This article deals with issues of community-college transfers of students from Alamance Community College to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This article discusses the involvement of the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation in the issue of community-college transfer. The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, based in Lansdowne, Va., near Washington,…

A partial text of the report of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Committee on Infractions in the case of Southern Methodist University is presented. Findings of violations, factors considered in judgment of case, and penalties are discussed. (MLW)

This article discusses how federal and state governments can improve student access to private and public higher education institutions. Florida helps to achieve that with a common course-numbering system across community and four-year colleges, which permits students to easily transfer credits. Both the Senate and the House of Delegates in…

This article reports on efforts of various private colleges to attract students, including admission of more students, large tuition discounts, achievement-based scholarships, and loans which convert to grants if academic achievement is high. Efforts are intended to attract more middle-income students away from the cheaper public institutions. (DB)

Going against conventional wisdom that larger doctoral programs are better, Washington University (Missouri) has been scaling back its doctoral enrollments, recruiting more selectively, providing every student with full financial support for six years, and increasing contact between faculty and doctoral students. The new approach has brought…

"Chronicle of Higher Education" presents an abundant source of news and information for college and university faculty members and administrators. This May 27, 2005 issue of "Chronicle of Higher Education" includes the following articles: (1) "Fullbright of the Mind" (Phelps, Christopher); (2) "The Matchmaker:…