This article chronicles the authors' effort to construct a pedagogical exercise to help students connect food consumption to social class membership through the analysis of restaurant menus. Similar to Albers and Bach's (2003) use of music as an element of popular culture, the authors use food to convey sociological concepts related to social…

This paper looks at current trends in higher education nationally and in Colorado. It offers projections for the future to assist the development of possible strategies and directions for higher education in the early 21st Century. Opening sections look at higher education broadly noting the Colorado vision statement for postsecondary education,…

It was the purpose of the study to allow a limited number of students (200) at St. Cloud State College (now a university) in Minnesota an opportunity to design their own programs of study without regard to college curriculum regulations. The pilot program was limited to students working for a bachelor of arts degree (liberal arts). Two control…

Information about degrees and other formal awards conferred between July 1, 1976 and June 30, 1977 in New York state colleges and universities are presented. Tables provide the following information: degrees conferred in institutional classification, 1976-77; degree trends by type of institution, level of degree, and year, 1972-73 to 1976-77;…

Enrollment figures and estimates for institutions of higher education covering fall 1973 and 1974 are presented. Tables indicate growth rated in public and private 4-year institutions and the 4-year branches of universities, and for 2-year institutions and the 2-year branches of other institutions. Data are also presented by sex and attendance…

This document explores how Virginia higher education perpetuates stereotypic social roles, the evolution of sexually segregated schools, the current evidences of sexual discrimination towards faculty, staff and students, the State Council of Higher Education's 1967 plan for higher education, the status of Virginia higher education under the law…

The issue of quality at regional state colleges and universities is discussed. While aspiring to become a major research institution is inappropriate for a regional state college or university, research and scholarly activities consistent with the norms of the faculty's disciplines are critical to the development of institutional quality. (MLW)

Montclair State College (New Jersey) is typical of many smaller public campuses that must respond to state mandates for student outcomes assessment, particularly in a community with changing demographics. Montclair's experience suggests lessons for other to ensure fairness for minority students. (Author/MSE)

In seeking ways to address racial problems on college campuses this study applied a hermeneutical approach to social relations which acknowledges the centrality of actors' perspectives in the creation of social reality. In this model, based on the hermeneutical theory of Hans-George Gadamer, conflict has neither a negative or positive influence on…

The use of a measure of geographic proximity to help explain enrollment competition among postsecondary institutions was investigated. The measure, the number of miles between institutions, was obtained by determining the longitude and latitude coordinates for about 99% of the schools in the Higher Education General Information System universe.…

Student attitudes and awareness of the placement services at Salem State College were studied. A questionnaire was administered to 300 randomly selected students, or 6 percent of the school population. Ninety percent of the respondents were between 16 and 25 years old. There were twice as many freshmen as seniors in the study sample (and the…

Student course selection under a new curriculum at the State University of New York College at Oswego was studied. A second study objective was to determine whether there were differences in breadth of study between students who differed in academic promise as freshmen. Four years after entering the college, over half the students in the class of…

A custom-fit degree plan was developed and implemented at Connors State College in Oklahoma through support from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education. The project objectives were to develop: a model of counseling, advisement, and instructional units; a comprehensive file of community and business resources; and a close…

The University of Washington (UW) investigated the use of three general examinations of the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) to increase flexibility in curricular arrangements, to assess the impact of curriculum upon student learning, and to formulate upper-division matriculation standards. Tests were administered to a sample of 333…

This report presents the results of the annual survey of the geographic origins, or permanent residences, of students attending institutions of the State University of New York in the fall 1975 term. The report includes all credit course students and all institutions of the State University system. The student and institutional data elements that…