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Greene, Elizabeth – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1987
Students Against Testing, a Brown University student group that seeks to either abolish or reform the Scholastic Aptitude Test is discussed. As a result of a letter-writing drive, students on at least 50 campuses are seriously considering starting similar efforts next fall. (MLW)
Descriptors: Activism, Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations
Greene, Elizabeth – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1987
Kent State administrators insist they are committed to building a memorial to those who were killed when Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire on demonstrators, but they blame slow fund raising on lack of public interest in the effort. (MLW)
Descriptors: Activism, Alumni, College Administration, Conflict
Hirschorn, Michael W.; Greene, Elizabeth – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1987
The gap between the rich and the poor is widening among college students. Colleges no longer serve as a force for upward mobility, but rather accentuate existing socioeconomic differences. Conservative student activists will be working on the presidential campaign; leftists will focus on campus issues. (MLW)
Descriptors: Activism, Affluent Youth, College Students, Conservatism
Greene, Elizabeth – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1987
Inspired by victories in the South African divestment movement and fueled by the Iran-Contra affair, student activists are intensifying the perennial crusade to ban Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) recruiters from campuses, but other students dislike the interference and the CIA says that job-seekers are increasing. (MSE)
Descriptors: Activism, College Role, College Students, Demonstrations (Civil)
Greene, Elizabeth – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1987
Resentment toward Asians on college campuses springs from many sources, including trade-war concerns, language barriers, the "model-minority" myth, and other stereotypes. Advocacy groups and student organizations are attempting to combat bias with activism. (MSE)
Descriptors: Activism, Asian Americans, College Environment, College Students
Greene, Elizabeth – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1987
College student protest of Central Intelligence Agency recruiting on campus has increased, but most university administrators feel that the federal agency meets guidelines for recruiters and the institutions cannot make political judgments about the organization. (MSE)
Descriptors: Activism, College Students, Demonstrations (Civil), Federal Government