In this article, the author discusses Portland Community College's Illumination Project, a yearlong academic theater program that tackles issues of oppression through interactive classroom and community performances. Participants write original interactive plays depicting incidents of oppression in students' lives. The project is a central aspect…

Diversity in academe is a priority, yet it seems increasingly difficult to achieve. The mentoring process can be an effective strategy for remedying this problem. Mentoring is a process that can increase the retention of minority students, with larger numbers graduated, and hired for faculty positions. (MLW)

American educators persist in thinking of the typical American college student as being under age 22, although statistics do not support this. There are steady increases in the enrollment of nontraditional students, especially women, which will affect curriculum design. (MLW)

A program at a small liberal arts college to reach a larger number of minority students is described. A climate of high academic expectations was created. By awakening the strengths that students brought with them to the university, these positive qualities motivated them to work on their deficits. (MLW)

Excerpts from a recent research report outline patterns of demographic and social change affecting higher education enrollment, staffing, and planning patterns in the near future. Among the findings are that: fewer students will have college preparation; industry, government, and other agencies are now and will be educating more adults than will…