The greatest cooperative effort of taxonomists in the United States of America and Canada to study flora of this continent has come to an abrupt end after seven years of preparatory work. Financial support from government agency has been withdrawn and all significant projects have no alternative but to be closed down. (PS)

Author advances two alternatives to avoid the high price of imported textbooks. (PG)

Author gives 5 factors that can influence the survival of private colleges. (PG)

A college faculty's professional behavior could easily determine the well-being of both their own institution and higher education in general. (HS)

The author predicts the future of university libraries by exploring changing patterns in campus finance and administration and by investigating the interaction between the central campus administration and the library administration. (Author/SJ)

Analyzes New York University's Fiscal Crisis and proposes remedies. (JF)

Two major problems confront community colleges today--their failure to give major attention to the improvement of instruction and a financial crisis requiring cutbacks at all operational levels. Colleges must address these problems creatively and innovatively to ensure low-cost, high quality programs. (DMM)

Although few would dispute the idealistic merits of providing rights to the handicapped, how many, in this time of limited funds, will eagerly invest in disabled students? Our social perspectives on the common good are going to be tested against practical economics. (Part of a theme issue on mainstreaming.) (Author/SJL)