An experiment was carried out at Lewis and Clark College to measure the effect of Transcendental Meditation (TM) on learning German. Three sections of first-year German were formed into a TM group, a TM-like group, and a control group. The TM group received training in TM given by two trained, experienced teachers. The TM-like section received only general information about the way TM works and some of its effects. The control section was taught German in the usual way, without TM. This study suggests that TM does not affect academic performance over an extended period of time. Given the difficulties encountered during the course of the experiment, it is possible that, under different conditions, with, for example, greater subject motivation, different data might be obtained. (Author/CFM)