Changes in the world of higher education since the '60s can be captured in several photographs, including the aftermath of the war protest rally at Kent State, James Meredith with the National Guard, Allan Bakke beside a patient's bed, and the Asian student in Beijing who challenged government tanks. (MLW)

Jewish studies have split into two camps. The one camp is the ethnic and the other is the academic. The crisis of ethnic studies arose because the ethnics ignored the disciplines of the academy, and because the academy found a way to segregate the ethnics. (MLW)

Being minorities, or "the other" in institutions and in institutional life is discussed. "Otherness," which means feeling excluded, or even disdained and scorned, produces a sense of isolation or alienation. Higher education needs to reflect the diversity of society and lead the struggle against exclusion and alienation. (MLW)

Two remedial, basic skills programs at two predominately Black colleges-- Miles College in Birmingham, Alabama, and Tougaloo College in Mississippi--are compared by Tougaloo composition teacher John Monro, formerly a dean at Harvard. He argues that such programs are justified by their successes. (JMF)

The need for effective lobbying in Washington by Black colleges and the shortcomings of present activities are outlined. Specific actions regarding Title III funds for developing institutions are among the lobbying needs assessed. (JMF)

Institutions employ too few Latino faculty and employ too many statistical tricks in their reporting. The problems Latinos face in entering the teaching of law mirror the problems of minorities in the academy at large: exceedingly small numbers, arbitrarily employed hiring criteria, and prejudice. (MLW)

In an excerpt from his autobiography, a Mexican-American expresses his strong feelings about the unfortunate realities behind affirmative action and bilingual education, based on his own experiences and observation of others'. (MSE)

A policy of lowered standards and expectations for minorities, it is suggested, is reflected in the evolution of government-sponsored programs intended to change the pattern of poverty by helping the disadvantaged through educational opportunity. Such programs include Head Start and Cornell University's special education program. (MLW)

As students begin formal schooling earlier and students mature more quickly, the high school/college connection must be restructured. The high school/college transition, teacher training, professional practice, economic development, service to adults, and a proposal for change are discussed from a New York perspective. (MLW)

A college administrator and a college professor discuss their college backgrounds, how they met at a Black Student Association meeting at New York University, and their commitment to equality, justice, and pluralistic education. Higher education is urged to encourage both pluralism and egalitarianism. (MLW)

An alternative analysis of minority enrollments in U.S. colleges and universities suggests that little progress has been made in minority access to higher education. The current informal backlash against affirmative action and de facto college segregation inhibit racial fairness. Segregation and restricted access should be redefined as being due…

A decrease in minorities in the teaching profession is likely to occur at a time when the school-age population will be more than 30% minority. If the decrease continues, young blacks will be deprived of role models and a special caring that is irreplaceable. (MLW)

After Hopwood versus Texas, a court case in which race-conscious university admission was held unconstitutional, colleges failing to reexamine and mend policies may be inviting trouble. Institutions have a responsibility to sustain conversation within and beyond campus communities about affirmative action, looking at the deep differences in values…

Opportunity in this country is more and more a function of education. Education matters. Headlines tell the story. On average, the individual with an associate's degree will earn 20-to-30 percent more than the worker who only has a high school diploma. The worker with a bachelor's degree will earn 40 percent more than the high school graduate. The…

Nannerl Overhouser Keohane, one of a new breed of women presidents of women's colleges, is strongly committed to feminist scholarship and is also working to prepare Wellesley's graduates for the technology of the future. The role of minority students at Wellesley is discussed. (MLW)