Discusses why an explosion of options for students to earn college credit while still in high school underscores the progress in creating a seamless K-16 educational system and demonstrates that academic challenges provided by college-level courses can be an inspiration, not a barrier. (EV)

Making certain that minority groups are well represented in student bodies is often difficult, as in the case of the University of Michigan where the student body numbers over 40,000. (HS)

Changes in the world of higher education since the '60s can be captured in several photographs, including the aftermath of the war protest rally at Kent State, James Meredith with the National Guard, Allan Bakke beside a patient's bed, and the Asian student in Beijing who challenged government tanks. (MLW)

Ethnic studies are focused on the problems, history, culture, customs, values, and politics of white ethnic groups in America. (Author/PG)

Jewish studies have split into two camps. The one camp is the ethnic and the other is the academic. The crisis of ethnic studies arose because the ethnics ignored the disciplines of the academy, and because the academy found a way to segregate the ethnics. (MLW)

Describes a college in New York that offers a 1-year program of higher education in evening classes for disadvantaged students. (HS)

A student at Lehman College describes student reaction to the threat of loss of free tuition and open admissions at New York City University. To money managers, he contends, they represent a "noble tradition," to students economic necessities. (Editor/JT)

A list of precollege programs that help Hispanic students stay in school and succeed in the courses necessary for educational and occupational success is presented. Early intervention programs, organization programs, and scholarship programs are discussed.

Many changes in college enrollment patterns have occurred since 1982. Three variables that affect enrollment include: differential fertility among population groups, a state's ability to retain students to high school graduation, and the number of a state's high school graduates who leave the state for college. (MLW)

For a business-person, the argument that making a profit leads to poor "product" quality would seem silly or worse, insulting. However, this is a common assumption in higher education. Similarly, increasing productivity (a typical business goal) has never been accepted as a worthy aspiration in higher education. In traditional…

Demographic realities demand that institutions of higher education understand that their long-term future is linked to their abilities to attract, recruit, and retain minority students. Five regions most affected by Hispanic growth are the southwest, the northeast, south Florida, Chicago, and the Pacific northwest. (MLW)

The influx of Vietnamese and Cambodian refugees since 1975 has impacted American colleges and universities dramatically. Problems and successes of these Asian students are described. (LBH)

The influx of Cuban refugees following Castro's rise to power and the Bay of Pigs invasion is described. Their settlement in southern Florida was aided by the educational community, particularly the schools and colleges of Miami, whose task will continue to be that of unifying the American and Cuban cultures. (LBH)