The Roundtable on Mentorship, Well-being, and Professional Development convened a workshop on October 28 and 29th, 2024 to explore how the well-being, professional development, and interpersonal and mentoring relationships of graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and faculty are affected by national and global events, cultural shifts, and…

Sexual violence in the United States continues to be a growing problem. Collegiate women face some of the highest rates of sexual violence, with statistics estimating one in four women will have this unwanted experience sometime during their college career. With Title IX administrators required to provide sexual violence awareness, more colleges…

The chapters in this collection present an approach to changing attitudes about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) students, faculty, and staff on college campuses. The book explores a wide range of subjects and contains basic tools to establish programs for LGBT students. The chapters of part 1, "The Campus Environment: Campus-Wide…

Guidelines for evaluating existing programs and procedures for eliminating the ineffective and unproductive. (Editor/IR)

Examines changes in student values and the apparent policy implications which alterations have for postsecondary education in the United States today. (Author/KE)

The social work professional has been too little concerned with policy, program, and practice issues related to human sexuality. (Editor/KE)

This article traces the development of the Black Studies movement from the 1960s to the present, discussing the inception and impact of Black Studies programs on their predominately White universities and the changes that have occurred as these programs have become institutionalized. (SJL)

Degree completion programs on military installations are large, effective programs, with substantial support. Education will never be more convenient or less expensive for students. Education is a product military personnel need and want. In a time of declining tuition assistance, it is up to colleges that deal with the military to market their…

This report focuses on drinking by college students. Rather than debating how many drink how much, the Task Force that prepared the report concentrated on the consequences of drinking. Data from many sources are used to show the effects of drinking and to develop a series of recommendations for college, researchers, and the National Institute of…

Offers solutions for faculty working to educate colleagues and administrators to support their use of service learning or who want to access campus resources and support for service learning. Discusses solutions to challenges such as "We already do that,""It takes too much time and effort," and "We're not here to teach…

Independent study and credit by examination leading to the baccalaureate degree may enable institutions to meet increasing costs, open enrollments, continuing education and other current challenges. (Editor/IR)

Young college alumni have characteristics making it difficult to involve them in alumni activities: age, lack of money, lack of time, frequent moves, family responsibilities, and possibly intimidation by older alumni. Encouraging the involvement of young alumni means changing their beliefs, letting them develop their own programs, designating…

Two problems for academic deans in getting faculty involved in faculty development are motivating teachers and ensuring receptive participation. Active administrator commitment is essential, and participation can be encouraged by laying groundwork carefully, actively promoting concern for good teaching, appointing a department contact person for…

Research on cross-cultural learning helps to explain some of the variables with which program planners and evaluators must work to make attitudinal and adjustment elements of cross-cultural experiential learning successful. Clear delineation of program objectives (affective, cognitive, behavioral) and on-site contact persons are recommended. (MSE)

A survey of 325 colleges and universities found 200 had some change in academic advising programs planned or under way. In general, the projects were perceived to have positive results, including enhanced perception of the value of academic advising among faculty and administrators. (Author/MSE)