In this study, I investigated how student publications portrayed whiteness as the dominant feature of the campus environment between 1945 and 1965 among the member institutions of a consortium of elite U.S. Midwestern liberal arts colleges located in rural and industrial towns across Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and western Pennsylvania. These…

In the opening years of the 1920s, Indiana University-Bloomington (IU) faced a dilemma. Enrollment was growing and demand among students for co-curricular and leisure activities was growing with it. But the university had few adequate facilities to support such activities and state appropriations were barely enough to cover expenses related to…

This article describes an extracurricular social studies enrichment program called the Clio Club. "Clio" is derived from the Greek muse of history, and the club offers a variety of activities to help students discover and interpret social studies beyond the traditional school hours. They meet after school and on weekends both at their…

This paper is a personalized account of one high school journalism faculty advisor's dismissal from her teaching position because she allowed students to publish a series on sex related problems in the high school newspaper. Following a background statement about the case now pending in court, the events leading up to the firing of the teacher are…

Reports on a survey of Indiana high school newspaper advisers examining the impact of the Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier Supreme Court decision on scholastic journalism programs. Finds that, although advisers believe in freedom of speech and First Amendment rights for high school students despite the decision, they also express a tendency to avoid…

Presents a high school journalism teacher-newspaper advisor's practical 10-step plan to recruit minority students for the school newspaper staff. Notes that the staff of James Whitcomb Riley High School's "Review" changed their coverage, sought diverse input, and implemented many nontraditional approaches. (NKA)