Launched with $25 million of support and a "swinging" plan of educational innovation, the new experimental college on the Amherst campus begins its second year to mixed reviews. (Editor/IR)

A study of matched groups of college women shows that women in coresidential settings have higher self-esteem, less stereotyped conceptions of sex roles, and better relationships with men and women. (Author)

Anticipated and final majors of 1,700 students at 8 women's colleges and 818 female students at 7 coed colleges were analyzed. At women's colleges, 40-70% of the women shifted from female-dominated to neutral or male-dominated majors, compared with only 25% at coed schools. At both types of schools, 22% of women left male-dominated majors. (SK)

Investigated whether gender composition of home and high school environment in which woman was reared has influence upon her occupational interests. Results from 60 female college students indicated that college women who reported attending single-sex high school and who also had brothers demonstrated interest in nontraditional careers…

Discusses the move toward coeducation being made by some women's colleges. Economic pressures and decreasing enrollment motivate some schools to become coeducational; others have a new view of their missions in an era in which women have increasing numbers of role models outside the college environment. (SLD)

Interviews with professional women in higher education point out that major obstacle to full acceptance of women as professionals is male chauvinism--among females too. (Author)

Discusses the effects of socio-economic status on the enrollment of women in higher education and motives for attendance. Also points out factors that distinguish high from low-aspiring women, and differences in the treatment of women and men in the educational process. (AS)

The coeducational college classroom with male and female teachers working cooperatively provides an appropriate setting for the discussion of sexually relevant issues. Myths and misunderstandings can then be confronted and discussed by everyone. (JN)

Traces the careers of four women who were instrumental in transforming the position of dean of women from dormitory matron into professional administrator. These women were Marion Talbot, University of Chicago, 1892-1925; Mary Bidwell Breed, Indiana University, 1901-06; Ada Louise Comstock, University of Minnesota, 1906-12; and Lois Kimball…

Examined whether feminist professors of psychology at women's colleges derived more job satisfaction than feminist professors at coed colleges. Surveys and interviews indicated that feminist professors were generally satisfied with their pedagogical situations and generally dedicated to and successful at teaching. Institutional affiliation…

The diary of Lydia Short indicates that college study at Butler University provided somewhat more positive experiences for women than scholars such as Jill Conway, Ronald W. Hogeland, and LeeAnna Lawrence found in other coeducational institutions where women still occupied their prescribed roles. The second woman to graduate from Butler University…

Suggestions and guidelines for establishing rules for co-recreational intramural activities are presented. These rules are not intended as a precedent or a national standard--they are ideas for adapting standardized rules for men's and women's sports to meet the needs, demands, and characteristics of co-recreational sports. Eleven different…

A short history of the development of women's educational opportunities is provided. (DE)