Criticizes post-Sputnik changes in college chemistry instruction, including the tendency to assign higher grades and the teaching of difficult material beyond the students's ability. (MLH)

Perspectives concerning the recruitment of graduate students are offered, with attention to the size and resources of the department and the school, faculty involvement in recruitment efforts, pools of eligible prospects, and obligations to students. Factors affecting upper and lower limits to graduate enrollment are identified, including the…

Presented to the faculty of the Fashion Institute of Technology (New York City) after the acceptance by the New York Board of Regents of the school's plan to offer master's degree programs, these remarks focus on the problems presented by rapid developments in communications technology and the responsibility of the faculty to participate in the…

Having neglected urban responsibilities for too long, institutions must now employ several strategies to mitigate problems and achieve a more livable and equitable society. (Editor/PG)

Drops in student enrollment may shift higher education into the business market, but educators must remember their primary task is in coulseling individuals, not counting numbers. (PG)

There are many commonalities between the life-styles and values of American Indians and the profession of social work, yet social work and its practice and educational institutions to a large extent have failed to reach America's most deprived minority group. (Editor/KE)

Student Affairs professionals have an active role to play in our nation's anniversary celebration, according to the author. In this article, he describes briefly some Bicentennial programs at different universities and colleges throughout the U.S. (Author/HMV)

This collection of papers was compiled as background information for participants in the 1968 Annual Meeting of the American Council on Education. The 10 papers focus on the academic community of the future, and ways of being responsive to change while preserving valuable continuities. John Caffrey relates the present community to the future…

Unreserved public discussion of state government-university relations could result in straining and weakening the very elements the discussion was intended to strengthen. Subtle personal contacts, the essence of this relationship, are undefinable and differ in every instance even though they are the true means by which the balance of authority,…

Three aspects of university administration are discussed: internal university structures and their interrelations, university responsibilities, and university relations with other institutions. Paper covering the university administrative systems of the United Kindgom, France, United States, Federal Republic of Germany, Latin American, and the…

This paper examines the current inability to attain certain goals in higher education, then offers a few suggestions for increases in accountability and coordination. Emphasis is placed on education's social goals, socialization of the young, changes in higher education, autonomous campus units, lack of academic objectives and priorities for the…

Maintains that liberal education can prepare individuals to make wise personal decisions. Points out that the study of geography can contribute to liberal education by helping students appreciate other values, evaluate evidence, communicate ideas clearly, and think analytically. (Author/DB)

The role of higher education is discussed in this essay with regard to the "new mission" of basic learning skills. It is suggested that teaching basic skills should be pressed back on the precollegiate educational units where it belongs, and that colleges must defend the idea that they are institutions for higher studies and advanced intellectual…

The scientist and the citizen are locked in mutual suspicion. Only a comprehensive program for informing and engaging the public will restore confidence in the technology of the experts. (Editor/LBH)