In 1991, policy makers at Florida State University made the decision to require all students to take multicultural courses to fulfill general education requirements. This article provides insights into the challenges that institutional policy makers face as they seek to change the curriculum to include the voices of those previously…

In responses received from 20 of 33 companies that recruit computer and information science students, COBOL programming language was cited as having major importance now and in the future. Respondents indicated that business graduates were not meeting expectations and suggested a need for more training in maintenance programming. (SK)

The president of the University of Nebraska argues that the remarkable shift to a knowledge economy demands that colleges and universities rethink how they are preparing students for life after graduation, including consideration of partnerships with industry. (EV)

Asserting that many traditional law school courses could be modified to take information-age concepts and interests into account, demonstrates how to recast some typical first-year courses (such as contracts, property, criminal law, criminal procedure, and legal research and writing) with information perspectives. (EV)

Assigned undecided college students (n=112) at two universities to computer-assisted guidance systems (CACG) and career planning course, career planning course alone, or CACG and introductory business or psychology course. Findings demonstrated effectiveness of career planning courses and of CACG. Assigning students to both treatments may be…

Explores the impact of the second feminist wave in Japan on the development of women's studies in community women's centers and in academia. Although the original radical spirit has been lost, women's studies are gaining ground despite institutional and cultural problems due to the proliferation of Western feminist theories, the inclusion of…

Argues for the inclusion of gay men and lesbians in the definition of multiculturalism on the basis that the identity-formation tasks racial and ethnic minorities must accomplish are the same for sexual minorities. Also, the counseling skills required for dealing with racial and ethnic minorities are important for dealing with sexual minorities…

Explains the procedures used to determine the regulatory properties of yeast pyruvate kinase. Involves a partial purification using PEG precipitation that can be done in one laboratory period with simple equipment. (DDR)

Offers an overview of trends in business curricula as seen by Charles Hickman of the International Association for Management Education. Notes skill development, assessment tools, exit exam, integrated curriculum, curricular design/complex learning models, high tech models/distance delivery, and partnerships. (SR)

Describes the development and evaluation of a sexual health communication skills course for fifth-year medical students. Documents students' limited experience in discussing sexual health issues with patients. Contains 25 references. (DDR)

Describes group design techniques used within the engineering design graphics sequence at Western Washington University. Engineering and design philosophies such as concurrent engineering place an emphasis on group collaboration for the solving of design problems. (Author/DDR)

Describes efforts by the Association of American Colleges and Universities in its American Commitments initiative to foster diversity in the context of undergraduate courses that probe the complexities of such democratic values as equality, opportunity, freedom, and justice. (DB)

As much as Catholic social teaching is sometimes referred to as "our best kept secret" (Henriot, DeBerri, and Schultheris 1987), in recent years it has been gaining a renewed emphasis in Catholic higher education. This "renaissance" of Catholic social teaching integrates well with the self-evaluation of Catholic higher…

Using an institutional-structural model of inquiry, this study identified the degree to which ethics education exists in 173 Christian colleges and universities. The results indicated almost all students receive some form of ethics education. However, only one-third of these institutions require an ethics course within their general education…

Discusses the Maury River Alliance (MRA), a cooperative program developed at the Washington and Lee University that involved local colleges, high schools, government agencies, and conservation groups. Addresses the connection between land use and water quality with a creative merging of technical, social, and educational aspects of local watershed…