Presents highlights of the National Association of College Admission Counselors' first 50 years. (ABB)

Details the many roles and functions that emerged for both college and school counselors during the 1960s. Notes that it was the translation of member commitment into action during the 1960s that began to provide national prominence for the National Association of College Admission Counselors. (ABB)

Presents keynote address from 43rd National Conference of the National Association of College Admission Counselors. Urges educators and counselors to become conscious futurists and to work toward cross-cultural living. Asserts that counseling and admission decisions of counselors have lifelong ramifications for students. (NB)

Presents an address given at the National Conference of the National Association of College Admission Counselors concerning the ongoing process of redefining American education. Offers propositions for affecting change in those undesired trends which are reversible. (ABB)

Reviews educational trends related to student financial aid and discusses implications for college admissions officers, who must serve both the institution and the public. Discusses difficulties involved in providing educational opportunities to talented poor students. (JAC)

Presentation to members of the National Association of College Admission Counselors addresses the need to prepare students for the future. Attempts to predict life in the year 2020 and how best to communicate present visions and values to today's college students. (ABB)

Discusses institutional quality and its implications for college admissions counselors in terms of changing student interests, recruitment, and outcomes of education. Describes the influence of college characteristics such as size and reputation on students' choice of a college and on high school counselors' advice. (JAC)

Presents keynote address from 43rd National Conference of the National Association of College Admission Counselors. Focuses on minority access within higher education community. Commends missions and commitment of predominantly Black colleges and urges all institutions to establish firm commitments to education of minority youth. (NB)

Three major constraints on admissions and records offices in the next decade--enrollment stabilization or decline, technological improvements, and steady-state funding--will have the greatest effect on staff, faculty, administration, and students. Appropriate planning in these three areas can serve to bolster the entire academic system. (MSE)

Proceedings from the Sixth Annual Meeting of the Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers that pertain to office management are summarized including: calendars; commencement procedures; publications; records; registration; reports; scheduling; staffing; testing; transcripts; and certificates. Names and addresses of conference…

Highlights several presentations and speeches from the National Association of College Admissions Counselors Conference, Philadelphia, October, 1981. In six articles deals with women in management, career decisions, national admissions standards, the admissions counselors' future role in the educational process, and student aid programs. (JAC)