Views on current problems and future challenges in higher education are provided by a former U.S. Department of Education official who also was president of Chicago State University. Among these views are that: educators should have the integrity to exclude from the university any student who shows no possibility of academic success, even with the…

Author considered some of the attitudes held by those in the mainstream of American society, by public school personnel in particular, toward urban immigrants and their children between 1890 and 1920. (Author/RK)

A Michigan program provides a taste of college for people who have wanted to continue their education but have been fearful of trying. (Editor)

The American philosophy of social mobility has traditionally focused upon equal opportunity to succeed rather than the actual equality of socioeconomic status from the outset. Two replicate studies of social mobility in the U.S. undertaken in the early sixties and seventies enable social scientists to measure shifts in opportunities for American…

This document presents proceedings of the Midwest Regional Teacher Center Conference, designed to create an awareness of Illinois' teacher centers, as an opportunity for staff development for center personnel, and to provide a forum to explore the potential, rationale, evaluation processes, and vital issues of the teacher center concept. Presented…

Intended to provide general information about educational opportunities in Ontario beyond high school, this publication concentrates on post-secondary courses that may be of particular interest to Native people and non-Natives who wish to improve their appreciation of Native society and cultures. Courses of study described are offered by Ontario…

This 1975-76 annual report on the Higher Education Opportunity Programs (HEOP) in New York State summarizes the enrollment, funding, and activities of the institutions funded through HEOP. HEOP students continued to show that they were academically disadvantaged by their high school averages and SAT scores. Ninety-one percent of the newly admitted…

In the Higher Education Opportunity Program, which operated in 72 independent colleges and universities in New York State in 1976-77, enrollment figures showed that 6,227 students enrolled in full and part time courses during the year, with 4,948 attending four year schools and 846 at two year schools. Of the 6,227 enrollees 2,144 were freshmen.…

Article outlined the relationship between the States and the Federal Government in West Germany concerning the development of vocational education. (RK)

A review of developments on the national and state level, including federal court litigation, the activities of the Community Relations Service of the U.S. Department of Justice, rules barring sex discrimination in the nation's schools and colleges, the published Internal Revenue Service proposed guidelines on private school non-discrimination and…

Discusses developments on both a national and state-by-state basis, including Supreme Court litigation, recent federal legislation, federal agency regulations, employment opportunities, urban migration patterns, affirmative action suits, the status of Mexican American students at the University of California, integration plans, and others. (JM)

In 1982, a study was conducted to assess the open door philosophy operating in Florida's community colleges and changes in the policy from 1957 to 1981. Fourteen political and educational leaders were interviewed and asked to: (1) describe the original purposes of the open door philosophy and the factors behind its establishment; (2) assess the…