Discussing accountability, the author traces the role of the Joint Statement on Student Rights, then investigates the effect of the student rights movement on the role of today's Dean of Students and counselors. Finally, he discusses the problems facing counselors regarding method and manner of disciplining and due process. (Author/CG)

Student personnel workers work in an atmosphere where social authority is eroding, where the emphasis is on impulse release, and the dominant feeling is boredom. The author describes their role. (KH)

It is the author's desire that the dean face issues, new programs and subsequently the council tables with more data, better advice, and more reasoned positions than any other member of the university team. Research on the questions offered in this brief report will contribute to this end. (Author)

Reported is a conference of admissions officers from American colleges and universities and representatives of international schools in Europe. They met for the purpose of establishing greater understanding in the processes of counseling American students in Europe for college abroad and assisting admissions personnel in gaining correct…

If a personnel worker can become more effective in his role, which from a structural standpoint is positively related to successful interaction with campus and off-campus groups, then he might gain the respect and trust needed to introduce the innovations his diverse experiences would suggest. (Author)

This study indicates that if goals of a resident assistant are to work effectively with students, a basic encounter experience may be useful in a training program. (Author)

This article describes survey of student personnel functions in higher education in order to develop a program of professional preparation. (Editor)

Emphasizes usefulness of human development programs (HDP) for helping college students to complete their developmental tasks. The main forms of HDP are sketched. An HDP believed to be effective for college students is described. (Author/CC)

Questionnaires asking for actual and ideal perceptions of the role of school psychologist were completed by 80 school psychologists, 37 directors of pupil personnel services, and 29 superintendents. All groups desired a reduction in the time spent in assessment, but they differed as to what intervention levels should be increased. (Author)

This statement represents the work of a task force for the American College Personnel Association. The task force for group procedures was established to consider problems and concerns about the use of group experiences on college campuses. This document gives direction to student-affairs professionals and to professionals facilitating group…

This article discusses the research findings thus far on the patterns of cohabitation on campus and the implications for student affairs staff. (Author/EJT)

Data on employees in 168 colleges and universities were analyzed using collective bargaining coverage as an exogenous variable. Union-covered staff enjoyed a 9-11% salary premium. The union/nonunion differential was larger in two-year than four-year institutions, with no public-private differences. Where faculty were union covered, staff had an…