THE ROLE OF TESTING AS A SPECIAL MODERN TECHNIQUE OF ASSESSMENT IN COLLEGE ADMISSIONS IS EXAMINED. THE EMPHASIS IS UPON THE USE OF TESTS AS PREDICTORS OF SUCCESS IN COLLEGE, THE CLARIFICATION OF CRITERIA USED TO EVALUATE HUMAN BEHAVIOR IN THIS SETTING, AND THE BROADER IMPLICATIONS OF CULTURAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL DIMENSIONS OF TESTING AND TEST USAGE.…

Characteristics of the 1980 graduating student population of the College of Staten Island and student satisfaction with their college experiences were studied. A modified version of the student attrition questionnaire of the National Center for Higher Education Management Services, which is appended, was administered to the 770 graduates and the…

This second edition of a monograph provides updated information on court decisions concerning college student publications and underground newspapers to acquaint advisers, administrators, and students with college student press law. Chapters of the monograph examine freedom of speech on the college campus; the relationship between colleges and…

Since most college programs are designed for young people, new programs need to be developed that overcome personal and institutional barriers, including sex-role stereotyping and sex-role socialization, that restrict returning women's educational opportunities on the college campus. This project establishes a model low-cost, self-perpetuating…

In exploring the formal and informal role of student government in college organization and how that role differs in small community colleges, two different models for student government operation are reviewed: a power-driven organization that describes the status quo and a purpose-driven organization that illustrates options available to college…

CHOICE, Center for Helping Organizations Improve Choice in Education, has four primary purposes: (1) to collect and make available to the higher education community knowledge and materials relating to the provision of better information to college applicants; (2) to provide technical assistance to institutions seeking to review or improve the…

Two approaches to the problem of abusive advertising practices engaged in by some institutions of higher education are illustrated in two documents. The first involves government regulation of potential and actual abuse, the other encourages voluntary efforts through the development of models for good practice. The first document, Categories and…

A student opinion survey was administered to a sample of 1,100 students at Bronx Community College (BCC) in 1976. Respondent ethnicity distribution was 46.2% black, 29.1% hispanic, 17.0% white, 1.5% Oriental, and 6.3% other. More than half of the respondents were in either liberal arts and music (42.8%) or business curricula (21.8%). Results…

Designed for prospective and in-coming American Indian students, this handbook on Haskell Indian Junior College presents information relative to the following: (1) School Calender; (2) Office Directory; (3) History and Traditions (school hymn and song, historical development, and statement of school philosophy), (4) Academic Life (degree programs,…

During six months of the 1969-70 school year, Queens College was besieged by demonstrations by the black and Puerto Rican Student-Faculty-Counselor Coalition. While the situation was similar to that at other campuses in that drastic polarization and racial animosities were exacerbated, it was unique in one crucial aspect. Demonstrations at other…

A guide for two-year college administrators in dealing with foreign students and the administration of a foreign student program is presented. Topics discussed include the role of the community/junior college, admission policies, advising foreign students, orientation, housing, community volunteers, on-campus program, professional associations,…

This is a report of a conference which dealt with articulation between the community college and the publics it strives to serve: (1) the university, (2) the community, (3) the high school, and (4) the students. Conclusion emphasized were: (1) a guidance program oriented toward a life career must be articulated in the public schools from first…

The following questions are investigated: Are there identifiable dimensions along which resident and commuter students systematically differ? If there are differences, will the commuting student appear to be educationally, socially, and attitudinally disadvantaged as suggested by several studies? Can subgroups of commuters be defined with…

This document reports the results of a study conducted at the College of Eastern Utah (CEU) to assess student reaction to the college and to determine CEU's effectiveness in providing the services which students expect to receive. The study also assessed faculty, staff, and administration perceptions of student views relative to these matters.…

Professor Shirley Chisholm responds to questions concerning the decline in minority higher education enrollments, student financial aid considerations, ways of fostering a climate of support for minority students, faculty behaviors, racism on campus, and family pressures on minority students. (DMM)