This document outlines the activities of Dr. David Madsen during one year as a USOE postdoctoral fellow at the University of California. During this time he completed a 40-page study entitled "Daniel C. Gilman: President of the Carnegie Institution of Washington" and an essay "On Preparing the Doctoral Dissertation." Work was continued on an analog model for assessing changes in an American liberal arts college and an environmental assessment technique for examining student and faculty attitudes. Dr. Madsen also gave eight lectures, and attended 30 lectures and symposia on research in higher education. His other activities included discussions with research personnel and informal counseling with doctoral students. (RT)