The findings indicate that it may not be useful to categorize students' expectations on only the basis of their parents' level of education. Finding of sex differences in expectations as measured by the Awareness and Community Scales is consistent with findings reported by Pace (1966) except he reported on perceptions of students already in the…

A viable alternative to the more traditional superior-subordinate" relationship among college administrators, faculty, and students is the participatory form. Here emphasis is on defined responsibility with commensurate authority for each interested group, with accountability providing the means through which the peer group is influenced to…

A satirical view of the continuing youthful exuberance of college students long after having been instilled in nonsensical juvenile prattle". (DE)

An analysis is made of personal needs and college press profiles of Negro teacher trainees at Fayetteville State University, North Carolina, during the early sixties. (DB)

Describes the Housatonic Museum of Art at Housatonic Community College in terms of its origins; purposes; collection of 20th Century painting, sculpture, and graphics; contributions to the college environment; and safeguards of the art works. Discusses funding barriers to and benefits of replicating the community college museum concept elsewhere.…

Documents attempts to subvert academic freedom at the University of Washington between 1946 and 1954. (AEA)

Proposes the application of an action-knowledge conceptual framework to explore why money and policy change are not enough to create campus environments where multiculturalism enhances student learning. Asserts that Argyris' (1985) notion of double-loop learning recognizes the necessity for "actionable" knowledge to be instilled in…

Even though the majority of college students are commuters, most colleges and universities are set up primarily to serve residential students. In an effort to address this inequity, Drexel University created an award-winning commuter program. The author describes how it got started and what it looks like. (Author)

Investigated the relationship of collegiate desegregation policy to institutional enrollment, examining the nexus between transdemography and tipping-point theory in an effort to conceptualize what happens to the culture of one historically Black college in West Virginia as non-Black students enroll in increasing numbers. (EV)

Several factors shape practices in counseling centers today, including an increased need for referral to external mental health services. Providing external referrals can lead to both practical and ethical implications when counseling center employees also operate private practices. Guidelines to negotiate the potential ethical dilemmas inherent…

Surveys 86 mental health professionals employed in university counseling centers in the United States on their attitudes toward discussing religious and spiritual topics and toward using religious and spiritual practices in counseling. Participants viewed the use and discussion of spiritual topics/practices more favorably than the use and…

The authors describe a computer-based "bug-in-the-eye" approach to counselor supervision that is well suited to college counseling centers. Hardware and software requirements, comparisons with other forms of supervision, support for and limitations of this approach, and recommendations are presented. (Contains 13 references.) (Author)

Focuses on what has the potential to get lost - for both faculty members and students - in working in an environment that does not see undergraduate education as its first priority. Explores in more depth the challenges and pleasures of working in a college whose primary focus is the teaching of undergraduates. Describes four classroom examples of…

Reports findings of a study examining the perceptions of Greek advisors concerning activities defined as hazing and those that typically occur on their respective campuses. While students consider thefts and assaults as prohibited acts of violence, hazing activities within fraternities and sororities are perceived by members as an integral part of…