In this paper, the author lists and summarizes the responses of thirty-four large companies on questions concerning the industrial positions held by mathematics majors and company preferences in applicant academic backgrounds. (MN)

Thirty-seven universities, colleges, junior colleges, and institutes were surveyed in order to clarify the available forms of educational assistance in training and development. A "curriculum cube" describes program types (resulting from the study) along three dimensions: Program level, curriculum content, and housing of program. (TA)

Many students are entering college today with no more than one course in mathematics. This article relates how one university has developed a program to identify the underprepared mathematics student and to counsel students with regard to their mathematics needs. A goal is to match mathematics course with student ability. (MA)

This study evaluates some aspects of the Women's Studies Program at the University of Maryland, College Park. Subjects were 429 undergraduate students. Results indicate that students who participate in these courses do develop an awareness of women's and men's sex roles. (Author/HMV)

Discusses why anthropology should be taught. Analyzes the increasing interest in teaching anthropology and the textbooks, films, simulation kits, and wide variety of teaching methods which have been developed. Provides some synthesis upon which future development of anthropological curricula might be based. (Author/JM)

This article presents a prospectus and bibliography for a course on "German Women Writers of the Twentieth Century" given at Stanford University in English. Selections are limited to authors available in English translation. (Author/TL)

A study to identify characteristics of a policy analyst essential to his performance analyzed curriculum and academic disciplines represented in schools of social policy. All programs require workshops or internships and economics and statistics. Seventy-five percent require political science and 75 percent quantitiative methods. (The Rand Corp.,…

"Exploring Female Images Through Movement," a course at Skidmore College, features activities that help students reexamine their attitudes toward their bodies, improve their self-image, and, through a combination of physical education and women's studies, experiment with new activities and ideas about themselves as women. (MB)

The traditional college curriculum is seen as a collection of answers for students who do not yet have the questions; an alternative approach that nurtures students' capacities for inquiry is suggested and outlined. (MSE)

The ROTC provides 75 percent of the leadership of the total army today. The role colleges and universities can play in ensuring the quality of these military officers is discussed. Providing ROTC incentives, strategies for increasing support, and the campus/ROTC collaboration are explored. (MLW)

This article is a series of anecdotes from an undergraduate course in multi-ethnic literature. In this class students explore their lives against the backdrop of their country's diverse ethnic heritage. Such courses are few, but they are needed given the influx of immigrants to this country. (Author/VM)

Describes the Fashion Institute of Technology's (FIT's) 2 + 2 curriculum, in which students complete an associate degree in applied science degree before applying for selective admission to a baccalaureate program. Considers the relevance of creativity to the mission of FIT. Quotes well-known creative people about the sources of creativity and the…

The differences between graduates who were in different curricula at Loyola University of Chicago Stritch School of Medicine were identified. Physicians who combined the basic and clinical sciences throughout the program, chose specialties in family practice and psychiatry more than the regular track students. (Author/MLW)

Offers a critique of Alan Bloom's ideas on the Great Books approach to general education presented in "The Closing of the American Mind." Questions Bloom's assertions about the types of students who benefit from the approach and his rationale. Suggests that exposure to conflicting viewpoints via Great Books reinforces a relativist…