A well-established market in prewritten research papers violates the ethical standards of every college, but it persists because selling papers is not illegal and the cost and difficulty of prosecuting a student suspected of submitting a purchased paper is prohibitive. (MSE)

In fighting off fundamentalists' attempts to cut off funds and change the way trustees are elected, Mercer University and moderate Baptists accomplished the first major defeat of the conservatives since they took over the Southern Baptist Convention eight years ago. (MSE)

Resentment toward Asians on college campuses springs from many sources, including trade-war concerns, language barriers, the "model-minority" myth, and other stereotypes. Advocacy groups and student organizations are attempting to combat bias with activism. (MSE)

One professor's efforts to bring high school teachers and college geography faculty together, strengthen high school geography teaching, and increase interest in the study of geography has spawned a network of alliances covering 20 states and sponsored by the National Geographic Society. (MSE)

The rising supply of doctors, less-than-optimal health of Americans, increased health care costs, and fewer students deciding to become physicians suggest the need for a new concept of medicine and medical education, including a broader view of health and more interdisciplinary study. (MSE)

A report by the Economic Policy Institute suggests that states involving higher education in economic development efforts take care to structure their programs to prevent them from becoming dominated by college interests. (MSE)

Changes being made in public college governance are increasingly motivated by state governments' desire to have state boards exercise more policy leadership on some difficult higher education issues, including setting up productive university-industry economic development ventures, minority student recruiting, and improving teacher education. (MSE)

On the theory that the state can attract more foreign industry and tourism if residents have more foreign language skills, Tennessee is establishing the Tennessee Foreign Language Institute with state and private funds, solely to improve foreign language instruction. (MSE)

Since last year's campus demonstrations, many Chinese academic officials agree that university students are socially and politically immature and have little experience with workers, work, or the complexities of the reforms being undertaken in China. (MSE)

Politics and science have become too much entangled in the controversy over creationism and the teaching of evolution in the public schools. Political opinion is irrelevant when the scientific principles underlying a particular issue are being discussed. (MSE)

The NCAA's commitment to reforming college sports and the continued effectiveness of the presidents' panel are discussed. Studies of several controversial issues including freshman eligibility, the size of coaching staffs, recruiting limits, and academic records of athletes were initiated by the NCAA at its national forum. (MLW)

States are taking a closer look at public policy toward private higher education. The Education Commission of the States plans to appoint a special committee to study such issues. Charges of "empire building," automatic student subsidies, and philosophical objections to aid are discussed. (MLW)

Tyrone Crider, the director of admissions at Central State University speaks to black high-school students about the importance of succeeding in school and in life. He uses the Top 20 songs for inspiration, giving a traditional educational message in a non-traditional way. (MLW)

Studies conducted in the University of California system and at the University of Virginia reveal that they have yet to take the necessary steps to diversify their faculties. Financial incentives were recommended to encourage departments to meet hiring goals. (MLW)

A program that has awarded 94 scholarships to blacks attending one of the open universities--racially integrated institutions--in South Africa is described. (MLW)