Describes a new book that argues that faculties lack diversity in part because affirmative action has led many minority students to enroll at colleges where they do not do well enough to go on to Ph.Ds. (EV)

Problems encountered by young minority faculty members at Old Dominion University (Virginia) in the institution's attempt to diversify its faculty are examined, including expectations perceived by new faculty as unreasonable, lack of mentoring or institutional support, and perceptions of racial bias. Difficulties in retaining black faculty members…

Overall college and university enrollments have increased this fall due to returning and transfer students despite a reduction in incoming freshman numbers. A number of schools have difficulty accommodating larger populations. Some have had success in recruiting minority students, but others are frustrated by smaller high school graduating…

Explores how Virginia Tech's aggressive push to hire female and minority professors has led to questions about its fairness and legality. (EV)

Angered by admissions and financial aid policies that they say unfairly favor minority students, undergraduates on some campuses are forming White-student unions. Only Temple University and the University of Florida have recognized the White unions. This comes at a time when campuses are trying to encourage racial interaction. (MLW)

A national survey of 25,780 college faculty and 872 institutions investigated patterns in race, part- and full-time employment, disciplines, academic rank, and institution type. Overall, only one-third work part time, with the highest proportion in community colleges. Data are presented, by racial group and gender, for each of these variables.…