This paper attempts to assess the impact of a residential academic unit on its participants. Subjects were 651 students enrolled in the College of Forestry at Colorado State University. Results indicate that those students involved in the residential unit were generally more satisfied. (Author/HMV)

Higher education has made great progress in creating open organizational classroom environments for diverse populations. However, little research has been published on the experiences of lesbians and gay men in colleges and universities. A study identified the extent to which higher education is creating an open and comfortable environment for…

This study explored the identity development of Asian American college students, especially in relation to the simultaneous development of individual and group identity. It examined how second-generation Asian Americans interpreted their evolving sense of self in relation to race/ethnicity and how their racial/ethnic identity affected their…

This digest provides a review of current literature relating to sexual minorities and the ongoing dialogue surrounding multiculturalism and inclusiveness on community college campuses. A 1998 study conducted on the six San Francisco community college campuses indicated that more than 1 in 3 of 484 community college students surveyed had engaged in…

Although institutional characteristics are assumed to influence student learning and intellectual development, this link has not been empirically confirmed. This study examined whether institutional mission, represented by Carnegie classification, is related to student learning and development. Participants were a stratified random sample of 1,500…

This study examines the factors influencing faculty perceptions of mission and organizational culture within community colleges. Using Cameron and Ettington's organizational culture typology, the investigation focused on how faculty in a single state system perceived different cultural types and mission in describing their particular campuses. The…

In their attempts to lead a dual-life experience, characters in popular literature written by and/or about Native American Indians occasionally enroll in institutions of higher education; like many of their real-life counterparts very few of these student characters find the experience to be a positive undertaking. This narrative pattern reflects…

The information for this book was obtained by asking hundreds of adults students, and instructors with experience teaching adult learners, what they felt were the most important things adult students needed to know. Chapter 1, "Getting Started," provides information about what a student needs to know before enrolling in college. It is designed to…

The University Centers for Rational Alternatives (UCRA) constitutes lobbies for rational thought and academic freedom in the university community. (Author/PG)

Developing an operational model based on social psychological theory, the author advocates the creation of an intentional democratic community in college residence halls. His model presents ten elements of the community that must be manipulated, nine design considerations, and seven stages of development. (Author/LA)

The investigating report of the Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure of the American Association of University Professors on Bloomfield College in New Jersey covers events of the 72-73 academic year, issues related to the dismissal of 13 faculty members, and findings related to the abolition of tenure. (Author/PG)

The American Association of University Professors committee's report on Academic Freedom and Tenure at Voorhees College in South Carolina concerning the dismissal of 5 faculty members. (PG)

Describes a serious graduate student and his reasons for leaving public education. (PG)