Conducted prior to September 11, 2001, this qualitative study explored the perceptions and experiences of seven women who veiled on a large college campus in the Midwest. With national origins ranging from Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, to the United States, some participants reevaluated and subsequently unveiled due to their college experiences.…

Two hundred fifty-two students completed the Parental Attachment Questionnaire, the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure, the Multigenerational Interconnectedness Scales, and the Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire, Results from Asian, Asian Indian, Black, Hispanic, and White participants revealed sex differences in predicting college…

Using technology's enormous potential to support student learning requires that student personnel workers enter a new world--one that students already inhabit. Using technology can be a big challenge for educators who still cling to more traditional teaching methods. This article explores what educators can do to bridge the technology gap on…

Examines whether different levels of undergraduate racial compositions affect White student participation in social fraternities and sororities. Findings show that White students who attended nearly all-White campuses were significantly more likely to join a Greek social organization. Also notes that the role of Greek systems on the racial…

Many colleges and universities are faced with the problems of aging residence hall facilities. Traditional funding options are no longer viable for some institutions, and additional options are needed to address the gaps between what is required of university housing facilities, what is desired by students, and what is affordable for the…

Campus environments easily impact the ability of higher education professionals to establish campus community. Campus buildings, settings, and environment are important aspects of the development and maintenance of community. This article provides an introduction to environmental impact and one institution's approach in redesigning their Greek…

Examines the relationship between sense of community as perceived by freshman African American students at predominantly White public institutions and the intent of these students to re-enroll. Findings indicate that students who did not intend to re-enroll had a significantly lower mean College and University Community Inventory score on one…

This article draws upon ongoing lessons for dealing with campus emergencies from a series of incidents, some high-profile, that occurred at the University of California, Santa Barbara, during the 2000-2001 academic year. (Contains 12 references.) (Author)

The career of Robert Maynard Hutchins as president of the University of Chicago is discussed in terms of his contributions to the institution, the academic disputes occurring during his tenure, the characteristics of his academic and organizational leadership, and the state of the university at his resignation in 1952. (MSE)

In response to student protest, some colleges have hired minority-affairs administrators to improve campus race relations, but many express concern about administrators' commitment to that goal. Some academics feel minority-affairs programs are counterproductive. (MSE)

A study to determine whether faculty conformity to the four norms of science identified by Merton are integrating mechanisms or whether they are forces of fragmentation is discussed. The four norms are identified: universalism, communality, disinterestedness, and organized skepticism. (Author/MLW)

The versions of academic life portrayed in two recently published novels, "Small World" and "Coming from Behind," are compared and other aspects of the works' literary merit are discussed. (MSE)

Violent crime has invaded many historically black colleges and universities, and the institutions are trying hard to maintain an atmosphere of accomplishment in an atmosphere of fear. Heightened security measures, including security checks of student applicants, are increasingly used. (MSE)

Understanding the climate and culture of the campus is essential to improving organizational effectiveness. Institutional researchers will be influenced increasingly by research in this area, by improving their awareness, defining important dimensions of the institutional culture, establishing benchmarks for future reference, actively undertaking…

The 1990 Associated Colleges of the Midwest annual meeting is summarized. The conference was predicated on the assumption that intellectual community is a positive and necessary condition for an effective educational institution, important for the faculty, and vital for the students. Exploration of this theme in conference sessions is reported.…