Alcohol use and membership in the academic community traditionally have been linked to the dual notions of privilege and freedom. Four basic habits that colleges need to adopt are identified: avoid hypocrisy, resist denial, keep authority flexible, and re-think privilege. (MLW)

Analysis of documents from the McCarthy Era reveals a mixed pattern of AAUP response to the threats the movement posed to the principles of academic freedom. A secure policy stance in this area was achieved as a result of actions initiated when Ralph Fuchs became general secretary. (Author/MLW)

A president must seek to influence the ethics of higher education by pursuing the roles left open to them. These roles are identified: set an example, serve as a true marketer--conveying guidance from "outside" to inside" and vice versa, and demonstrate a concern for the feeling of students. (MLW)

Sexual harassment continues to be a problem on college campuses, and no institution is immune. The best defense is to develop a good policy and educate the community. (Author/MSE)

As the proportion of older students grows, it will become crucial to develop methods of instruction acknowledging and creatively unifying the varieties of experience to be found in such diverse groups. (JOW)

Discusses the processes shaping the professionalization of college and research librarianship within the framework of four sociological theories. It is suggested that structural changes within higher education and the information industry affect the legitimacy, status, and territory of librarians' work, and that professional growth cannot be…

In two decades and despite some resistance, multicultural education has progressed from an idea to a concept that has achieved some institutionalization in higher education. Demographic and global economic change reinforce this trend. Institutions of higher education should have as a primary objective the graduating of students who have not only…

Advice is offered for making college alumni reunions fun and memorable, illustrated with anecdotes from various institutions. Suggestions include exciting opening activities, focusing on the particular habits or characteristics of a class, appealing to a variety of tastes, emphasizing class identity, savoring favorite campus traditions, and…

American college students are often viewed in terms of inputs and outcomes, due in part to the assessment movement and interest in college impact. A more complete view sees the relationship between student and college as reciprocal and dynamic. The ecological perspective views students as actively shaping their educational environments, with the…

The use of a learning community approach to college curriculum design is explored, and examples are drawn from the following Temple University (Pennsylvania) and the following Washington colleges: Evergreen State College, North Seattle and Seattle Central Community College, Tacoma Community College, and Lower Columbia College. Contacts for further…

A study investigated the extent to which 210 college students' learning orientations were shaped independently and jointly by their academic and nonacademic experiences. Findings indicated that the two kinds of experience each made statistically significant and unique contributions to gains in intellectual orientation after controlling for…

The higher education community is urged to adapt the university to the 21st century. Five specific ways to initiate this change include: sharing expertise within and beyond the university, reflecting on the breadth and relevance of one's work, using new technologies to extend teaching and communication, diversifying the scholarly community, and…

"Politically correct" outlooks are to be neither wholly accepted nor wholly rejected; they are to be learned from. The self-scrutiny bred by concern about political correctness is an important part of the university tradition; and without it, colleges could not experience their current growing diversity. (MSE)

A model for date rape prevention on college campuses is presented. Based on current literature, the model offers systematic prevention strategies at the institutional level and includes a date rape assessment guide and an outline of a sample date rape prevention program to assist institutions in program development. (MSE)

Increasingly, gay and lesbian college students are pressuring institutions to bring their practices more in line with their rhetoric in such areas as Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) eligibility, curricular reform for inclusion of gay and lesbian studies, and improvement in the campus environment for these students. (MSE)