Faculty members of America's universities and colleges, it is suggested, are finding the real world of academic life increasingly out of tune with the careers they prepared for. Seven faculty members are profiled whose careers illustrate difficulties academics may face at several stages of their lives. (MLW)

Results of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching's study of enrollment trends in veterinary medicine and dentistry are tabulated and analyzed, focusing on applicant pool trends, total enrollment and graduates, male and female representation, and minority group representation. (MSE)