much of the research on women that is now finding its way into the curriculum.

In a related action, the Feminist Press received $150,000 for continued publication of Women's Studies International and other reports dealing with research conducted by women's studies centers in the developing world.

The nation's four-year colleges and universities have developed an extraordinary variety of degree programs in recent years, but wide differences in academic requirements for these programs have caused many to wonder what a college degree represents today. In 1981, the Association of American Colleges launched a study that is examining the meaning and purpose of the baccalaureate degree. To assist completion of its final report, due in 1985, the Foundation granted the association $100,000.

The Council for the Advancement of Experiential Learning received funds for a project aimed at increasing access to college of students who perform poorly on standardized tests. In the project, students write detailed profiles of themselves and then are interviewed about events in which they have demonstrated an ability to achieve. Colleges in the South, the Midwest, and the Middle Atlantic region will experiment with the new assessment method.

The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund received $320,000 for two projects aimed at improving Hispanic access to higher education. The first, in California, will seek to eliminate academic barriers that prevent many Hispanic students