Special programs for disadvantaged students were analyzed according to the following areas: (1) the presence of particular components and practices; (2) the rank order of importance of components and practices, and (3) program assessment and recommendation for program changes by directors and students. (Author)

Similarities and differences in "special" faculty (those involved in programs for economically and educationally disadvantaged students) are reviewed along with the consideration given to teaching and other criteria for retention and promotion of "special" faculty. (Author/LBH)

The academic progress and immediate promotion of minority and disadvantaged students in medical school is of national concern. The preliminary impacts of two experimental programs at the Medical College of Virginia, and their implications, are discussed. (LBH)

Teaching experiences in an experimental college where students are members of ethnic minority groups and parents have low socioeconomic backgrounds. (HS)

This study measured the effectiveness of a college level compensatory program for black disadvantaged students relative to aspiration, motivation, and academic levels as compared to advantaged students. Results revealed that the disadvantaged group reduced the gap between initial disparities on the criterion measures for the independent variables…

Berea College is dedicated to providing an education to Appalachia's bright but poor students and to the goal of interracial education. In addition to a no-tuition policy, all students are given paying jobs. (Author/PG)

In this second edition of a NY State Education Department publication devoted to higher educational opportunity, the title of the newsletter has changed from COLLEGIATE NEWSLETTER ON THE DISADVANTAGED to the EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FORUM. The change reflects more clearly the broader emphasis that should be placed on efforts to extend the reach of…

The civil rights movement and legislative efforts of the "New Frontier" and "Great Society" served to accelerate acceptance of the idea that universal opportunity also applies to higher education. Many colleges and universities designed experimental and compensatory programs for Negro students with deficient pre-college backgrounds, but few…

The Martin Luther King (MLK) Program was initiated at the university in the fall of 1968 to provide special academic and financial assistance to disadvantaged students, particularly those of minority ethnic background. MLK Program students and students not in the program (non-MLK) were followed up nearly five years after entrance to the College of…

Section 1 of this report on programs for the disadvantaged in the Oregon State System of Higher Education defines the term disadvantaged and summarizes the barriers to higher education experienced by them. The next section reviews briefly the values that underlie the development of these programs and suggests some issues that must be considered in…

A semantic differential based on three factors: evaluation, potency, and activity was administered to 278 freshmen in 11 communications sections at a state college to study attitudes toward selected college related stimuli (Black students, professors, Glassboro State College, Afro-American courses, white students, me-myself). Students were…

In the fall of 1963, 22 disadvantaged high school graduates with the potential for college success were admitted to Michigan State University (MSU). They were provided with financial aid, remedial courses, tutoring, and individual counseling. Nine, or 41%, of the 22 students graduated on time in 1967, compared to a national average of 40% of all…

This study attempts to estimate the federal resources required to fulfill the aspirations of Americans for post-secondary education and draws up 2 possible levels of support to be reached by 1976--one to meet the nation's minimum aspirations and one which is more likely to allow the poor to participate in post-secondary education. The report is…

The main objectives of this study were: (1) to determine the degree to which SAT scores and high school grades were effective in predicting the freshman grades of disadvantaged/minority students; (2) to examine the validity of these same predictor variables for subgroups of minority freshmen formed on the basis of sex, ethnic background and…