Seeking to raise money for new academic buildings and programs, Indiana University's board of trustees is exploring outsourcing its "auxiliary-service" units. These units manage printing and food services, the university's bookstores, campus motor pools, and other functions. To prevent job loss and wage cuts among hundreds of long-term…

Examines how pressures for profits are eroding the mission of academic health centers, forcing cutbacks in teaching and patient care and leading to plummeting morale among medical school professors. Reviews trends in public support for medical schools and the dangers of subordinating clinical decisions to marketplace economics. (DB)