A great problem in higher education is a lack of clearly defined goals. (HS)

While an increase in review procedures, regulations, litigation and demands for information may be necessary to achieve educational goals, it may also be a way of hiding shortcomings in the educational system; therefore academics must analyze the situation, especially in regard to federal control.

The importance of international studies is examined with focus on international activities and their objectives, patterns of responding to difficult questions, and the importance of review. Goals identified include: to provide students with a less parochial perspective and to focus on the global aspects of a subject. (LC)

This article argues that the capacity for innovation in American higher education is at risk. Colleges and universities are persistently slow in accepting advancing technology, increasingly labor-intensive, and resistant to evaluation by their customers or in terms of efficiency. A rethinking of the roles and tasks of faculty and staff is…