season 7-
episode names revealed:

Lessons- aired September 24, 2002 In the US
Dawn starts school at the newly rebuilt Sunnydale High, while Buffy patrols the new campus on the look out for anything out of the ordinary - and for good reason. Dead people hunt Dawn and Buffy, Spike reappears, and there's a new principal at school. In England, Giles helps Willow to learn to control her power and begin to forgive herself for her actions in Sunnydale. David Solomon directed the episode written by Joss Whedon.

beneath you- airs October 1, 2002 In the US
There's a giant worm on the loose in Sunnydale, and Spike's back to help (or maybe it's to hinder). Willow prepares to head home from England, though reluctantly. Buffy starts her new job at Sunnydale High, Xander is having trouble getting back onto the dating scene, and Anya's back to her old vengeance game. Nick Marck directed the episode written by Doug Petrie.

Same Time, Same Place- airs October 8, 2002 In the US
Willow arrives home, and the gang's waiting for her, but they can't seem to see each other. Meanwhile, a skin-eating demon is making the rounds in Sunnydale, and leaving victims that look quite like Warren did, leading Buffy, Dawn and Xander, and even Willow to wonder if she's connected to the killings. James A. Contner directed the episode written by Jane Espenson.

Help- aired October sometime
Buffy starts her first week counseling students at Sunnydale High and meets a teen named Cassie, who somehow knows her own death will occur in just a few days. Buffy, along with the help of the gang, rushes to find out the circumstances of Cassie's death and how to prevent it. Willow begins to make peace and settle back into Sunnydale life. Rick Rosenthal directed the episode written by Rebecca Rand Kirshner.

selfless- aired October 22nd
From tvguide.com: A wish granted by Anya (Emma Caulfield) has devastating consequences in this alternately witty and wrenching tale. Anya's breakup with Xander (Nicholas Brendon) has driven her to return to her vengeance-demon ways with, well, a vengeance. But that changes after she takes a humiliated coed's desire to make frat boys "feel what it's like to have [their] hearts ripped out" too literally. Horrified by the carnage she has caused, Anya struggles to wash the blood from her hands. Juxtaposed with this "Macbeth"-like scene is a hilarious flashback detailing Anya's transformation from medieval Swedish housewife to demon. Back in the present, Willow discovers the bodies and alerts Buffy.

Him -Airs in November 5, 2002

~Buffy will be returning for the seventh season next year. Joss says the next season: "We're going back to our original mission statement. Back to the positive view of the joy of female empowerment. This year was about adult life and relationships--and making really, really bad decisions. Next year will still be scary and different and strange, but it will be more of a positive outlook. People will stop abandoning Dawn. Willow won't be a junky anymore. Buffy won't be dead." ~And according to Joss, the theme for next year, "It's: 'Buffy Year One.' It's let's get back to the joy of this very simple concept, that this silly woman no one takes seriously is actually the most powerful woman in the world." There you have it.