This article argues that college students and administrators rely on campus activities professionals to make informed, objective decisions about campus events and that this represents a challenge to present controversial programs to meet student developmental and educational needs. Professionals are urged to be prepared to justify such programs.…

This article suggests ways to develop individual employees' capabilities to minimize the negative effects of workplace stress in higher education, particularly that caused by organizational change. It is argued that early action to prepare employees for change is more beneficial to individuals and the institution than treating dysfunctional…

Drug law violations have risen sharply on college campuses, but officials disagree on the reason. Some students feel administrators are invading their privacy. The trend is attributed to several factors, including changes in how violations are counted, reduced tolerance of increased drug use by non-drug-using students, and more vigorous…

The outcome of a student charge of faculty sexual harassment forced the University of Washington's administration and faculty to review institutional policies that protect the rights of one university group and offer little protection to another. The new procedures involve a more diverse juror panel and a third, neutral party. (Author/MSE)

A discussion of the role of college faculty and staff advisors to student organizations examines the factors that influence advisor involvement and commitment, issues related to cultural diversity in student organizations, and ways to structure more effective advisor-organization interactions. It is concluded that institutions and organizations…

Colleges have two different cultures, the corporate community that views the institution as a business organization, and the traditional community of scholars. Coexistence affects planning, assessment, and institutional change. Collaboration requires understanding of the history and nature of the university and a special kind of leadership. (MSE)

A study of 14 diverse colleges and universities reputed to provide unusually rich out-of-class learning opportunities for their undergraduates is reported. The institutions exemplify how John W. Gardner's seven attributes of healthy, self-sustaining communities can be manifested on campus. (MSE)

Because faculty and administrators never developed effective ways to work together to set institutional priorities, little progress was made in improving undergraduate education, in assessing what students learn, and in creating a curriculum and an environment supporting student diversity. Governance issues are seen as related to cooperation. (MSE)

Faculty and administrators committed to the goals of reflective thinking should establish closer relationships with student affairs staff, both to explore a richer definition of the outcomes and means of learning and to make better use of students' out-of-class experiences as an intentional tool for reflection and learning. (MSE)

An English teacher at Amherst College and Greenfield Community College (Massachusetts) compares characteristics and attitudes of students at the two institutions. It is concluded that, although the students differ in may ways, all are equally deserving of a safe and supportive learning environment and a sound education. (MSE)

A survey of 1,321 administrators, 927 trustees, and 1,158 department heads in 332 4-year colleges and universities examined the independent and conditional effects of organizational culture type and level of consensus about mission on the institutions' organizational effectiveness. Implications of results for enhancing effectiveness are discussed.…

This article describes a University of Hartford (Connecticut) program in which largely minority-group Hartford city high school graduates are enrolled at reduced tuition. Unique situations for learning are highlighted, including those encountered in residence halls, on campus, in class, in faculty and administrative offices, and in program…

It is argued that if colleges and universities want involved alumni, they must begin during the student years. Activities and approaches to take during each of the four college years to help establish a mutually supportive relationship are outlined, and illustrated with examples from a variety of institutions. (MSE)

This article suggests that, contrary to the opinion of many neoconservative critics, most professors are "academic agnostics" aligning themselves with neither the left nor right politically. The plea by such groups as the National Association of Scholars for a restoration of the academic ethic and consensus is seen to rest on faulty…

When students and professors share their work, viewing each other as scholars capable of pursuing edifying research and teachers interested in invigorating classrooms, a vital intellectual community is formed. Small liberal arts colleges must refrain from forcing a generation of teacher-scholars to choose between these two identities. (MSE)