The establishment of a religious studies department at San Bernardino Valley College (California) is proposed. The proposal, if approved, would make this college the first California community college to have a department of religion. In this report the following areas are considered: (1) the question of the legality of teaching religion in public…

Contends men's studies can assess the costs to men of patriarchy and still conclude that men's self-interests lie in fine tuning patriarchy rather than contesting it. Suggests that men's studies must focus its investigations on the dynamics of male ambivalence. (Author/BL)

Describes the sharing of facilities with member schools participating in a given consortium.'' (Author)

The Ithaca College curriculum for training music teachers is discussed. (DB)

Graphic profiles of (1) the professional membership of the National Therapeutic Recreation Society, (2) state-level employment opportunities in the field, and (3) educational opportunities at U.S. colleges and universities. (MB)

During the 1967-68 year, the history department revised its undergraduate curriculum for majors and other students. Offerings begin with a global course followed by regional classwork and ending with topical and seminar study. Expectations of these changes are discussed. (DB)

Explores the postmodern critique of higher education, which presents a challenge to discard the contemplative conception of knowledge and promotes a pragmatic conception of inquiry. Discusses how higher education curricula, particularly scientific inquiry, can be renewed, taking into account this understanding of knowledge but also acknowledging…

Bloom's book, "The Closing of the American Mind," is an argument for intellectual isolationism and, as such, is potentially dangerous. In addition, Bloom has misconstrued Plato's "Republic," a text central to his critique of modernity and its education. (IAH)

Liberal knowledge is indispensable, and expert knowledge alone can be, and often is, dangerously impractical. To make it practical, expertise should always be explicitly related to the real-world political and cultural context that only liberal knowledge can provide. (MSE)

Discusses the need for environmental literacy instruction for students not enrolled in programs focused on the environment. Outlines ways to maximize college-level opportunities to develop responsible environmental behavior and different approaches taken by universities to strengthen their environmental literacy instruction. Describes the…