The elimination of undergraduate teacher education programs at many institutions is discussed. However, leaders of colleges that offer undergraduate majors in education have reacted with disapproval to recent proposals that such programs be abolished in favor of graduate preparation of teachers. (MLW)

The faculty role in college governance is eroding and this transformation in university affairs is enlarging the distance between managers and professors. The long-term interests of higher education call for a return of faculty to their traditional role at the center of academic decisions. (MLW)

To find the students who need help, college officials are starting new testing programs, sharing more information with high-school teachers and administrators, and joining with high schools to sponsor special programs for students and teachers. Programs in Ohio, New Jersey, and Florida are described. (MLW)

Some of the major Supreme Court decisions affecting higher education during Warren E. Burger's tenure as Chief Justice are outlined. His votes and those of Associate Justice William H. Rehnquist are noted. (MLW)

Some colleges offer fellowships and grants to enable students to pursue academically relevant summer projects. Some summer fellowship programs emphasize public service works. Some students' summer programs are described including one student's work fighting blindness in Nepal. (MLW)

The Secretary of Education warned that public support of colleges and universities could wane soon if they don't make fundamental changes in the way they teach their students and in their tactics for seeking federal aid. (MSE)

The president of the American Council on Education accused the Reagan Administration of encouraging unregulated pursuit of self-interest and diminishing the commitment to the overall social good by excessive support of national defense and decreased support of education. (MSE)

In a program designed to help physics faculty improve their instructional techniques and curricula, their colleagues from other disciplines are taking classes alongside regular students to provide insights into reasons for learning problems. (MSE)

While colleges and universities have often become just another special-interest group using contemporary techniques and encountering common problems in dealing with state legislators, the central interest remains the allocation of adequate resources for the institutions. (MSE)

Secretary of Education William Bennett's address criticizes colleges and universities in general for their inadequate contributions to student fulfillment and the betterment of society, and suggests that they scrutinize themselves as the academic establishment scrutinizes others. (MSE)

The status as of October 9, 1986 of higher education-related Supreme Court litigation is outlined concerning: accreditation, affirmative action, asbestos, bar examinations, collective bargaining, creationism, racial discrimination, infectious disease, liquor sales, pensions, pregnancy benefits, revocation of degree, sexual harassment, and student…

A national study of assessment in American undergraduate education by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching concludes that the current debate over assessment does not adequately consider educational goals and reflects divisiveness within and between faculties. (MSE)

Fall 1985 enrollment data are tabulated by institution type (doctoral, comprehensive, general baccalaureate, specialized, two-year, and new) and sector, sex, full- and part-time students, level of study (undergraduates, first-time freshmen, graduate students, and first professional students), and state. (MSE)

Institutions with National Collegiate Athletic Association sanctions imposed since the July 16 reporting are listed, with the dates, sports, sanctions, and grounds for action specified. (MSE)

Programs allowing parents to prepay tuition at selected colleges and universities are gaining popularity among institutions but are found to be potentially damaging to the institutions' finances and reputations and to relationships among institutions. (MSE)