The effectiveness of an administrative technique that sought to persuade students to reapply to college after dropping out for 1 year was tested. A sample of 1,620 students who were eligible for readmission were mailed two different types of letters from the university regarding possible reenrollment. One of these letters emphasized the…

Drawing from an extensive literature review, this practicum recommends a written student academic due process procedure for Brookdale Community College (BCC). Introductory material poses the issue of students' rights to specific institutional procedures by which they can challenge academic judgements made by instructors or by collective faculty or…

The paper presents the standards of the University of Colorado concerning academic honesty and integrity and explains how the university handles breaches of these standards. Breaches of academic honesty include cheating, plagiarism, and unauthorized possession or disposition of academic materials not formally released by the instruction. Each of…

Cheating causes serious harm to all members of the academic Community and to society at large, and instructors are in the best position to curb it. The communications student who rationalizes academically dishonest behavior as a means of coping with academic pressure may later behave unethically in highly competitive work situations. Honest…

As increasing numbers of postsecondary learners enroll in commuter campuses, speech communication departments can identify the characteristics which make commuting students somewhat different from their counterparts on residential campuses. Priorities of these two groups differ--students whose primary focus in life is the college experience…

Distance education is frequently offered by conventional universities that also serve traditional, on-campus students. These "dual-mode" institutions face several special problems, many of which go unrecognized by those responsible for overall university administration. The experience of the University of Waterloo in Ontario, which with…

Nineteen essays comprise this personal and historical look at the University of Utah and the relationship between the university, its people, and the community. Essays include: "One Cannot Live Long Enough to Outgrow a University" (Ramona Wilcox Cannon); "Ever in the Freshness of Its Youth" (G. Homer Durham); "The Final…

An analysis is presented of the application of elements of institutional quality identified in the National Institute of Education (NIE) report, "Involvement in Learning: Realizing the Potential of American Higher Education," in community college settings. Following introductory remarks and general thoughts about the report's strengths,…

Discusses the "consumerist movement" in higher education, as reflected by increasing student complaints, and the growing possibility of new state or federal regulations affecting colleges and universities. Examines some of the major sources of consumer dissatisfaction and recommends that postsecondary institutions undertake self-regulatory…

The original article, from which the editor presents excerpts, appeared in the Spring 1968 number of the University, a Princeton quarterly.

IN A 4-YEAR STUDY OF 598 FRESHMEN WHO ENTERED WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE, TEXAS, IN FALL 1961, THE AUTHOR USED A QUESTIONNAIRE, PLUS HIGH SCHOOL, JUNIOR COLLEGE, AND SENIOR COLLEGE RECORDS TO IDENTIFY THE SOURCES AND ABILITIES OF THE STUDENTS, TO TRACE THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS THROUGH JUNIOR AND SENIOR COLLEGE, TO DISCOVER THEIR OPINIONS OF THE…

What are the attitudinal differences in the sense of awareness between a group of students who participate in college governance and a matching sample of students who do not participate in college governance? Awareness is identified with items that express concern and emphasis upon three sets of meanings: personal, poetic, and…

This publication contains the 37 papers presented at the sixth annual forum of the Association for Institutional Research. Previous forums had reviewed conceptual frameworks and research design and methodology used in institutional research. Subsequent programs, focusing on processes and outputs of academic institutions, will provide companion…

Students are diverse; they desire involvement in governance, need guidance, react strongly to the impersonal, and bureaucratic life of the university, and want relevance and meaning in the learning program. Students also desire and need some personal relationships with the faculty and they need a faculty that cares. Students can be most…

The proliferation of court cases involving student discipline testifies to controversy over administrative procedures. Generally, a college's disciplinary policy is viewed as part of the learning process. Courts in the past have ruled favorably on the contractual theory which decrees that an entering student agrees to abide by certain university…