Many professions necessitate a graduate-level education, and research conducted by graduate students is integral in many fields, particularly those in the life science programs like ecology and environmental sciences. However, practices for recruiting and selecting graduate students are inconsistent among and within institutions. Although some…

A profile-oriented retention strategy embraces the admission process as a powerful lever in improving retention and completion rates and recognizes that the student profile can be shaped by changes in admission policies or priorities--even within the current market position of the institution. In addition, the student body can be oriented toward…

When Kansas changed the admission requirements for resident high school students to attend one of the six public institutions in the state, Pittsburg State University (PSU) and Fort Scott Community College (FSCC) saw an opportunity. Although cooperative programs between four-year and two-year institutions in Kansas had been rare because of…

Institutional research can enhance an institution's competitive advantage through admission research by comparing the characteristics of inquirers who apply with those who do not; by documenting trends in the characteristics of applicants; and by conducting studies of accepted students, comparing those who matriculate with those who do not.…

Historically, the primary role of financial aid was to increase educational opportunities for those with inadequate resources, yet more recently institutional aid is increasingly becoming based on criteria unrelated to financial need. Various political forces have reinforced the institutional tendency to redirect dollars from the mission of…

Understanding the experience of minority students in graduate school requires moving beyond traditional quantitative data and listening to them voice their concerns. Interview data are reported for student family background, graduate and professional school experience, career and commitment, admissions issues, and reactions to Bakke. (Author/LBH)

Justice Powell's leading opinion in the Bakke case stressed educational diversity over state responsibility. It is suggested that, even where diversification fails as a goal, the desire to overcome the effects of past discrimination may still avail. (Author/LBH)

Most states are likely to implement new funding priorities in the next few years. To ensure that the budget system wil provide incentives for a high-quality, high-access system, states should take a comprehensive look at their current funding policies to see whether they are providing incentives for improved quality, access, and efficient…

Post-Bakke, the state concern in professional and graduate admissions encompasses the distribution of human services (such as medical care and legal representation), as well as enhancement of educational opportunity. (Author/LBH)

Given the parameters of the Bakke decision, institutions must now attempt to balance conventional admissions criteria with a careful assessment of disadvantagement among both minority and majority applicants. (Author/LBH)

The Supreme Court's Bakke decision stated what institutions could not do regarding the use of race and ethnicity in admissions. Alternative procedures developed by Michigan State University, the Medical College of Ohio, Temple University, McMaster University, and Florida State University are described which focus on assessing individual applicant…

The social responsibilities of a professional department or school are to turn out technically competent practitioners and to turn out men and women of broad learning and culture who will join the leadership of the society and will exert a constructive influence in community and civic life. (MLW)

Several cases are examined in which students with criminal records, disclosed and undisclosed, were admitted to colleges and universities illustrate issues in college responsibility and liability, including duty of reasonable care in protecting other students and staff, application of standards of negligence in hiring to college admissions, risk…

Federal regulations regarding the handicapped pose problems for recipients of federal aid, but higher education's reactions have been more positive than negative. The principle problems seem to be compliance costs, the need for interpretation of the regulations, and difficulties in the areas of admissions and academic requirements. (Author/JMD)

The academic and emotional needs of students who enter college early are discussed, based on studies done of students at Simon's Rock College. The concept of early college admission is defended on the grounds that some students are emotionally and academically ready for college after only two years of high school. (JSR)