The American Art Therapy Association (AATA) surveys its members biennially to collect data regarding membership demographics as well as variables concerning the work environment for art therapists. These surveys can provide a detailed description of these characteristics and how they may change over time. This article statistically compares the…

This 1999 annual supplement to the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education contains reports of staff members of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP); policy guidelines; the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education annual report; and minutes of various AACP meetings. Also included are statistics on pharmacy student…

Presents the statement of Ethical Principles and Standards revised and approved by the American College Personnel Association in 1992. Includes preamble to the standards and sections delineating the purpose and use of the statement, ethical principles, and ethical standards. (NB)

Presents Policies and Procedures for Processing Complaints of Ethical Violations developed by American College Personnel Association. Includes sections on general information, Ethics Committee members, role and function of the Ethics Committee, responsibilities of committee members, responsibilities of the committee chair, complaints, procedures…

A Society of Research Administrators national survey of research administrators gathered information on their organizational units, funding, professional, educational and personal characteristics, and areas of professional experience and involvement. Results are reported as compiled questionnaire response data and in the form of an administrator…

A report presented to the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy summarizes a study of gender differences in salary. The methodology and findings are reported, and recommendations are made concerning institutional review of salary structures and continuing monitoring of the salary situation. (MSE)

An outline of the membership of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education profiles the average member, his/her job title and responsibilities, career preparation, professional development opportunities, status within the institution, institution type, salaries, and sex and qualification discrimination in compensation. Compensation…

Presents findings from an occupational survey of 3,894 regular members of the American Society for Information Science. Aspects discussed include degrees held, age, experience, job titles, employers, and job functions performed. Statistical tables and histograms support the discussion. (SW)

The career progress of 748 recipients of American Council on Education fellowships for potential academic administrators since 1965 is discussed, comparing the rise to academic leadership positions of men, women, and minority group members, and comparing the progress of earlier and more recent program participants. (MSE)

Describes the third in a series of surveys that have been conducted to determine employment profiles and compensation levels of instructional technologists who are members of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT). Demographics, education, job descriptions, funding sources, and salaries are included. (LRW)

The first years of the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) pilot project to collect benchmark data on college costs and service levels are discussed, focusing on lessons learned, needs identified, current use of the results, and the project's place in the association's long-term research plan. (MSE)

A National Collegiate Athletic Association report on athletes' graduation rates provides data that can support either side of the debate over academic standards. Rising academic requirements for incoming athletes may cause higher graduation rates, but may also force blacks out of sports in disproportionate numbers. Graduation data for 1987-88 and…

Salary and turnover data from the College and University Personnel Association's administrator-compensation survey are presented for ten information-technology positions at doctoral, comprehensive, four-year, and two-year institutions. Four-year trends in turnover reflect changes in technology and its growing cost and importance to schools;…

An annual National Association of College and University Business Officers study finds that institutional student aid is being used as a tool to help shape desired class demographics. An analysis of trends in tuition, net tuition, enrollment rates, net freshman revenue, and freshman student-aid rates is summarized here, and questions raised by the…

An annual national survey by the American Association of University Professors found an average faculty raise of only 3% in 1996-97, falling behind the inflation rate for the first time in four years. Data are displayed by academic rank, institution type (private, public, church-related), annual increases since 1986-87, in relation to cost of…