Higher education in India has returned to normal after cessation of the declared Emergency by Indira Gandhi, with increased student and faculty militancy as well as the emergence of strong pressures for increased governmental control over the university. (LBH)

Ronald Reagan's effect on higher education as governor of California and what effect he might have on U.S. colleges and universities if elected president are described. Three points are discussed: deep conservatism of Reagan, his passivity, and Reagan's relative disinterest in higher education. (MLW)

Public Interest Research Groups on college campuses and a clearinghouse on academic research projects in the public interest sponsored by the Center for Study of Responsive Law are described. They expose students to government procedures and social problem analysis as a means of encouraging students to become active citizens. (JMF)