Drawing on empirical data from student surveys, as well as insights from faculty and higher education leaders across the country, ACTA's report details how the rapid shift to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the ongoing free speech crisis on college campuses, further suppressed viewpoint diversity, and encouraged more…

This resource guide is a companion to the report, "Helping Underserved Students at Higher Performing iPASS Colleges: An Exploration of Support Practices." The report details how Black, Latinx, and low-income students are supported at five institutions that participated in the study. This guide describes and provides hyperlinks to useful…

A new report written by Pullias Center researchers tackles the institutionalization of policing in higher education campus safety and management. By providing administrators with important perspectives, key takeaways, reflective questions, and specific recommendations, "Campus Policing: A Guide for Higher Education Leaders" acts as a…

Although diversity in higher education has continued to increase over the past 20 years, colleges and universities continue to enroll Black, Latinx and American Indian students in bachelor's programs at low rates; additionally, more selective institutions and high-demand fields of study are less likely to enroll these students, and they often are…

Provides suggestions for changes that would move campuses toward the ideal of fostering growth of critical thinking skills. Recommendations are divided into the areas of campus atmosphere, classroom behavior, student attitudes, curriculum materials, and criterion-referenced evaluation instruments. (JDH)

This book presents practical ideas related to the college experience for college-bound students and their parents. The first chapter discusses tying up loose ends. College applications, starting a file, doing laundry, taking care of medical needs, and graduation gift ideas are included. The second chapter discusses insurance needs, and the third…

This booklet provides advice, collected from the experiences of students who have completed their freshman year, on how to prepare for and complete the first year of college. The booklet begins with suggestions on the types of things that the new student should consider packing, such as items for the dorm room, various school supplies,…

Emphasis in this manual is on translating an institutional plan into the activities required for the capital expansion of an institution of higher education. The total institutional planning function is described and analyzed in detail in order to implement facility construction plans in an orderly and cost-effective manner. Four major categories…

Designed for all persons who conduct classes and for staff, administrators, and students, this booklet lays out guidelines for nonsexist communication. The booklet, intended both to raise consciousness about how sexist communication looks and sounds and to suggest nonsexist alternatives, is composed of four main sections. The first section…

This paper describes the campus environmental assessment and consultation program of the Illinois State University Student Counseling Center. The general model for this approach is outlined and its direction from the ecosystem model for campus design is discussed. The relationship between campus environmental assessment data and two system…

The ecosystem model is a design process utilizing an ecological approach. The manual presents processes developed and used during on-site campus applications of the model. It illustrates how work on a micro-level ecosystem project can be divided into stages, with instructions for accompanying discussions and process procedures for each. The manual…

This handbook provides information concerning appointments, salaries, fringe benefits, and privileges, as well as duties and responsibilities of the faculty and other matters of faculty interest at Concord College. In addition to the Faculty Constitution, appropriate regulations of the West Virginia Board of Regents and derivative academic and…

Policies and procedures of West Virginia University are presented in the 1976 edition of the faculty handbook. Major sections deal with: university organization; conditions of employment; payment and benefits; graduate school; off-campus education; research; student relations; support services; and other university policies. Appendices consider…

The responsibilities and privileges of the University of Georgia faculty are explained in the 1976-77 handbook. It was prepared for use as a first source and reference for faculty members, and was not intended to be definitive on policy matters. Major sections of the guide deal with: history and purpose of the university; organization; faculty…

Various faculty services and policies are described in the Spring 1975 edition of the Portland handbook. Specific areas covered include: faculty fringe benefits, credit union, Academic Senate, library services, public relations and information, Instructional Media Center, Continuing Education Center, Computer Center, administrative services,…