Odds and Ends: A Chat About Change
CURRENTS Article Paul Heaton, director of the CASE Center for Community College Advancement, talks to Jeff Selingo, vice president and editorial director at the Chronicle of Higher Education, about the debate over the value of a college degree, the future of higher education, and the death of the press release.

The Future Is Here
CURRENTS Article Research universities have banded together to create Futurity.org, a website that aggregates their research in the form of accessible, engaging news stories.

AdvanceWork: Eyes Are the Prize
CURRENTS Article Half of the 10 most popular science and technology press releases distributed by EurekAlert! in 2003 were generated by colleges and universities. The senior program associate for EurekAlert!, the online news service of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, says that catchy headlines and compelling news are most likely to capture readers’ attention. Top releases in 2003 came from the University of Utah, Imperial College London, the University of Southern California, Stanford University, and the University of Washington.