The success of the entire academic enterprise depends directly on the contributions of the junior faculty members. The quality of the junior faculty, the diversity of talent, the promotion/appointment process, and the incentives to value teaching and university citizenship as well as scholarship are discussed. (MLW)

Preserving the quality of graduate education in the arts and sciences is seen as the most serious educational challenge facing American universities over the next decade. The quality of graduate education must improve, while the overall numbers of graduate students and Ph.D. programs must be reduced in an orderly way. (MLW)