Existing commercially developed resource planning models have been developed for institutional use without much attention to the local situation. The approach to faculty resource planning that this article outlines is broadly based and involves the local university community. (Author)

The Drug Infusion Project, sought to Discretionary Fund of the Secretary of Education, sought to infuse drug education into ongoing subjects at all grade levels and to promote thinking of drug education as being done at the same time, rather than in addition to, ongoing subjects. The background of the project came from the Department of Education…

The knowledge of senior citizen homemakers was put to use by enlisting them as volunteer teachers in a high school home economics class on canning and preserving foods. (AG)

The interaction between school and society was studied, as illustrated by a relatively young university within a society characterized by rapid development and severe political tension, Tel-Aviv University in Israel. The study focuses on the university professor. (Author/PG)

In a time of intensified community interest in schools, the role of the superintendency vis-a-vis his constituency is a matter of concern. Drawing upon empirical studies, the author considers the conditions under which the roles of statesman or strategist are most appropriate. (Author)

The most critical problems relating to school closings are people problems. Superintendents who have met and conquered such crises as the need to build schools, the problems of integration, attacks from the extremes of political left and right, and teacher militancy will have developed the competencies, expertise, and confidence to deal with…

The Office of Community Research at Stonehill College in Easton, Massachusetts, provides community access to the college's educational resources and professional expertise. (Author)

Discusses causes and manifestations of the ambivalence of the American public toward higher education, and the possibility of resolving the contradictions it creates. (Editor/PG)

Presents 10 points describing public relations in higher education, a historical perspective of public relations in higher education, and 3 survey possibilities to establish the basic facts and subsequent activities to achieve goals between institutions of higher learning and the public. (Author/PG)

Describes the 5 reasons why higher education's message does not reach the public, and offers a suggestion to ameliorate the situation: be as concerned with the form, method, and the sequence of the communications from the public relations office as with the content. (Author/PG)

Without a written commitment, a board's intentions about communicating with the public are not clear and are often misunderstood. (Author)

A retired Lieutenant Colonel who advises radio, newspaper, and yearbook staffs at Las Cruces High School, New Mexico, reflects on the important role education serves in a community, and suggests schools should use public relations programs to better inform the community. (RB)