Until the 1950s, American university faculties were relatively conservative in their politics. Today, however, faculties at elite institutes are overwhelmingly liberal and generally critical of society. We must create more room for nonideological, reasoned scholarship and the restoration of legitimate authority and community purpose. (KH)

Higher education must find ways to synthesize male and female values. (HS)

On June 28, 1951, France ratified the 1949 Geneva Conventions, which prohibited the torture of prisoners of war. On August 2, 1955, the United States of America ratified the same document. Between 1954 and 1962, France fought a war against Algeria, which sought its independence from colonial rule. From September 11, 2001 until the present, the…

Many people in higher education think that "values talk" should be reserved for important ceremonial occasions, like commencements and reunions, or for remarks after a major scandal. In their view, values should take a back seat to the pragmatic reality of empirical evidence. But, in reality, every interesting problem of policy or practice depends…

Concludes that television is used in developing nations to maintain or reinforce national values and traditions in modernizing nations. (RB)

Examines the diversity of audiences to account for the different kinds of journalism, including advocacy journalism, counterculture journalism, and precision journalism. (RB)

Examines the role of literature in developing cultural values. (RB)

Reviews the concept of self-actualization and fourteen points which characterize the self-actualized person. Examines the conflict between this concept and social norms of Hong Kong's collectivist culture. Concludes with suggestion for overcoming counseling difficulties engendered by this conflict. (JDH)

The author, a Fulbright Lecturer at Osaka University, discusses debate in Japan and the Japanese value system with its deference to age and authority. (PD)

Discusses how professional historians can make history relevant to college students who are not majoring in history. History teachers should stress the importance of not making generalizations based on inadequate facts. Teachers should help students understand the beliefs and assumptions which hold societies together and the need to understand and…

Examines Plato's Dialogues by reading them through two cultural lenses: the role of eros in classical Greece and its analogous relationship to language and rhetoric; and the educational function of eros within the ancient institution of pederasty. Shows how the cultural values of ancient Greece manifested themselves in Plato's erotic educational…

It is time to make pharmaceutical education more humanistic. There are established techniques, syllabi, and courses for imparting human values to learners. One or two faculty members integrating human values into courses can make a significant impact on students, even if the goal is simply to create awareness or increase sensitivity. (MSE)

Argues that writing instructors must balance the harm students' words might do to themselves and their audiences against respect for their right to hold and express aberrant opinions. Suggests the scales be weighted toward the students' best interests and away from the teachers' political or ideological agendas. (NH)

Considering the global competitiveness and the global opportunities that graduates face in the twenty-first century, every college and university must prepare its students for their profession, for their business, and, especially, for their life in a global society and economy. Preparation for life in a global society does not just mean learning…