In this article, one particular complex of issues being considered by Congress as part of the Higher Education Act (HEA) reauthorization process is addressed. These issues have to do with the rising costs of college attendance, their consequent impact on accessibility, and the appropriate federal role, if any, in regulating price increases. As a…

In a changing world where 30 percent of the graduates may eventually work at jobs that do not yet exist, training for a specific career is insufficient as preparation for lifetime employment. Professional advancement is predicated on the capacity to change in response to new situations and challenges, to re-create oneself over time. This…

Minority faculty and administrators need appropriate support in handling professional and personal expectations. Proposes six programs and practices designed to: ensure their professional development: create safe havens; protect their time; judge them by, and give them credit for, what they do; be sensitive to cultural isolation; and remember that…

An Association of American Colleges project is experimenting with alternative approaches to assessing learning in liberal arts majors, focusing on whether written and oral comprehensive examinations administered by external examiners can be acceptable to faculty members. (MSE)