Considers how current university-school partnerships point the way toward the most potentially transformative areas of programming in education today. Describes the key developments in the past few years in California regarding the Humanities Out There (HOT) program. (SC)

A study of the fairness and utility of race-conscious academic support services offered at law schools finds that law schools should increase academic support for nontraditional students. A University of Oregon program is used to illustrate the potential for program success. (MSE)

Policies, relevant enrollment data, and plans of action for recruiting and retaining minority students are presented in a student affirmative action plan for the California community colleges. After introductory material outlining the goals of student affirmative action and the legal responsibility of state and district educational authorities to…