1. Chronicle discussion on tuition features Bates alumnus
In The Chronicle of Higher Education's "Colloquy Live" on Wednesday at 2 p.m. EDT, U.S. Rep. Howard P. (Buck) McKeon, a California Republican, will be the guest in a live, online discussion of how rising tuition costs can best be controlled. Following that chat, two experts on higher-education issues -- David W. Breneman and Bates alumnus Jamie P. Merisotis -- will discuss Mr. McKeon's and other tuition proposals. Advance questions are encouraged and may be posted now. www.chronicle.com/colloquylive/2003/09/tuition/

Jamie P. Merisotis '86 is president of the Institute for Higher Education Policy. David W. Breneman is a university professor and dean of the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia.