A 2-YEAR STUDY OF COLLEGE FACULTY ADVISING WITH SELECTED FRESHMEN STUDENTS WAS STUDIED AT MACALESTER COLLEGE. SIX SPECIALLY SELECTED AND PREPARED FACULTY MEMBERS WERE GIVEN RELEASED CLASSTIME TO BE MORE AVAILABLE TO THE STUDENTS ASSIGNED TO THEM. THE HYPOTHESES WERE THAT SUCH AN ADVISORY SYSTEM WOULD RESULT IN (1) GREATER RETENTION OF STUDENTS,…

ELEVEN SELF-RATINGS ON PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS AND LIFE GOALS WERE RE-ADMINISTERED, AFTER A ONE-YEAR PERIOD, TO FRESHMEN AND SOPHOMORE STUDENTS AT A SAMPLE OF TEN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. COMPARISONS ACROSS INSTITUTIONS WERE MADE OF STUDENTS GIVING THE SAME INITIAL RESPONSE TO DETERMINE (1) WHETHER STUDENTS AT DIFFERENT COLLEGES SHOWED…

Institutional atmosphere forms the context of reasoning in an institution and defines the relationship between the individual and the organizational framework of the institution. The hierarchical complexity of the institutional dilemmas solved by people interacting in that institution defines the stages of reasoning embodied in the atmosphere. The…

The distinctive quality of a college is not readily discernible and its identification requires long-term, intensive study. Some common features that help to analyze the character of an institution were discovered in a study of historical developments which occurred during a 40 to 50-year period at 3 colleges (Antioch, Reed, and Swarthmore).…

Purposes that give rise to and shape of academic activities of faculty and thereby give the institution what is called its "inner order" are discussed. The ways in which legal formulations and resolutions either confirm or disturb the "inner order" of the institutions are explored. (Author/MLW)

This document is the result of a conference of university administrators and faculty and representatives of professional associations, private foundations, and civic organizations called to formulate strategies that can prepare students for responsible citizenship in a diverse democracy and to engage faculty members in developing and utilizing…