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Presents interviews with Dr. William H. Maehl, author of "Lifelong Learning at its Best: Innovative Practices in Adult Credit Programs," and Dr. Tony Zeiss, president of Central Piedmont Community College (North Carolina). Asserts that lifelong learners need flexible scheduling, credit for life experience, and a variety of degree or certificate programs. (NB)

Presents an interview with Drs. Carolyn J. Palmer and Robert A. Rhoads regarding campus violence and campus activism. Describes a rise in relationship violence (involving dating partners, roommates, classmates, etc.) since the 1960s, as well as a rise in binge drinking and the use of weapons on campus. Differentiates between campus violence and campus activism. (Contains 17 references.) (PGS)

This article presents the Two Sides interviews, which confront the serious and immediate conflict between free speech and hate speech on college campuses. Dr. Robert O' Neil discusses the scope of free speech in the college community, while Dr. Timothy Shiell focuses on hate speech on campuses. Contains 12 references. (VWC)

Discusses an initiative to revitalize senior faculty through an interview with Dr. Bernice Braid, Dean of Academic and Instructional Resources at Long Island University (New York). Also presents the inducements for early retirement in the second half of this article via an interview with Dr. Leonard T. Kreisman, Senior Professor of Economics, Government, and History at Union County College (New Jersey). (VWC)

Presents an interview with Luba Chiliwniak on the significance of the gender gap for women in higher education. Offers an interview with Gregory Bernhardt as a "flip side" to the gap as it relates to men. Contains 14 references. (VWC)

Discusses Sax's book (co-authored by Marisol Arredondo), Student Attitudes Toward Affirmative Action in Higher Education, which analyzed data from the Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) and the Freshman Survey by the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA. (15 citations) (EMH)

Describes interviews with John Roueche, director of the Community College Leadership Program at the University of Texas, regarding factors that isolate part-time faculty, and with David Leslie, professor at the College of William and Mary, regarding factors that integrate part-time faculty. Compares use of part-time personnel in industry and education. Contains 16 references. (JDI)

Presents two interviews: the first with educational researcher, Charles H. Abelmann, about educational accountability and what educational institutions are being asked to demonstrate; and the second with Paul Elsner, Chancellor of Arizona's Maricopa Community Colleges regarding the community college's response to demands for accountability. (11 citations) (AJL)