Colleges and universities have refuted Secretary of Education William J. Bennett's charges that they are not combatting drug abuse on campus. Another study has found that college policies concerning alcohol abuse have not been supported by adequate abuse-prevention programs. (MSE)

Examined research attitudes of graduate students in counseling psychology, the research training environments in graduate programs, and the impact of programs and environments on students' attitudes. Results indicated the role of environment on attitude change seems to depend on students' training levels, suggesting a training environment by…

A population ecology model of institutional fitness broadens the scope of perspectives on organizational success. The approach allows systematic thinking about internal and external factors identifies the critical dependency relationships between a college and other organizations that supply resources. (MLW)

It is suggested that the American liberal arts college, more than any other institution, claims to be what Alasdair MacIntyre calls a "community within which civility and the intellectual and moral life is sustained." This view is discussed within the context of MacIntyre's philosophical framework. (MSE)

Different types of donors may respond better to different types of approaches. Models built for four major donor groups (alumni, nonalumni individuals, business organizations) are described. (MLW)

Freshmen participants in a student development transcript program demonstrated significant progress on developmental tasks and had highly positive perceptions of the university environment. (Author)

To meet the growing need for immediate information to support administrative decision making, the Cooperative Computer Center, a computing consortium serving Chicago State University, Governors State University, and Northeastern Illinois University, established an Information Center. The heart of the center is its user-friendly software.…

This digest addresses two aspects of managing bereavement on campus: 1) the need for effective counseling practices to help students manage grief, whether due to a death on campus or due to the death of a loved one, and 2) the need for institutional procedures to respond to the death of a campus community member. Administrators and faculty in…

This book offers guidance for the development of learning communities at the college level. The book analyzes examples of learning communities at a wide variety of institutions, including research universities, commuter campuses, residential campuses, and four- and two-year institutions. Chapter 1 offers definitions and characteristics of learning…

Focuses on ways to help foreign students solve reading and study skill difficulties in a university setting. (RB)

Attitudes of sampled Kent State University students, after the tragedy of May 4, 1970, seemed to indicate they felt Kent State was more prominent but less mature and stable than it was prior to the events. Some decreased acceptance of nontraditional attitudes was also indicated. (Author)

A method for reducing multivariate descriptions of college environments to a two-dimensional configuration is briefly described. (Author)

An article dealing with the current mood on the campus which suggests that student involvements are more realistic and less intense than previously with concerns centered on community and environmental issues and less on national issues. (JC)