The deans of all professional schools in the U.S. that are accredited and university-affiliated were asked to name the schools within their professions they considered best. The rankings are presented along with some significant additional data on professional schools. (Editor)

The increased interests and capacities of our enlarged student body have widened faster than the faculty's ability to respond. (IR)

Purposes and program of the Radcliffe Institute are described from its creation in 1960 as "one effort to change the social climate for women" by offering part-time fellowships so that talented women might again become "visible professionally" to its present increasingly professional orientation. (JT)

A two-year study of the factors suspected of influencing the fairness of the peer review system (including the prestige of an institutional affiliation and the influence this might have in molding reviewers' opinions) is discussed. (MLW)

The professoriate seeks to perpetuate its values by indoctrination of the young. (Editor)

Professionalism has grown into elitism, often using cultural conformity as its yardstick rather than pure scholarship or skill. (Editor)

The use of part-time, adjunct faculty by many colleges as a money-saving device is reviewed. Implications for both personnel and institutions are illustrated by example and by National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) statistics. (JMF)

Faculty development represents one of several responses to changes in the academic environment. In an industry characterized by steady state and no growth, career mobility has declined dramatically. Faculty development is seen as a way to assist faculty to remain or once again become vibrant, vital, productive, and pertinent. (MLW)

The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award is a controversial management award program seen variously as a catalyst for organizational transformation and as a destructive influence. The core values of the program, award criteria, concerns about its impact, and implications for education are examined. (MSE)

An alternative view to a 1979 study on institutional quality done by Astin and Solomon is presented. The study indicates significant changes in rank have occurred among the 25 most selective four-year undergraduate institutions. Kuh proposes naturalistic inquiry research. A rebuttal by Astin is appended. (MLW)

A former Secretary of Education recommends that the new secretary present a larger focus for education and a sharply focused program to back it up, considering increased funding and new initiatives for disadvantaged children, facilities improvement, increased support and recognition for teachers at all levels, and better research funding. (MSE)