With the war in Iraq ending, thousands of members of the military will be re-entering civilian life. For many of these vets, their first priority will be their college education. Temple, for one, is ready for them. The number of veterans enrolled at Temple has doubled in the last year, to 505 this fall. "We set up a committee two years ago to address the needs and concerns of these students," said Laura Reddick, Temple's associate director for adult and veteran student recruitment.

Effective image management helps build careers and advance goals. But all too often managing personal image can be about deception and lying. Those who manage image successfully are truthful and listen to themselves. "Accept that there will be career consequences for living more authentically," writes Robert Giacalone, a professor of human resource management at Temple's Fox School of Business. "So, compete on competence, developing your knowledge, skills and abilities and manage the image of your real competencies.

The University of Maryland needs to raise nearly $4.2 million by July 1 to save its storied men's track program, and five other sports programs are in danger of being cut unless more money can be found. Division I Football Bowl Subdivision universities must offer a minimum of 16 intercollegiate sports, including eight for women.