Getting the authority necessary to edit an effective alumni periodical is discussed. According to an informal survey of 35 award-winning CASE editors, most are reasonably satisfied with their degree of authority. Many alumni magazines are dull because editors are afraid to rock the boat. (MLW)

Although academic seminars offered on homecoming weekend have always been popular at Colorado College, the centerpiece of the alumni continuing education program is a course on "Freedom and Authority." Registrants for the two-hour class receive reading materials through the mail, a faculty member leads small-group discussion of the…

Every college should have a campuswide computer publishing policy. Policy options include (1) centralized publishing; (2) franchise, with a number of units doing their own publishing; or (3) limited, with the publications office producing the basics and assisting other units when feasible. To be successful, the policy must also be enforced. (MSE)

Clout, or the authority invoked in certain situations, is discussed as it pertains to public relations officers. Five ways to cultivate the president are presented and some effective power plays are described. (MLW)