Interfaith America's 2023 Landscape Analysis explores the purpose, range of desired outcomes, promising models, challenges, and opportunities of bridgebuilding efforts across U.S. higher education. This article articulates the importance of bridgebuilding for the sector and summarizes key findings from the Landscape Analysis. It highlights…

In "Building a Larger Tent for Public Health: Implications of the SOPHE-AAHE Partnership," Robert Goodman (2013) poses thoughtful questions for the role that the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) may play with the integration of former American Association for Health Education (AAHE) members into SOPHE. He further describes a process by…

Discusses the criteria for developing and planning formal learning activities for members of a professional association. Includes eight predictors of success: (1) different entry levels; (2) distance study option; (3) membership maintenance; (4) levels of certification; (5) nomenclature; (6) a newsletter; (7) alumni services; and (8) marketing.…

At a meeting of academic and public humanists, scholars agreed and expressed a need for scholars, the public, and the sponsors of public humanities programs to come together to encourage the humanities in society at large, and to find specific ways to bring humanities to the public's attention. (MSE)

The Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges' initiative to recruit more black faculty is described, its accomplishments are outlined, and lessons learned are noted, based on the experiences of participants in a visiting scholars program. (MSE)

Offers nine suggestions to help program chairpersons plan successful programs for professional meetings: clearly understand the organization's purposes and objectives, choose an annual site, experiment with times, announce meetings well in advance, plan various formats, plan for long-term professional development, expect the unexpected, use local…

An approach to continuing professional education, which was used by the Continuing Professional Education Development Project at Pennsylvania State University, is discussed in two papers. The project established alternative approaches to program development and delivery, based in part on a practice orientation to program development. In…

A dean's prime responsibility is described as the recruitment and development of a faculty. Methods of development are promoting research, involvement in professional societies, and sabbatical leaves. The recruitment procedure involves maintaining a balance of new and experienced members as well as strong areas of concentration. (Author/TS)

Guidelines concerning formal contacts between U.S. and foreign colleges are presented. Linkages mainly refer to institutional affiliation that extends beyond a simple exchange program. Linkage between two institutions is the primary concern. The first step is to investigate the feasibility of a linkage program. After selecting an area of the world…

A context for continuing professional education is given, and a process of encouraging the university and practicing professionals to combine efforts for program quality. A Practice Audit Model is proposed to facilitate this relationship; it is a systematic process for identifying the educational needs of the practitioner who has a well-developed…

An annotated list of resources concerning development of bibliographic instruction programs includes materials on the state of the art of bibliographic instruction, a list of bibliographies, library subject headings for subtopics, program development literature, journals and newsletters, and support groups. (MSE)

Highlights of 1989-90 for the Council for Advancement and Support of Education are reviewed, including record-breaking conferences, growth of programs for independent elementary and secondary schools, a newsletter for two-year colleges, more and better publications, information services, institutional and public-affairs services, larger…

The Council for Advancement and Support of Education has adopted standards to guide colleges and universities in defining the purpose and length of fund-raising campaigns and in counting gifts. Debate over the standards has focused on the reporting of deferred gifts, government money, bequests, and other specific types of gifts. (MSE)

After pointing up the need for communication and cooperation between extension operations conducting professional continuing education and the professional associations of the publics they serve, the author suggests an interdisciplinary brokerage role for the National University Extension Association (NUEA). (JT)

The American Council on Education's recently revised statement on sexual harassment on college campuses discusses the importance of developing a campus program, outlines key components of such a program, defines sexual harassment, and offers guidelines for developing school policy. Need for prevention, grievance procedures, and due process are…