As a way of increasing minority participation in educational research and development, suggests the implementation of undergraduate programs that would prepare and encourage minority students to go on to such careers. (GC)

The thrust of the program is to provide special services and support to the learning disabled college students in three areas: academic, tutorial, and counseling/advising. (DLS)

Emphasizes usefulness of human development programs (HDP) for helping college students to complete their developmental tasks. The main forms of HDP are sketched. An HDP believed to be effective for college students is described. (Author/CC)

Notes three major types of problems encountered by colleges and universities attempting to establish a program in technical communications: society's increasing need for better communications; industry's reluctance to fund cooperative programs; and difficulties within the academic community involving course selection, intercollegial competition…

Describes the Arizona Blue Chip Program developed by the University of Arizona student union, a 4-year program that instills leadership skills and qualities in selected students. (EV)

Describes how the National Student Exchange helps undergraduates attend a different college for a semester or a year. (EV)

Describes how, anticipating fees announced by the librarian of Congress in June, many college radio stations have shut down their Webcasting transmissions. (EV)

Responses from 45 of 50 state correctional education directors indicated that, following the ban on Pell Grants for inmates, 25 states still offered college programs, with funding from state and federal agencies, corporations, foundations, universities, and inmates. States most likely to have college programs had higher total population and higher…

Contends that the total college community can reinforce common values and goals between athletics and academics. Discusses Proposal 48 and the role of counseling. Describes the John Jay College Athletic Counseling Program. Lists 6 implications of Proposal 48. (NB)

Provides student affairs professional with information useful for establishing evaluation and accountability procedures. Examines barriers to accountability and evaluation, making a commitment to evaluation, identifying program goals and objectives, data collection, and the final report. (NB)

Describes the University of Virginia's EXTERN program, a program designed by the university's Office of Career Planning and Placement to allow students an opportunity to experience the realm of corporate professionals in a career field of their choice. Explains how manual placement process was made more manageable by developing and installing…

Reports opinions of representatives of 12 university Chicano Studies programs. Finds that major program issues are curriculum redesign, perception of programs as lacking legitimacy, financial problems, need to upgrade academic quality, and potential expansion into research. Outlines five scenarios for the future of Chicano Studies. Contains…

Traces antecedents of the women's center to the now-defunct office of the dean of women. Considers mistakes of the past and how learning from those mistakes can help women's centers from meeting a similar demise. (NB)

Describes the University of Iowa's Women's Resource and Action Center which provides educational programs, developmental services, information and referral, and advocacy. Each of these areas is discussed briefly, the non-hierarchical staffing pattern of the center is explained, and the heterogeneous audience of the center is described. (NB)

Attempts to bring insight to student affairs professionals concerning impact that institutional programs, beyond classroom environment, have on minority student leaders. Focuses especially on African American leaders at predominantly white institutions who may face identity crisis and/or lack of value and belief affirmations from their…