Reviews and synthesizes a number of motivational models, issues, and strategies, showing their interrelationship, relevance to higher education, and strongly similar conceptual themes and terminology. The models' consistency suggests that inclusion in a coherent community raises awareness and enhances positive attitudes; what emerges is a…

Outlines 50 years of evolutions in higher education to demonstrate changes in methodology, curriculum, and campus life. States that the most important "change" in higher education is the college's goal to transform lives. (VWC)

Study examines the experience of five college students living with HIV and AIDS, paying particular attention to how the HIV/AIDS diagnosis affects the social and academic life of a student. Results indicate that an HIV diagnosis can influence the interpersonal growth and development of students and reveal the importance of access to knowledgeable…

Offers advice to campus programming specialists on leading a campus diversity initiative, and suggests examining one's own cultural biases and assumptions; integrating culturally diverse perspectives in all aspects of daily work; allowing for the process to mature; allowing for errors; responding to purposefully directed acts of bias; modeling…

Reports on a distance-independent class taught at the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and examines the challenges this course posed to existing academic culture. Topics include logistical issues, including scheduling, workload, and credit hours; changing personnel and roles; and changes in power and…

Describes and discusses student athletes' experiences and their environments from historical and current perspectives. Provides recommendations for student affairs professionals who wish to assist student athletes in reducing the tension between the students' academic and athletic worlds. (Contains 38 references.) (GCP)

Presents a range of responses from professors and graduate students to the questions: "Will the National Labor Relations Board decision to allow graduate students to unionize dramatically reshape the academic environment? If so, is that for good or ill? Will unions help cure graduate school life of its many afflictions or make those afflictions…

A discussion of the relationship between college teaching and faculty research looks at different forms the link between the two might take, how policy might reflect the relationship, emerging trends, and mechanisms for encouraging joint development of teaching and research. (MSE)

Uses different learning models to provide the conceptual framework for three interventions that illustrate methods for designing effective learning environments at the macroinstitutional and microinstitutional levels. (Author)

The commonly cited prescription for improving higher education, increasing the time faculty spends teaching, could lead to an impoverished learning environment because it ignores the rich learning opportunities afforded by the full complement of faculty life, which integrates teaching, research, and service. The traditional approach reflects…

When a Department of Computer Science (CS) recently formed stronger ties with the College of Engineering and weaker ties with the College of Arts and Science, CS faculty began encouraging CS majors to switch to the former college from the latter. Analyzes the decline of females in the CS program as a result. (Author/PVD)

Provides an overview of the faculty role on campus in terms of specific work activities and reward systems. Discusses the barriers to collaboration between faculty and student affairs staff and provides suggestions for working collaboratively. (Contains 29 references.) (Author/GCP)

Using data from a national survey of colleges and universities, examines the educational benefits of having a racially diverse student population. Results indicate a racially diverse student body has a positive effect on educational outcomes through its effects on diversity-oriented student activities and experiences. Discusses benefits of racial…

Originally published in October 1963, examines student personnel workers' responsibilities for the equal education opportunity for all students. Presents information for the college student personnel and sets forth socio-psychological considerations for the understanding of the personal and social needs of disadvantaged youth in the student…

A study tested a model of intraorganizational power in the libraries of 256 liberal arts colleges, focusing on power variables, environmental variables, technology level, and bases of power variables. Results indicate that technology has a direct, yet slight, influence on the bases of power. However, the overall model was not statistically…