A five-college committee on international programs (University of Massachusetts, Amherst College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College, Smith College) is described. Most programs keep the cost to the student in the same range as normal tuition, etc. and students are enrolled in the normal courses of their overseas host institutions. (MLW)

The president of the Exxon Research and Engineering Company thinks that an increase in industry-supported academic research is economically and socially desirable. Ways industry and academia can overcome the obstacles to a better working relationship to forge new links between company and campus are outlined. (Author/MLW)

The Atlanta University Center, Inc., a consortium of six institutions (Clark, Morehouse, Morris Brown, Spelman, Atlanta University, and Interdenominational Theological Center) represents the world's largest nucleus of Black private higher education. Its background and the problems faced in dealing with each institution's desire for autonomy are…

The financial and accreditation problems of the Union for Experimenting Colleges and Universities, an innovative institution that includes the Union Graduate School and the undergraduate University Without Walls, are examined. Also discussed is the Union's ability to retain its experimental character as it faces retrenchment. (JMD)

The National University Consortium for Telecommunications in Teaching, the first national effort to provide high quality bachelor's degree programs for Americans who cannot attend college full-time on campus, is described. It is suggested that both institutional participation and enrollment projections may be exceeded. (MLW)

The phenomenal growth of distance-learning programs and the possibility of a virtual university have increased concerns about how to ensure that higher education programs delivered via telecommunications are of good quality. The Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications has formulated guidelines, presented here, for…

From 1974 to 1982, the University of Mid-America, modeled on the Open University of Great Britain, tried to give adults new access to higher education. Its successes and failures are discussed by its president and vice-president. (MLW)

Thirty-eight colleges and universities in southeast Philadelphia are substituting cooperation for competition in the CLEO Project. Focus is on support services for adult students and growing industry liaisons supported by a network of administrators, faculty, and a small professional and volunteer staff. (MSE)

The Great Lakes Colleges Association, composed of twelve small liberal arts colleges in Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan, has been a leader in the integration of women's studies into the curriculum of its member schools. The consortial approach and the women's studies program are described. (MLW)

Attempts to solve or alleviate the problems faced by minorities in newspaper journalism are offered by: the Berkeley Summer Program for Minority Journalists; the Consortium, a working arrangement between six Black colleges and large graduate institutions; and pressure encouraging the hiring of minorities by large news organizations. (JMF)

The Pacific Northwest International/Intercultural Education Consortium was formed as a means for colleges, universities, and community organizations to assist one another in bringing global perspectives to their curricula, in expanding their overseas programs, in improving their services to foreign students, and in nurturing international…

The authors of a new book on strengthening transfer opportunities and experiences for postsecondary students describe the basis for the book, a consortium of 24 community colleges that worked to refine transfer efforts on their own campuses. (MSE)