Flexibility, diversity, and efficiency can make small colleges "the educational entrepreneurs" of the nation. By using interdisciplinary programs, independent studies, adjunct professors, and some creativity, they can develop exciting and valuable programs that anticipate the needs of society. (MLW)

The development and organization of a Thanksgiving dinner for Rockland Community College's population of foreign students is described. Lessons learned from the successful experience are outlined. (MSE)

Discusses the unique needs of adult students entering or reentering a college or university setting and the issues related to developing a support group for meeting these needs. Describes Enriching the Adult Student Environment (EASE), a comprehensive counseling group designed to meet the needs of adult students. (Author/NB)

Describes the development of the American university and uses the political economics paradigm to describe the relationship between the academic library and its parent university. The discussion covers the anarchic nature of the university and the implications for the academic library. (35 notes with references) (CLB)

College and university administrators are encouraged to preserve open space as an essential campus asset, using thoughtful planning and pursuit of a master plan that includes strategies to preserve open space in the face of powerful pressures for expansion and new facilities. Illustrations are offered from a number of campuses. (Author/MSE)

Based on experience with the 1994 earthquake, staff members of California State University at Northridge offer advice on coping with the aftermath of a crisis. Suggestions focus on early information dissemination both on and off campus, follow-up communication, finding things to celebrate, and remaining flexible and psychologically prepared for…

Issues associated with increasing cultural diversity on college campuses and the move toward multicultural curricula are examined. It is concluded that a multicultural curriculum taught in an atmosphere encouraging free and open interchange is fundamental to promoting intergroup understanding and to educating students for life in the 21st century.…

Problems associated with the establishment of speech codes on college campuses, in response to hate speech, are examined. An inventory of speech regulations already in effect at 384 colleges and universities, by Arati R. Korwar, is also presented. The summary organizes behavior and related policy into 13 categories. (MSE)

The ethos of a college or university is a belief system widely shared by faculty, students, administrators, and others. Colleges with an ethos of learning share three themes: (1) a holistic institutional philosophy of learning; (2) an involving campus culture; and (3) a climate encouraging free expression. A learning ethos must be cultivated…

Steps that heterosexuals can take to create an environment tolerant of gay, lesbian, and bisexual individuals are outlined. Discussion includes information about the gay/lesbian/bisexual community, activism, homophobic and positive attitudes, and the role of a heterosexual "ally." Institutional and print sources for additional information are…

At a commemorative ceremony, the 1970 shooting death of two individuals at Jackson State College (MS) was remembered by an alumnus who was present. The role of local police and National Guardsmen in the occurrence has never been resolved, and some feel it has been ignored because of racial bias. (MSE)

Research indicates that colleges and universities that encourage hiring of diverse faculty and staff, promote diversity as an educational excellence issue, and reward faculty and staff for their efforts to foster diversity are institutions that have integrated diversity and quality issues. A comprehensive institutional approach to diversity is…

This article theorizes that white college faculty are relatively uninvolved in institutional responses to racial diversity because of ambivalence, and that behavioral responses will thus be unstable and dependent on institutional context that either arouse or regulate positive and negative affect. Implications for institutional interventions are…

Reviews the contributions that academic deans can make to community colleges' scholarly endeavors (e.g., developing the college's intellectual climate, supporting professional development opportunities, fostering student scholarship, and undertaking his/her own scholarly activities). (DMM)

The relatively recent advent of racial diversity to Christian College Coalition institutions has precipitated crises on campuses. Many African-American students are disappointed on arrival, and observers are finding the college environments inconsistent with church ideals. Efforts within the coalition to heal rifts and improve campus climate are…