Drawing on narratives about the pursuit of community in a residence hall at Miami University's Western College Program, the paper discusses the opposing liberal and tribal visions of community and develops a political model of community to frame discourse for higher education, examining the ways students make meaning of their college experiences.…

Conflict is common in college student life, where economic stress, close living conditions, and exposure to new people and ideas challenge students. Four vignettes illustrate typical conflicts concerning roommate relationships, workplace relationships among students, broken intimate relationships, and sexual harassment. Resolution options and…

The introduction of a living-learning community offers a new direction for recruitment and retention of physical education majors. A living learning community of physical education majors presents a unique opportunity for students to not only attend classes together but also live in the same residence hall and develop a commitment to professional…

The tremendous expansion of online information sources has prompted academic librarians to increase their outreach to undergraduates of the "Net Generation" in an effort to more effectively promote their libraries' resources to these students. Such outreach programs involve identifying library resources that support the…

Residence life programs play a key role in recruiting students, helping them make a successful transition to a new institution, and in retaining them, whether students are enrolling for the first time, transferring from another institution, or entering graduate school. Chapters in this book address theories of learning and development, new…

These two conference papers from the Biennial Conference on Postsecondary Education for Persons who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing focus on campus life issues for individuals with deafness or hard of hearing. The first paper, "A Customized Residence Hall Experience for Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing" (Nancy Kasinski and others), describes…

An ecosystem approach to evaluation attempts to involve those responding to the evaluation in the process of redesigning the environment. To evaluate residence hall life at Indiana University in 1983 using an ecosystem approach, 799 systematically selected college residence hall inhabitants (58% female, 49% freshmen) completed a questionnaire…

Detailed fall 1983 data, and summary data for fall 1974-1983, are presented on the utilization of residence hall facilities at campuses of the State University of New York (excluding community colleges). Trend data are displayed for each institution and institution type. Graphic displays of percent utilization of residence hall facilities are…

Analyzes the validity of parietal rules under both the due process and equal protection clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment. Models of substantive due process and equal protection are developed and applied to the various types of parietal rules that have been implemented at universities throughout the nation. (Author/JT)

This aid for students, parents, and guidance counselors offers information in tabular form on tuition and room and board charges, based on data collected during the 1988-89 school year from more than 4,000 public and private colleges and universities. In-state and out-of-state charges for full-time undergraduate and graduate students are given, as…

The study was conducted to assess residence hall student attitudes toward student-athletes at a predominantly white, eastern public institution. A total of 180 students living in traditional residence halls, suites, and apartments were sent the Situational Attitude Scale--Student-Athlete of whom 115 returned usable responses. Results showed that…

The nature of the relationship between the disciplinarian (leader) and the disciplined is examined within the context of the role of student staff in college and university residence halls. The manner in which a resident assistant tells and sells, and participates and delegates will have a significant impact on their ability to lead. The proper…

This narrative argues that Antioch is entrenched in a history of education failure: its "do your own thing" creed has stifled its social and moral responsibilities; it has exacerbated racial prejudice and ignorance; pitted one ethnic group against the other. (Author/JM)

The author presents the major components that limit successful work with college students in a residence hall program. (Author/HMV)