Compares British and American higher educational systems and describes the benefits of a foreign exchange professorship program. (AEA)

Discusses Great Britain's largest degree-granting institution and describes it as the world's most successful distance learning operation and most important innovation in the history of higher education since the establishment of the land grant college. Explores the possibility of the program's application in the United States. (AEA)

Offers a planning guide for English teachers interested in organizing a student tour to the United Kingdom. Includes details for designing the tour, budgeting expenses, recruiting students, arranging transportation and lodging, and preparing students before departure. Presents a timetable summarizing pretrip preparations. (MM)

Highlights the differences between the university systems in England and in the United States. (AEA)

Notes that the American presence in east central European higher education is considerable and continues to grow. Discusses the ongoing struggles over the shape and the soul of universities in this region. Describes briefly representative teacher and scholar exchanges, teacher-training reforms, and combined East-West programs of study. (RS)