Educational institutions are seemingly turning their backs on those students interested in promoting social change for a better society. (HS)

A special program at Temple University sponsored by the Association of Retired Professionals (ARP) offers courses for retirees both to attend and to teach. Its success and stimulation are emphasized. (LBH)

Author discusses higher education in terms of voluntary agreements between students and teachers. This approach would focus the student's attention on his goals for entering college, broaden the range of educational techniques and establish means by which effective teaching would be directly awarded. (Author)

The unique program offered at Oakes College, at the University of California at Santa Cruz, attempts to capitalize on the ethnic and cultural differences of minority students while offering them remedial instruction and support services to enable them to compete with majority students within the California System. (JMF)

Wheaton College, a small liberal arts college for women, has begun integrating women's experiences into the mainstream of learning, to bring a gender-balanced perspective to the traditional liberal arts. A project funded by a grant from the Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education is described. (MLW)