Editor's notes / Nicolas A. Valcik -- Issues in homeland security / Denise P. Sokol -- The tension between data confidentiality and national security in higher education / Cathe Lester -- Information security issues in higher education and institutional research / William L. Custer -- Homeland security initiatives and background checks in higher education / Stephanie Hughes, Eileen Weisenbach Keller, Giles T. Hertz -- SEVIS: the impact of homeland security on American colleges and universities / Janet V. Danley -- Uses of GIS for homeland security and emergency management for higher education institutions / Stuart B. Murchison -- Compliance issues and homeland security with new federal regulations for higher education institutions / Nicolas A. Valcik -- Impact of incidents on enrollments at higher education institutions / Hans P. L'Orange -- Conclusion / Dawn Kenney -- Index.