The Middle Eastern ethnic community of Jacksonville, Florida, derives from three phases of immigration. During Phase I, 1890-1920, the first pioneers made an initial adaptation and began the formation of an ethnic community. During Phase II, 1920-1950, the group grew because of the arrival of a small number of new immigrants as well as through…

The spring of 1969 at the State University of New York at Buffalo was a time of student protest. The student's demands for change involved both campus and off-campus issues: (1) that students control 50% of the voting power in university decisionmaking; (2) that black students determine university policy affecting them; (3) that the Buffalo Police…

Following a short introduction about the current status of student unrest and campus disruption, this paper discusses the contributing factors: (1) the unique aspects of the present generation gap; (2) confusion on the role of the university in contemporary society; (3) the inability, on the basis of their organizational structure, of universities…

Looking back at what has been happening ON university campuses since 1963, one may become concerned about what may happen TO the institutions involved. There is nothing immutable or sacrosanct about the way colleges and universities are organized and operated, but they must be able to resist pressures for changes that would threaten their…

Any college, however liberal, is liable to face some sort of protest and should prepare for it. The student personnel staff should know what to do before, during, and after the incident. Early preparations include creating a climate of trust between college and students. The latter must feel that their concerns are taken seriously and their rights…

Insurance companies, following the campus unrest of the late 1960's and early 1970's, became rather wary of insuring college and university campuses because of the great amount of risk involved. As a study committee found, however, the risk of insuring educational facilities had been overestimated due to widespread newspaper and television…

Points out that the whole ethic of objectivity has been rejected by various radical groups in this country, who have maintained that objectivity is not the only reliable guide towards truth. Calls for a revision of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) academic-freedom statement to recognize that in certain parts of the…

It was a history which saw "blowouts" at East Los Angeles high schools in 1968 over the lack of Chicano faculty and Chicano Studies Programs and the emergence of student strikes to press for more educational programs for Hispanics. And a decade later, Hispanic students are peacefully, but by no means passively, pressing their petition…

Examines three theories of the impact of early learning on the development of political activism among young Americans. Provides a typology of political activity and investigates the influence of political and social psychological variables. Concludes that early learning contributes markedly to the development of political activism. (TRS)

In less than a year a geographic district of the American Home Economics Association (AHEA) lobbied county government officials to establish a consumer affairs office. This program is a model for political activism attempts among AHEA members. (CH)

A reporter gives her personal impressions of the Seneca Falls Women's Encampment for a Future of Peace and Justice and the march by members of the encampment to the Seneca Army Depot. Confrontations between the demonstrators and conservative counterdemonstrators and the army response are also covered. (IS)

Inaugural address at the Triennial Conference of Principals, Poona, India, December 1972 by a University of Delphi advisor. (Editor)

A description of A daily campus TV newscast, written, produced, and directed by and for students at the University of Wisconsin, Oskosh.'' (Author/AK)