Address at Convocation of Washington College, Maryland (September 26, 1968).

The predicament of journalism as both an objective observer and a subjective participant is examined in this paper. Among the topics discussed are some basic ethical entanglements involved in the dilemma; regional newspapers that have been legendary for personal-involvement journalism; current evidence that journalistic performance is being…

A commission of 23 faculty members, students, and an alumnus was appointed to study problems arising from student demonstrations at the University of Minnesota in the fall of 1967, and to recommend policies by which the university could deal with such problems. The commission, appointed by the university's president, was to formulate guidelines by…

The distinction between the student as campus resident (if the residential relationship is viewed as one of contract) and the student as private citizen appears to be fair to both university and student. But, whether the university is considered primarily an academic institution or an instrument of government, the off campus/on campus distinction…

This essay addresses the issue of the theory of the structure of class and education. The authors, who label themselves "activists in education," perceived a dichotomy in the understanding and practice of those with whom they work. Education studies reproduce this dichotomy, and people working in the field of education have a variety of…

In May of 1972 the Higher Education Panel (HEP) of the American Council on Education conducted a survey of colleges and universities across the U.S. to determine the type and amount of campus disruption caused by the April 1972 increased bombing effort in North Vietnam by the U.S. It was found that: (1) an estimated 27% of the colleges and…

This report presents the result of a comprehensive study of changes that have occurred in higher education over the last two decades. Part 1 presents a longitudinal analysis based on data in the US Office of Education directories. The data deal with: (1) type of institutional control; (2) level of degree offered; (3) type of program offered; (4)…

This report contains the results of a survey conducted by the Division of Educational Programs and Research of Michigan State University that attempted to obtain specific information concerning the policies of other large universities on issues relating to student life. Questions were asked on (1) student participation in academic governance, (2)…

Students are questioning the US system of higher education for many reasons: inadequate communication among all elements of the university, unresponsiveness to student demands, hypocrisy, lack of relevance to the world outside, and over-reaction to student protest. Efforts by administrators and faculty to meet some of the students' demands may…

In an effort to determine how faculty viewed the student protest activities following the Cambodian invasion in May 1970, a questionnaire was mailed to 1,513 faculty members on 9 campuses in 6 states; usable returns were received from 552, or 36 percent. Sixty-eight percent of those responding viewed protest activities on their campuses as having…