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At Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla., the motto "like father, like son" has taken on new meaning. In an unusual move in higher education. Kevin McAndrew will succeed his father as president. He takes office July 1. The elder Donald Ross has been president for 35 years, bringing a once two-year women's college to university status and guiding it through several name changes. The younger Ross started at Lynn in 1999 as associate dean of the College of International Communication.

It is vital that a college or university attract top students. Offering innovative programs that extend beyond the campus walls is one way universities can appeal to the best and brightest students. Programs in which educators collaborate with businesses--both from a learning aspect and an outreach perspective--can help a university to differentiate from its competitors.

University Business has compiled a list of websites that have become central points of contact for college administrators, faculty, staff, and students in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. These sites contain information clearinghouses, helpful links, and/or listservs. As new sites arise we will add them to the list. University Business is not responsible for the content of the websites.

National Association for College and University Business Officers/American Council on Education:

www.campusrelief.org

Harvard's President Lawrence Summers did much more this winter than question whether "innate differences" made it more difficult for women to achieve in math and science. He unintentionally created an opportunity for women's colleges to market themselves. His widely published remarks, which Summers later said were misconstrued, put a new focus on women in higher education. While women faculty at Harvard protested Summers' comments, the leaders at women's colleges used the media coverage to their advantage.

When I was a cub technology reporter in 1992--about 20 pounds ago--one of my first editors made a profound observation, telling me that "software wants to be free."