An administrative-law judge dismissed the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust complaint against the College Football Association (CFA), saying it had no jurisdiction over the association. CFA's five-year television contract with the American Broadcasting Company was found to have a nonprofit purpose. (MSE)

Describes a charter school for middle grade students developed and administered by the University of California, San Diego. Notes the increasing interest nationwide of various institutions of higher education in the development of charter schools. How UCSD has met objections such as the possibility of the charter school siphoning off university…

Examines factors involved in the greater numbers of traffic accidents as college sports teams travel more frequently and further to compete in intercollegiate events. Suggests that athletes in non-income-generating sports and/or in lower divisions of the National Collegiate Athletic Association are at greater risk because they are more likely to…

Five Boston (Massachusetts) institutions (Emmanuel College, Simmons College, Wheelock College, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences, and Wentworth Institute of Technology) have formed a partnership to coordinate planning for and share academics, buildings, and student services. Officials see the arrangement as a way to save…

The US colleges are struggling with soaring tuition costs as state support is unable to keep up with enrollment growth, and college officials are becoming more creative in finding ways to reduce expenses. Higher education institutions are increasingly outsourcing non-academic activities, collaborating with other institutions to share goods and…

Higher education's leading national women's organizations are actively developing networks on large scales to translate the messages of the women's movement to higher education, linking women students, faculty, and administrators in a variety of endeavors including job placement, information sharing, and trouble-shooting. (MSE)

The discipline of geography has become fragmented by narrow specialization and its boundaries blurred by overlap with neighboring disciplines. Suggestions for reorienting research include increased collaborative projects, more attention to environmental issues, and reemphasis on regional geography. (MSE)

The National Junior College Athletic Association has voted in favor of strengthening semester-based academic standards for the eligibility of student athletes, reversing an earlier move to soften requirements. (MSE)

Describes how U.S. universities and government agencies are preparing to help Iraq's higher education systems after the war. (EV)

The engine of change for the next revolution is cyberinfrastructure, a comprehensive phenomenon that involves the creation, dissemination, preservation, and application of knowledge. It adds new dimensions that greatly increase transformational potential. Cyberinfrastructure combines complex elements to create a dynamic system. It eclipses its…

A consortium of universities has charged that research money has been concentrated in a small number of states that have already established close ties between higher education and small businesses. Some small-business advocates believe the consortium is trying to win money that has been earmarked for small businesses. (MLW)

Although it is generally assumed that a visible, successful sports program adds to an institution's financial well-being, most fund raisers and those who have studied the relationship between athletic success and fund raising do not agree. (MSE)

A National Science Foundation project will develop the technology for exchange of scientific documents containing text, images, drawings, charts, graphs, animation, and even voice among dissimilar computers, altering the nature of research collaboration. (MSE)

In an unprecedented move, revenue generated by the University of Kentucky's athletic program will be transferred to the university's general operating fund for 1988-89 and 1989-90 for general support of academic programs. Previously, funds have been donated to endow academic scholarships and to build a new aquatic center. (MSE)

Issues addressed at the National Collegiate Athletic Association meeting include banning boosters and alumni from recruitment activities, closer scrutiny of coaches' income, distribution of complimentary game passes, a rule prohibiting a college coach from watching his son's high school football games, improvement of regulation enforcement, and…