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The article focuses on the politics and efforts between U.S. universities and colleges and U.S. Presidents regarding the collection and establishment of libraries, including their own personal documents. A history of the first presidential paper library, founded by Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harvard University, is given along with current bids over a similar foundation by George W. Bush and Texas Tech. An overview of the political relationships between colleges and government officials is explored, with positive and negative comments regarding issues such as egoism and academic credibility.

Probes the resignation of David Waltz, editor of `The Pan American,' the student-newspaper at the University of Texas Pan-American. The application of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier case to college newspapers; The fight to control content of other student editors in Texas.

The article discusses research conducted by the journal on the amount of academic writing that is completed by undergraduates studying business or education at four-year schools in Texas. It was found that there were few courses that required students to write papers of 10 or more pages. This issue is the subject of the book "Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses," by Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa. The educational benefits of academic writing are considered. The research methods used by Arum and Roksa and the journal are discussed.

The article informs that the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has placed the men's and women's track teams at Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas, on probation for two years after an investigation uncovered a pattern of willful violations over a seven-year period. Among other serious violations, assistant coaches attended classes for athletes and wrote papers for them, according to a report released by the NCAA's Division I Committee on Infractions. In one instance, the teams' former head coach, Monte Stratton, paid a woman known as "Kathy Papers" $40 to write a paper for an athlete who then turned it in as his own work.

Presents an excerpt from an email message featuring a discussion of faculty members at Texas Christian University on paper towel dispensers.

Reports on two issues on academic journalism in the U.S. Plans of the National Academy of Sciences to address the issue on whether journals should publish bioterrorism-related papers; Revival of the Trinity University Press in San Antonio, Texas.

This article reports that last semester Lindsay Hutton "taught" 1,940 students. As one of 60 graduate students hired to teach freshman composition at Texas Tech University, Ms. Hutton had a weekly quota of grading. She met only 70 of them in person. Those were the ones enrolled in the two weekly sections of English composition that she taught in an actual classroom. The hundreds and hundreds of others she knew only as anonymous numbered documents she read on her computer screen and then, with a click of a button, sent back out into the ether.

Reports on the effects of allegations of plagiarism on the careers of professors with the Sociology Department of the Texas A&M University at College Station. Accusation of plagiarism between John L. Boies and Harland Prechel, on one side, and Mary Zey, on the other; Comparison of passages; Role of quotation marks on scholarly research papers. INSET: Allegations of plagiarism at Texas A&M University..

Focuses on a program entitled `Experimental Digital Economy,' run by the University of Texas, Austin, which is aimed at teaching students about electronic commerce. Participation of the university's Graduate School of Business and the Mexico City campus of the Monterrey Institution of Technology and Higher Education; Expectations concerning on-line retail sales; Businesses' strategy to attract and keep customers; Student-run on-line companies, including Grade Sensitive Pricing Inc.

The article presents information about several reports that were taken from campus police logs in the U.S. On March 12, 2006, a student at the Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, reported that someone painted a green four-leaf clover on his door. On March 17, 2006, it was reported that toilet paper was stolen from bathrooms at the State University of New York in Fredonia, New York.

The article reports that a characteristic item found in libraries' special collections is the so-called association copy, a book whose significance derives from its connection with a well-known writer, artist, or historical figure. The Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at the University of Texas at Austin is legendary for owning no fewer than 34 of the 1,000 copies of the first edition of James Joyce's "Ulysses," many of which are association copies. One copy, which used to belong to British adventurer and writer T. E. Lawrence, better known as Lawrence of Arabia, stands out for its full range of appeals to the senses.

Profiles Maria Dixon, a communication professor at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. Educational background; Information on a dissertation written in 1979; Details of a communication course that Dixon wanted to teach her students.

Reports on the ruling on a trademark-infringement lawsuit filed by Trinity University (TU) in San Antonio, Texas against Trinity College and University in the British Virgin Islands on the use of Trinity in its institution name. Facts of the case; Action taken by TU regarding an error made concerning a scandal committed by a Trinity University.

Reports on the increasing number of Web sites offering fake college documents in the U.S. Number of institutions that are using a server at the University of Texas at Austin to send and receive transcripts nationwide; Way to guard against receiving fraudulent transcripts; Questions that college registrars should ask in evaluating the authenticity of a student transcript.

The article reports that Rice University announced in August 2006 that it will be the first all electronic university press. Rice will produce all academic works in electronic format and post them to a Web site rather than print books on paper. Rice had a traditional university press until the 1990s; the high costs associated with a paper-based press led to its shutting down. The university will use Connexions, its existing open-source online publishing program for the electronic press. Books will be free to read online, but readers will have to pay to download books. Readers can also pay to have a printout of scholarly works printed by a separate print-on-demand company.

The article focuses on the author's memorable visit to an exhibition titled "Technologies of Writing," held at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at the University of Texas at Austin. In the exhibition the author came to see that the writing traced its origins to little clay markers the Sumerians who started using writing more than 9,000 years ago with the purpose of keeping track of things like grain and cattle. According to curator of the exhibit Kurt Heinzelman, the Sumerians were the first not the last who invented writing. Heinzelman told the author that writing got invented three four times.

Offers news briefs regarding technological issues in the field of education. Increased number of graduate programs that require students to submit their dissertations electronically; The request of a student from the University of Texas at Austin to submit her dissertation on CD-ROM.

Focuses on the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of Research Integrity. How it upheld a finding that Kimon J. Angelides, a cell biology professor at the Baylor College of Medicine, committed scientific misconduct; Baylor College's monetary settlement with Angelides; History of Angelides' case; Allegations of falsified information in published papers.

Reports that University of Texas police have arrested students in connection with theft of Medical College Admission Test papers in Arlington, Texas. Burglary charged to the students; Students' reason for stealing the papers; Number of students who took the exam nationwide.

The article discusses the challenges women face in obtaining a college degree while serving time in prison. It mentions that women in Texas, U.S., have significantly fewer options for college programs than men. It also mentions that male prisoners in Texas have access to a wider range of educational opportunities than female prisoners, including associate, welding, computer technology.

Describes the eight week summer program at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, where 20 students performed research projects, presented papers and shared their expertise and enthusiasm with a group of high-school science teachers. One of the nation's oldest summer programs; Set-up of the program; Addition of high-school teachers in 1986; Comments on the program; Medical careers and allied health fields.

Reports on the controversy over 'Tejas,' a quarterly newspaper produced by Hispanic students in an undergraduate journalism class at the University of Texas. Paper editorial calling for the resignation of Joseph M. Horn, dean in the College of Liberal Arts; Response of the Young Conservatives of Texas.

The article looks at the role Texas oilman Jeff Sandefer is playing in shaping higher education policy in the state of Texas. It discusses his plans to reform the accountability process for higher education research and teaching through his Seven Breakthrough Solutions program, examines his relationship with Texas Governor Rick Perry, and explores how his proposed changes could impact the University of Texas and Texas A&M University.

The article discusses the status of online college education in a difficult financial climate. In the 1990s online education was popular and was often subsidized by grants or by the educational institutions. In 2009 online divisions are being asked to justify themselves either by being self-sufficient or turning a profit, or by providing intangibles to the college or university. The article cites the University of Texas' online division as losing its subsidy and cites the demise of a 10-campus online consortium in Utah. The University of Texas will phase out its subsidy of the online division by 2012, leaving the division to fend for itself. The Utah consortium is in danger because of its own success, as colleges are running online divisions themselves and may not need the consortium.

The article presents a profile of the University of North Texas (UNT) at Dallas, providing a chronological history of the urban, public college and examining reform efforts at the school based on the concept of disruptive innovation. Particular focus is given to the role played by the management consulting firm Bain & Company in advising UNT-Dallas on its reforms, which according to the article will focus on cost reduction, services for adult and traditional college students, and academic programs based on career preparation. Criticism regarding the reform plans from faculty and community members are highlighted, centering on concerns regarding educational quality and college student recruitment.

The article describes the debate over the proposed George W. Bush presidential library at Southern Methodist University (SMU). SMU has been in competition with two other Texas institutions, Baylor University and the University of Dallas, to be the site of the repository of U.S. President George W. Bush's papers, a museum, and a policy center. The policy center is the focus of the debate, as SMU faculty and leadership have expressed interest in a policy center that would promote objective research about Bush's presidency, yet Bush himself has stated that he envisions the center as a partisan policy think tank.

The article presents information about a reality television show which will be broadcast through March 26, 2006 on ESPN. The show focuses on how Bob Knight, one of college basketball's most decorated but short-fused coaches, whittles down a field of 16 students at Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas, in for a walk-on spot on his 2006-2007 team. As a coach, Knight's credentials have already put him in the Basketball Hall of Fame. He has won three national championships, an Olympic gold medal, and more games than all but one other coach.

Details the activities of students of the University of Texas in Austin during their spring vacation. Reason students went to Barton Springs in Austin; Study habits of students.

Focuses on the resignation in June 2001 of professor Karen Ruggiero, who was recruited by the University of Texas in Austin in September 2000, amid charges that she faked research data at her former institution. Brief information on her research; Remarks from the executive vice president of the Texas institution.

Relates the challenges faced by professor Paul E. Krueger after the local news in Pennsylvania exposed the fact that he was a convicted murderer. Impact of the news on Krueger's teaching career; Implication of the Krueger case for colleges' hiring policies; Reaction of Krueger's former colleagues to his situation; Details of the murder case which occurred in Texas in 1965. INSET: Should Colleges Check Up on Professors?.

Reports that the September 9, 1999 issue of the Texas Tech University student newspaper was filled with the word `censorship,' except for a single editorial and the usual advertisements. Protest on a United States Appeals Court's decision upholding Kentucky State University's confiscation of thousands of yearbooks.

Discusses the growth of academic fraud world-wide. Cheating and other forms of falsification at epidemic proportions; Research of Harold J. Noah and colleague described at the annual meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society in April, 1999; Why students cheat; View that competitive pressures led officials in the Austin, Texas school system to illegally invalidate the results of their lowest-scoring students on the 1998 Texas Assessment of Academic Skills examination.

Reports on U.S. President George Bush's selection of Texas A&M University as the site of a library that will house his papers in College Station, Texas. Other Texas schools that competed for the library; University's plan to integrate the library into the academic programs; Financing strategy for the library; Bush's plan to be involved in the activities of the library.

The article focuses on the issues and topics discussed during the 145th annual national meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1979 in Houston, Texas. Richard F. Voss of the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center argued that all naturally occurring noises and movements have curiously identical fluctuations in their pitch and loudness. Robert Mark of Princeton University explained the physics of Gothic cathedrals. Sally Davenport of the Texas Coastal and Marine Council in Austin presented a paper entitled "Can We Force Texans to Protect Themselves in Hurricanes?"

The article discusses the book, "Revolution in Texas: How a Forgotten Rebellion and Its Bloody Suppression Turned Mexicans Into Americans," by Benjamin H. Johnson. Texas-based scholar named Johnson in his book portrays the Texas Rangers as bad guys who terrorized and murdered hundreds and perhaps thousands of Mexican-born Texans living along the border nearly a century ago. The book and a 2004 documentary based on an incident in the same period has now led a Texas lawmaker to introduce legislation this year honoring the Tejano rebels who died at the hands of the Rangers and vigilante groups in the failed uprising in 1915.

Features Richard Tapia, professor of applied mathematics at Rice University in Houston, Texas. His views on student diversity; Educational attainment; Information on the Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate program headed by Tapia; Family background; Comments from Rice president Malcolm Gillis on the personality of Tapia.

Discusses the state funding of flagship institutions in Texas. Overview of the master plans for the universities in California and Michigan; Information on the fund raised by the flagship universities in the state; Problem associated with demographics and student population.

Focuses on the efforts of colleges outside Texas to recruit minority high school students from Texas. Background on the 1996 Hopwood vs. Texas decision which banned the use of affirmative action by Texas institutions; Financial aid as a persuasion tactic offered by recruiters; Attempts by counselors to dissuade minority students from attending out-of-state schools.

All along they wanted the same thing: to leave home, decorate a dorm-room wall, and shape a new life. Find out how two Texas students weathered an uncertain summer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the collection of works by Irish writer Samuel Beckett at the Beckett International Foundation at the University of Reading, England and the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at the University of Texas. After 100 years, Ireland remains happy to claim him as its own. The web site created by Ransom Center, Fathoms From Anywhere: a Samuel Beckett Centenary Exhibition, features a collection his works. The Beckett Foundation also posted hundreds of manuscripts and other items, together with Julian A. Gartforth, a research fellow at the foundation who made the cataloging of Beckett's work.

The article reports that legislative efforts failed in 2005 to repeal a law that guarantees the top 10 percent of graduates from every high school in the state admission to a public university in Texas. The state's two flagship universities began using flat-rate tuition plans in the 2005-2006 academic year. The 2005-2007 budget also includes $100-million for a new fund to improve research at the state's universities and aid the creation of technology companies, an effort proposed by Governor Rick Perry, a Republican. The article also provides statistical information related to the demography of the state.

Focuses on the success of the University Co-Operative Society bookstore at the University of Texas in Austin. Changes in the management; Closure of several departments of the bookstore to tighten its financial and inventory controls; Success of the cooperative in selling used books.

Reports on the royalties paid by University of Texas in Denton, Texas to professors whose online materials are used by other instructors. Optimism of the administrators for such policies and the development of online courses; Similar plans of other universities; Background of the students at University of Texas. INSET: The Lure of the Dollar..

Reports on the dispute at the University of Texas over the design of their Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art in Austin. Selection of architects Herzog & de Meuron; How architecture should reflect the goals of the institution; Connections of the author with the university; Importance of collaborating and respecting the work of professionals.

The article examines the educational value of fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls, which were bought by the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, and by Azusa Pacific University in California. While the fragments raise the colleges profile, several scholars are uncomfortable with the idea that universities will pay millions of dollars for high-profile objects to enhance their academic reputations. The prevalence of looted artifacts is discussed.

The article reviews several museum exhibits on culture running within the United States in 2008. Exhibitions include "Mambo Jambo: Cabinet of the Cosmos," at Rice University Art Gallery, in Houston, Texas, January 24-March 2, "American Sabor: Latinos in U.S. Popular Music," through September 7 at the Experience Music Project in Seattle, Washington, and "On the Road with the Beats," February 4-August 3 at the Harry Ransom Research Center of the University of Texas, Austin.