Student culture exerts significant influence on many aspects of college life by determining the kinds of people with whom one spends time and the values and attitudes to which one is exposed. To encourage attitudes and values consistent with the institution's educational purpose, cultural elements must be discovered and understood. (Author/MSE)

A survey of 122 minority college and university faculty and staff in the United States and Puerto Rico investigated the relationship of significant accomplishments to academic and personal achievement, role of environment and supportive individuals in motivation and professional growth, response to failure or disenchantment, and other factors in…

A discussion of issues influencing the status of majority/minority relations on college campuses concludes that the changes needed to make educational opportunities equal for all are still strongly opposed but that institutions must be committed to making academic services and social resources available to all students. (MSE)

On college campuses, the climate is polarized because of intolerance and discrimination, censorship, factionalism, and anger among students and faculty. As a result, the campus is in danger of becoming dominated by political issues and discouraging the exchange of ideas characteristic of a true liberal arts education. (MSE)

Hofstra University (New York) contracted with a vendor to provide a student information kiosk system on a campus computer network that would improve and enhance delivery of student services. Installed in under two months, the system has quickly addressed some persistent challenges, including easy access to information and security. (MSE)

As the stewards of America's colleges and universities, trustees have a central role to play in the struggle for a more diverse and equitable educational experience for all Americans. This means encouraging better student preparation, improving racial balance on campus, broadening the curriculum, and establishing an environment for tolerance.…

The guide, designed for students enrolling directly in a French university in study to be credited toward a U.S. degree, provides general information about the French educational system, types of higher education institution, and university life. Practical information on course selection, registration, examinations, and grading is also included.…

An author's commentary on his experience living among Rutgers University students in a dormitory, focusing on the issues in student life, is reviewed. The author finds that student life is both better (more genuine, purposeful, and intellectual) and worse (hedonistic, racist, and sexist) than other scholars have argued. (Author/MSE)

Some colleges have been able to create and maintain campus climates that promote educationally purposeful student behavior. The 14 "involving colleges" identified in a recent study provide unusually rich extra-classroom learning opportunities for undergraduates. Common cultural features of the institutions include strong institutional…

Provides the author's reflections on the experience of training to be a physical education teacher and shows how informal culture served to legitimate and reproduce a hegemonic form of masculinity within the student body. The paper concludes by arguing that attempts to improve the quality of practice cannot be separated from issues of masculinity.…

If college faculty and institutional commitments to academic integrity were to achieve a status similar to that of academic freedom, there could be a transformation of the intellectual community. Faculty must see academic integrity as a complement, not a challenge, to academic freedom; a closer affinity of the two may further energize both. (MSE)

Lists institutions and individuals experienced in the five models of college learning community (linked courses, learning clusters, freshman interest groups, federated learning communities, coordinated studies), as well as networks supporting learning-community and other collaborative efforts, and major works on learning communities and…

Analysis of crime reports from 483 four-year colleges and universities reveals that institutions use vastly different classifications in reporting campus crimes, even though they are reporting under the same federal law. Some institutions are following the lead of Ohio University in standardizing classifications. (MSE)

Colleges can create conditions to maximize the learning that occurs in an environment with a diverse student population. Studies indicate that students who interact with diverse peers demonstrate more complex thinking linked to both cognitive and to social development. Research literature provides strong support for institutional commitment to…

Data from several national research and evaluation projects involving 32 diverse institutions offer insights into what motivates college-faculty involvement in public service and outreach efforts, what faculty find to be obstacles to involvement, and what institutions can do to facilitate involvement. One salient policy supporting faculty…