Fundamental changes in both student bodies and education in our society in recent years have resulted in the Courts' intervention in universities' disciplinary powers over students. (IR)

Data examined in the sense of the direction in which the University should be led show the goals of the student affairs staff and incoming students to be similar. Understanding the process of expectations changing into perceptions would help determine better methods for dealing with students' attitudes. (Author/BY)

Proposes bicameral university legislature consisting of administration, faculty and student groups each given power to initiate legislation for particular areas, but requiring approval of the other group before implementation. (IR)

This article describes a Court of Student Academic Appeals (Wichita State University) which was established to protect the student from arbitrary faculty behavior, and to assure a measure of protection for faculty if students use the civil courts to obtain their ends. (Author/CJ)

First of a 2-part series concerned with: different types of inferential errors, single- vs. multi-institutional studies (MIS), longitudinal vs. cross-sectional data, statistical designs, measurement error effects, and measuring student-environment interaction effects. The best data is obtained from longitudinal MIS on student inputs and outputs,…

The elimination of traditional courses in favor of student-originated, self-graded projects in the Department of Geology and Geography at St. Lawrence University in Canton (New York) proved too radical for the entire faculty. The program eventually became two-tracked, offering students both traditional and student-generated learning situations.…

The catalog has become a "Catch 22" for colleges and universities; it is necessary to publish it, but the institution becomes liable for the printed information. Courts have determined a contractual relationship established by the catalog, and precautionary steps should be taken to avoid liability litigation. (MSE)

The Northwestern School of Law at Lewis & Clark College in Portland (Oregon) has a microcomputer installation that now carries student data from the application process through to a student's admission to the school. Phase two will carry student data through graduation, and phase three will track the graduate's career and alumni activities.…

Law schools and prison training programs are found analogous in that both prisoners and law students must plan their own training programs and be self-motivated. Suggestions for improvement are discussed. (MSE)

The university supervisor performs three basic activities: (1) phasing the student teacher into the classroom's on-going activities; (2) defining and communicating the purposes and expectations to be fulfilled; and (3) observing and evaluating the performance of the student teacher. (JN)

Describes a University of Pittsburgh placement office program to increase placement of graduates with local businesses. To challenge the employment agencies' monopoly on this market, an advertising and direct communications program was launched with continuing good results. (JAC)