Discusses the British experiment with use of multimedia for instruction. (JF)

A comprehensive survey reveals which states have laws concerning admissions to public 2-year colleges and what these laws mean. (Editor)

An intensive advising program for entering freshmen at the College of Staten Island was designed to provide information, personal interaction, clarification or development of immediate and long-range goals, and direction in attaining them. Analysis of the advising session content and program results is presented. (MSE)

Discusses open admissions in Britain: the need for alternatives at different levels, interinstitutional cooperation on structure and syllabi, transferability of credit, and student mobility. (PG)

Describes the pitfalls inherent in removing all barriers to postsecondary education at the community college level. (PG)

Investigates effects on universities of two factors: (1) the degree to which "open" or "restricted" entrance requirements affect the composition of the student body; and (2) the degree to which a "professional" or "collegial" self-image is prevalent among the faculty and staff. (Author/PG)

Major issues that emerged in the interplay of higher education and society in the 1960s and are relevant today are considered in a newsletter article. It is noted that the social movements of the 1960s that began on the campus continue to fundamentally change society, and these changes will also force higher education to play a different role in…

Describes a technique for teaching creative writing to students attending an open admissions college. (RB)

Discusses the problems associated with teaching developmental reading in a four-year college with an open enrollment policy and suggests a method to get the students interested. (RB)

The suggestions in this paper offer some alternatives to the traditional perfunctory "remedial" programs that open the doors to hundreds of students and then fail to followup on the students' progress. General objectives of a basic skills program for open-admissions inner-city students should include the following: (1) To help each student…

The Professional Staff Congress of the City University of New York (CUNY) presents in this document a critique of the open admissions policy at CUNY. If open admissions students were given a reasonable opportunity for collegiate success, then retention rates would lose much of their significance in evaluating the programs at the CUNY. But…

The papers in this volume, except for the last one, were delivered at the March 1970 National Conference of the American Association for Higher Education held in Chicago. Part I deals with "who should decide who goes to college," and contains a paper by Wayne Morse who concludes that it is the people who should make the decision, since it's for…