Provides an integrative essay that explores three books and their contributions to feminism and women's studies in higher education. Indicates that only one of the three works managed to escape the tendency of academic and popular media to either valorize or demonize feminists and their pursuits. (MAB)

A survey of 139 faculty at a Canadian university concerning support for self-directed learning (SDL) found the majority did not support SDL. Among those who were fully supportive, instructional practices did not always exemplify their convictions. Implications for the ways in which SDL is conceptualized in the adult education literature and…

Architect Adam Gross, in working with campus planning for 15 years, has developed strong notions about what makes a campus appealing and how institutions should pursue fundraising and financing. He takes a holistic approach, which looks at buildings in relation to one another and to the surrounding spaces, and prefers green spaces to asphalt. (MSE)

Reviews research and programs concerned with improving race relations at institutions of higher education. Discussion is organized into the following sections: (1) review of the problem; (2) a context for inclusion; (3) innovative strategies to improve racial climate; and (4) the role of academic institutions and the states. (EV)

Places the interactional model of disability in the context of student development theory, asserting that interactions between the individual and campus environment have a profound influence on retention and completion for a disabled student. Relates various service delivery approaches to the interactional model and suggests how career and…

California universities do not take Chicano studies any more seriously than they did 30 years ago when the need was first brought to their attention. Meanwhile, Latino populations have exploded, and other fields, notably health care, want Latino professionals and research information about Latinos. This underdevelopment of Chicano studies hampers…

The interplay between students' views of college and of the religious self was examined to understand the internal processes of those who underwent a religious change. Interviews of four traditional-aged college students representing diverse ethnic backgrounds demonstrate how social and academic communities contribute to changes towards a…

Study used a random sample of 199 students from the national sample of 4,408 students from different types of colleges and universities stratified by institutional race, type, control, and selectivity. Student responses on the College Student Survey were analyzed to show the construction of a fundamental measure as the first step toward creating a…

As more sophisticated questions are raised about the learning students achieve on college campuses, educators must design more sophisticated research studies to answer them. This article provides an introduction to grounded theory, a powerful qualitative research method that can increase educators' understanding of the complex student experience.…

This essay describes how University of Alaska Anchorage (a) mapped academic-based engagement activities into its institutional context and mission and (b) explored academic and administrative leadership strategies to reflect its commitment to engagement. Higher education governing bodies, legislators, administrators, and faculty increasingly…

This article investigates the signs that modernizing agendas in contemporary UK universities have not only reduced autonomy and marketized practices but have also stimulated the crystallization of a ramifying academic worldview, structurally consonant with neo-liberal horizons and new organizational vistas. Ethnographically, the account focuses…

John Holland's typological theory of persons and environments is regarded as the most influential in the field of career counseling (Brown, 2002), but few have carried the theory over to the field of higher education and academic advising (Smart, Feldman, & Ethington, 2000). Therefore, Holland's theory and the subsequent research on it were…

This essay considers recent implications of "new public management" (NPM) strategies for the universities of Germany. It argues that NPM poses a threat to the traditional values of the academic profession, and asks what the universities should do to restore public trust in their methods and management.

The pressures on new college presidents begin before the new leaders even arrive on campus. In this article, the authors explain why many new campus chiefs are leaving the job earlier than their predecessors. An unforgiving set of expectations is swiftly placed in new presidents--often before their first day on campus--by students, faculty, and…

Learning communities, designed primarily to increase student persistence and academic achievement, are a common first-year initiative on university campuses. Assessments of learning communities frequently examine indicators that are easily quantifiable such as student persistence and academic achievement, but also examine factors thought to affect…