This collection of excerpts on the subject of college admissions represents the ideas of panelists participating in the NACAC Annual Conference in San Francisco, 1971. (BY)

The belief that sororities have a differential effect on the attitudes and values of their members was not supported by this study. The results indicate that attitudinal and personality changes over a four year period were similar for the sorority girls and independents. (Author)

The dual roles of educational institutions in maintaining an environment for objective, critical and informed inquiry, and an active engagement in the processes of social change must be developed to complement one another and serve as a means of integrating the educational system into American society instead of alienating it. (MB)

The author discusses some implications of current changes and future changes for the profession of student dean. The student personnel dean is seen as an innovator in the academic community. (BY)

Based on a paper presented at meeting of the Modern Language Association (Denver, December 1969). (Author/RD)

Marital adjustment of graduate students was examined in terms of (a) student status of spouse; (b) gender; (c) age; and (d) duration of marriage. Marital adjustment of students whose partners were also engaged in studies was significantly higher than that of students whose partners were not engaged in studies. (Author)

The failure of the courts to articulate a coherent legal theory respecting legal rights of students has led to considerable confusion. An examination of court decisions on student rights suggests that a coherent theory is possible. The contract theory of student rights is discussed. (Author/MLW)

Evangelical colleges have been unaffected by the academic revolution in which faculties, organized into departments, have increasingly obtained hegemony over a large and growing portion of the academic enterprise. These colleges are tuition-dependent, with relatively weak departments, allowing greater flexibility. Oral Roberts University, Berea…

Students have grown relatively docile, and faculty are less inclined to argue with the administration. The legacy of the 1960s that allows the university to respond to the mood of the 1980s is discussed, along with the desire of universities that conserve tradition to integrate change intelligently. (Author/MSE)

Discusses the success of a program using undergraduates to select a residence hall staff. With professional staff support, student-run resident advisor selection and training can be effective and strengthen the relationship between the university and its resident students. (JAC)

The issues of academic freedom, institutional autonomy, government involvement in higher education, and students' part in the power structure are analyzed for several European countries. Recent influences, political and economic, are reviewed. (MSE)

Residency in a college dormitory during the freshman year of college positively influences educational and personal growth and academic persistence. The mediating effects of relationships with peers and the ambiance of the intellectual community are noted. (JD)

The experiences of several countries in Western Europe are examined. The means by which American law schools have permitted reasonable student participation without threatening the academic freedom of law school faculties is also analyzed. (LBH)

Using a sample of 460 university students, multiple discriminant analysis indicates that of four variable sets (including perceptions of university goals, academic climate, academic environment, and academic alienation), perceptions of climate and feelings of alienation exert more influence on students' attachment to the university. (Editor/LBH)

In this era of consumer consciousness and accountability student affairs professionals increasingly face the threat of personal liability for their actions. This article examines the parameters of liability. (Author)