Discusses various aspects of legal problems facing higher education institutions, in areas such as affirmative action, civil rights, labor relations, faculty tenure, and student rights. (MLH)

Major bases of concern in biomedical research community are identified, particularly those related to the unexpected year-to-year and institute-to-institute variations in support from NIH. (AL)

The authors believe that the primary function of the university is to examine and preserve the value judgments that can elevate the condition of society. It can serve this function by a future-oriented search for truth. University scholars have a major responsibility for survival and qualiity of life in the future. Bibliography. (LC)

Historically, student unrest in this country started in the 18th century and continued through the 19th; in European countries the origin and direction of many universities was influenced by student revolutions. Factors affecting student unrest are: prolongation of adolescence; changing concepts of childhood, adolescence and youth; social…

Discusses the need for an interdisciplinary approach to environmental problems as well as the realization of the necessity for action - oriented proposals in a politically bound society. Suggests that conservative and vested-interest university departments are barriers to concerted action. (BR)

Discusses: (1) the synergistic nature of science, technology, and engineering; (2) the benefits and burdens of technology; (3) the resolution of societal issues; and (4) the roles and responsibilities of scientists and engineers in the resolution of societal issues. (JN)

New York University is experiencing unprecedented financial losses. As a result some academic programs and some administrative operations have been discontinued. Author explains causes for the present state of the university. (PS)

This article focuses on opposition to a new law that orders Maryland's state-supported schools to bare intimate facts about their financial status to an ethics commission which makes all of the reports available to the general public. (Author/SA)

Discusses the problems of public financial disclosure in two states. In New York, the governor has ordered that scientists employed by the state must comply; in California, state law requires financial disclosure and prohibits "conflict of interest" financial activities of employees of state agencies, interpreted to include universities…

Discusses disputed points of a strike of faculty at Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ. Reviews history of the development of the conflict between faculty and administration. Reports the current status of the strike, in which the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) acts as bargaining agent. (CS)

Reported is one researcher's efforts to solve a classic mathematical problem called the "sphere packing problem." The historical barriers to solving this geometry problem are discussed. (CW)

Looks at the impact of budgetary problems on the University of Michigan, indicating potential cuts in natural resources (33 percent), art (25 percent), and education (40 percent). Science/engineering departments, however, will benefit from reallocation of funds, since improvements in research equipment has been given a high priority. (JN)

Discusses issues and problems related to the enhanced capability in science and technology. Areas addressed include opportunities and complications resulting from this capability, global interdependence, commitment to science education, and ways to foster cooperation between colleges and schools. (JN)

Discusses various aspects of artificial intelligence, focusing on three interrelated issues: (1) representation of knowledge, which is roughly the machine equivalent of human memory; (2) control and use of knowledge, which corresponds to human abilities in problem solving and planning; and (3) the acquisition of knowledge, or what humans call…