Examines social event risk reduction practices currently in place at sample colleges. Results indicate that the majority of colleges studied do have some sort of social event risk management practices in place. Results are described and recommendations for development of a campus social event policy are provided. (Contains 17 references and 2…

A critical ethnographic evaluation was conducted to assess the impact of a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Safe Zone project. Results of the study suggest that the project has had a positive impact on the visibility of LGBT people and issues on campus, and has increased support for LGBT people. (Contains 17 references.) (Author)

Results of interviews with 14 full professors in Canada were expressed in 6 themes: scholarly commitment, freedom and space, recognition and respect, self-regulation, power politics, and generativity. These senior academics were committed to service, adopted the scholarly role early, have both intrinsic and extrinsic motivations, acknowledge and…

The Salter Environmental Type Assessment (SETA) was created to be a commensurate measure for the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and to improve the efficacy of the person-environmental interaction paradigm to student affairs. A confirmatory factor analysis of SETA profiles supported the four dimensions in environmental type theory. The utility of this…

At George Mason University, the University Life office charged a university-wide committee to improve the coherence and coordination of collaborative programming. By designing and funding more diverse programming, the University Life office offers programs that are more inclusive of the campuses ethnic and cultural subgroups. Article provides an…

Examined whether college students who report most experiences of micro-inequities will also report lowest general and academic self-esteem and lowest occupational and educational aspirations. Findings from 335 undergraduates revealed no significant relationships between students' experiences of the campus environment and their general and academic…

Historically, by focusing on entering student characteristics, higher education has looked at the problems students bring to an institution. It is time to shift the framework from just assisting or accommodating those who are different to creating a campus world that is not alien and promotes success. (MSE)

Describes the attempt of the General Studies and Education Division of Laramie County Community College, Wyoming, to provide interested faculty members with readability information about their textbooks. Notes that faculty became more aware of the factors making their textbooks difficult for students. (RS)

One threat to a healthy, vital, and harmonious sense of campus community is the reluctance of a president to risk advocating his sense of community and quality of life. Diversity must be made an inherent value in campus quality of life. (MLW)

A review of changes in campus recreational activities in the past three decades looks at the emerging artists, the kinds of performers they were and their messages to students, and the social, political, and economic forces shaping their popularity. (MSE)

Two perspectives on political correctness, particularly as it occurs in higher education, are presented, with responses. One perspective views the trend as a cult of victimization, to which students are at last responding critically. The second views the trend as a healthy expression of democratic values. (MSE)

The 1990 Student Right to Know and Campus Security Act, designed to raise public awareness of college crime, is criticized for requiring institutions to gather large amounts of information that is used little by students or parents. Other criticisms focus on incompleteness of the data and potential for superficial and misleading comparisons. (MSE)

Conducted naturalistic inquiry study of rituals at a women's college well known for its traditions (commencement, baccalaureate, junior show, community day, second semester convocation, and charter day). Findings showed how these events build community, establish consensus and meaning, expound value of achievement and leadership, and build…

Ethnographic auditing combines concepts of ethnography, evaluation, and traditional auditing to evaluate university management. It is another tool in the institutional researcher's repertoire that enables the researcher to interpret cultural aspects of the organization to facilitate its academic mission. (MSE)

College faculty live and work in four cultures: that of the academic profession, the discipline, the academy as an organization, and the institution type. Each of these influences how they function in the organization. Colleges should recognize and build on the sometimes conflicting cultures. (Author/MSE)