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Carnes, Mark C. – Change, 2005
This article recounts a real-life conversation relating to beliefs, opinions, and attitudes. It asserts the country's democracy needs intellectual debate, but increasingly lacks the inclination and skills to have it. Like students within their homogeneous peer groups, American citizens increasingly inhabit intellectually gated communities.…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Change, Student Attitudes, Thinking Skills

Coles, Robert – Change, 1993
Youthful idealism like that found among college students is seen as an important part of the developmental process and also as an opportunity for college teachers to learn about how today's students view the world and to explore the connection between intellect and experience. (MSE)
Descriptors: Activism, Change Strategies, College Students, Educational Trends

Lazerson, Marvin – Change, 1998
Faculty fellowships, designed to foster individual achievement, are in trouble as doubts emerge about individual efficacy in a global environment that requires teamwork and collaboration. They have become politicized, divided by conflicts over criteria. If they are to be renewed, the dominance of research over teaching and service must be…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, Educational Trends, Faculty Fellowships

Mitzman, Barry – Change, 1979
Reed College, a small, liberal arts college with high academic distinction, is described. Faculty participate in virtually all policy decisions and are hired and promoted according to the quality of their teaching. Its finances are improved, but it is still underfinanced and too heavily dependent on tuition income. (MLW)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Core Curriculum, Faculty College Relationship, Financial Problems