied approaches to capitalizing financially on campus research by deciding what constitutes success. Includes a "tech-transfer scorecard" listing the highest-ranking…

Describes how budget cuts in many states are forcing public colleges to trim technology spending and require students to pay more for computer services. (EV)

Describes how the National Student Exchange helps undergraduates attend a different college for a semester or a year. (EV)

Describes how, to make ends meet, many adjunct instructors keep right on working during summer "vacation," while many professors with tenure and grants call the season their own. (EV)

Discusses how grim state-budget forecasts are forcing some community colleges to consider turning away students as states withdraw enrollment-based appropriations. (EV)

Describes how, by sponsoring donor-advised funds, colleges are allowing contributors to enjoy tax breaks and philanthropic experience normally reserved for billionaires with their own foundations. (EV)

Discusses how the "dot-com" swoon meant that many institutions never took online purchasing seriously, but that some are now seeing significant savings through the practice. (EV)

Describes how the College Board will stop flagging the scores of test-takers who were granted extra time on the SAT because of disabilities. (EV)