The response of higher education to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1988 is examined, and the likely response to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is discussed. Implications of the new legislation for colleges and universities are outlined. (MSE)

The challenge to the higher education institution of hiring faculty with working spouses is discussed, looking at societal attitudes, development of strategies to assist dual-career couples, the needs of the joint academic couple, and allocation of resources to address the issues. (MSE)

Case Western Reserve University (Ohio) is hoping a high-powered campus information system will help diversify its student body and provide innovative education. A new optical-fiber network will connect computers in dormitory rooms, faculty and staff offices, classrooms, libraries, and laboratories and be linked with local, national, and…

Reviews financial challenges that colleges are facing or will be facing in the near future. Suggests that institutional administrators are resorting to business practices instead of educational practices to provide financial support for operations budgets. Describes summer enrichment program for high school students as contributing to apathetic…

Describes characteristics, mission, and innovations of indigenous higher education in North America, New Zealand, and other countries. Discusses institutions' commitment to community, integration of functions, participation of elders, spiritual elements, use of local language and traditional teaching practices, congenial learning environment, and…

"Intellectual community" as commonly used is based on a notion of intellectual commonality. However, the liberal arts college has become more diverse. Until higher education can offer some models for combining the values of diversity, it ought not to promote the conventional ideal of intellectual community, which favors some values over…

Liberal arts faculty are ill equipped to teach their disciplines; they are equipped to transmit the latest research results as they define the discipline. Students are not well prepared to respond; they have not been encouraged to enter into others' thinking. Under these conditions, the prospects for intellectual community are not good. (MSE)

The liberal arts curriculum has inherited the discourse of generations, all the richer and more abundant for the contributions those generations have made to it from a variety of sources. This shared human experience is Black as much as it is White, female, or international. (MSE)

Examines the world of women's colleges in Victorian Britain, presenting much biographical information and period detail, with an aim toward illuminating the emotional and sexual dynamics of this milieu. (DM)

Describes, explains, and illustrates developmental intervention model (Just Community approach) for infusing college life experiences with opportunities for examining ethical and moral issues with intention of developing students' ethical reasoning and their ability to translate such reasoning into ethical action. (Author/CM)

To implement Total Quality Management concepts successfully, colleges and universities must change their cultures significantly. In higher education, with its organizational characteristics and traditions, authority relationships between faculty and administrators must be recognized, and some changes in the role and attention of leaders must…

A study compared experiences of nontraditional students at two campus types at Miami University (Ohio): a traditional campus where older students constitute a small minority of the student population, and two branch campuses where there is a substantial number of older students. Results indicate areas in which lack of age diversity may have an…

The contemporary conception of learning communities addresses modern problems, but its roots are in early 20th-century reform movements. Combining curricular structure and some pedagogical insights from these earlier experiments and much theory about the teaching/learning processes from John Dewey, learning communities provide an economically…

Students were surveyed regarding cultural attitudes and campus climate. Comfort in cross-cultural situations and respect for other cultures correlated with overall satisfaction. The more Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Whites were aware of diversity and changing their behavior accordingly, the less satisfied they were with school.…

A study investigated the postsecondary educational experiences and perceptions of eight college women with deafness. Findings indicate that the women perceived their college environment as being generally positive, although they also perceived instances of unequal treatment and desired more female role models. (Author/CR)