While the number of overtly racist White students committing racist acts on campus may be small, the indifference of many other Whites is seen as creating an atmosphere in which racism is tolerated. Indifference also exacerbates the isolation felt by Blacks on predominantly White campuses. (MSE)

Summarizes two cases emphasizing teaching in major research universities: (1) an address by the president of Stanford University and (2) efforts of the Alliance for Undergraduate Education. (YP)

Inherent in the reluctance of higher education institutions to make their community accessible to nontraditional students is the assumption that academic quality and rigor and a sense of community can be maintained only by traditional students and traditional campus life. (MLW)

A former graduate student at Teachers College recalls the celebrated educational leaders who taught there 1930-45; their teaching styles and techniques, the prevalence of field studies in the graduate program, and the instructional stimulus provided by New York's cultural environment. (IAH)

Assessed university climate of 32 male homosexual and 32 male heterosexual undergraduates. Subjects completed the University Climate Scale, Alienation Scale, Bem Sex-Role Inventory, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and the University Homophobia Scale. Results revealed that homosexual subjects perceived measures of university climate as significantly…

Guidelines are offered for making the most of either a foundation visit to a college campus in search of funding or a fund-raising visit to a foundation. Detailed planning, presenting the strengths of the college, and conducting an effective meeting are discussed. (MSE)

A discussion of planning for college and university centennial celebrations, or other milestone anniversaries, looks at reasons for creating a major event; objectives of early planning sessions; considerations in event design; scope and budget; use of consultants; appointment of an archivist; individual event planning; and fitting events to the…

Five issues that emerge in institutional research when studying diversity on campus are identified: (1) the researcher is part of the change process; (2) in framing research questions, focus on the institution; (3) combining qualitative and quantitative methods can provide greater insight; (4) diversity touches all institutional elements and…

A discussion of the status of social work in academe considers its dual roles within the university as both a discipline and a profession and identifies eight criteria that differentiate professional from academic disciplines. Cooperation, identity, education, leadership, and knowledge-building are seen as key to finding social work's proper…

Eleven colleges worked with the Association of American Colleges to design comprehensive leadership development programs for administrators, faculty, students, support staff, and nonteaching professionals. A variety of models were developed which are intended to maximize benefits to the institution through unique combinations of college community,…

Discusses services offered by Wellness Program at University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Provides some background on origin of sober housing program for students and investigates satisfaction level of student participants. Information presented can be used by administrators in establishing similar programs on other campuses and can serve as…

Examines "Wisconsin v. Mitchell," a Supreme Court ruling that the First Amendment was not violated by the application at sentencing of a penalty-enhancement provision in a hate crime statute. Discusses related cases and the Hate Crime Statistics Act of 1990, and concludes with a review of the implications of "Wisconsin" on…

It is logical for groups within the college or university to work together for the institution's common good. Student activities personnel can initiate partnerships on campus in the areas of activities planning, academic and intellectual programing, and governance. It is also important to plan program evaluation and anticipate resistance to…

College administrative careers are characterized by ill-defined career paths, multiple entrance points, and lack of explicit criteria for determining mobility. The advantage is the diversity of opportunity. However, those seeking administrative careers have little guidance. Rules governing mobility are often part of the institutional culture. (MSE)

To effectively communicate agendas and goals, new college presidents need to acquire cultural perspective on their institutions, seeing the campus as a lived experience, interpreting its themes, and deciphering its shared meanings and symbolic processes. This allows him to experience the continuity of the institution and become part of it.…