An exemplary program based at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay greatly increases the odds that at-risk youngsters will not only graduate from high school, but will go on to higher education. The program is also a model of university/community collaboration. ["Inspiring Students to Create the Future" was written with Timothy U.…

Part-time social studies instructor at two community colleges set out to disprove weekly news magazine's claim that large percentage of American students could not properly identify our enemy in World War II. Majority of his class thought Russia was our enemy, when asked to choose among Mexico, Vietnam, Russia, Germany. Furthermore, students…

Profiles Mike, a middle-aged Comanche who was preliterate when beginning the author's class in English as a Second Language. Although traditional schooling had failed him, Mike learned enough English to become a prolific writer and translator of North American poetry. By raising tuition and standards, California community college system will…

In 1989, Queens College (New York) launched its Big Buddy program pairing college students with homeless youngsters. Designed to assist homeless children and increase the college community's sensitivity to homelessness, the pilot project helped provide a secure environment, build positive relationships, expand the children's world, improve…

Student workshops can complement coursework in the academic disciplines and provide field training for public health, social work, urban planning, and other professions. This article describes three community-planning workshops for college students: a community planning workshop in rural east central Illinois, a neighborhood revitalization project…