In an effort to revitalize Bennington College (Vermont), its president recently fired 26 of 79 faculty members, reduced and reorganized academic departments and divisions, replaced tenure with multi-year contracts, and recruited new faculty. Some claim violation of academic freedom. Enrollment has increased, particularly among first-time students,…

As is the case in most K-12 schools, male students, in comparison to their female counterparts, disproportionately violate policies and are sanctioned more often for violence and disruptive behaviors on college and university campuses across the country. A theoretical model to explain this phenomenon is proposed in this article. Specifically, a…

This paper offers the personal reactions of a high school student and his parents to 27 preapplication college campus visits conducted from June through August 1994. The institutions included three public, six private religious, and 18 private nonsectarian institutions. Data were obtained through observations and interviews, and the study reports…

A staff survey was conducted at Thomas Nelson Community College (TNCC) to examine how those employed at the college view its major instructional and student support programs. Along with demographic questions, the survey explored perceptions of the college's programs, promotional activities, and work environment, and overall impressions of TNCC. In…

The perceptions of undergraduate, graduate, and professional students at the University of California-Davis regarding campus strengths and weaknesses are presented. Data collected with a survey mailed to a stratified random sample of 1,565 students are used. Eight sections look at the following: (1) academic major programs (course content in the…

The final report and recommendations of the Commission on Student Life at San Diego State University are presented. The commission undertook a comprehensive review and evaluation of campus programs and services that contribute to student life. Specific tasks were as follows: (1) to examine all dynamic aspects of student life at San Diego State…

Recommends greater cooperation, especially concerning research, among political science, telecommunications, speech communications, and rhetoric. Discovers a useful paradigm in the combination of political content analysis and rhetorical analysis. Briefly discusses works that have synthesized these two approaches. (MJP)

Barriers to minority group student success in medical education are outlined, including inadequate preparation in science and mathematics, inadequate advising, nonsupportive faculty, lack of minority mentors and role models, costs, and inadequate information about academic and financial aid options. (MSE)

Examines the provision of disability accommodation in the law school classroom, including the crucial threshold task of establishing a durable and flexible accommodations policy; educating the school's administration, faculty, and student body; maintaining confidentiality; accommodating learning disabilities; law review accommodations; and support…

Highlights findings on campus climate from 30 years of the Cooperative Institutional Research Program and significance for higher education institutions in the next decade, focusing on relationship between student characteristics and campus climate as reflected in college choice and access, financial concerns, majors and career plans, values and…

This chapter discusses the difficulties associated with developing a social justice ally identity and provides practical suggestions to overcome them.

In this article I highlight the challenges facing a law lecturer in a multicultural society in transformation where the student is being prepared to serve society in different occupational fields as a professional person. I indicate that the law itself cannot effect change. For this we need properly trained lawyers. For an effective transformation…

Glassboro State College (New Jersey) has developed an institution-wide comprehensive, coordinated program based on the concept of early provision of quality services and programs to provide students with positive linkages to the institution. Persistence to graduation is the long-term goal of the retention program. Additional goals include…

Nearly 150 exemplary programs and policies at colleges and associations that promote sex equity in postsecondary education are described that are also adaptable to other settings. Thirteen short essays on the basics of change are also presented. The sex equity programs included those directed to students and staff, those designed to improve the…

The efforts of eight private four-year colleges to deal with revenue declines in the 1970s are described. The major social, political, and economic developments that contributed to the decline and recovery efforts are briefly reviewed. Attention is directed to strategic management responses to the financial stress. The colleges, whose identities…