Recent trends in higher education have called for renewed vitality in the connections between the in-class and out-of-class experiences. This movement has sparked increased interest in the interactions students have with each other, with instructional faculty, and with Student Affairs professionals. This article describes how residential learning…

Described the rationale, required elements, and pitfalls for a Faculty Fellows program based in a residence hall. (Author)

Results of this survey showed that most students approved of all-freshman halls. The majority of the faculty and staff disagreed. Groups also differed in views of the maturation process of students, students' ability to make friends, and willingness of upperclassmen to live with freshmen. (Author/NRB)

A study investigated the degree to which Canadian colleges and universities (n=22) integrated academic goals into their student residential systems. Results show little integration of academic goals into residence administration, and that the academic programming that exists is fragmented and short term. In addition, there is little faculty…