Authors Bailey, Roos, and Cabello discuss the potential effects on school admissions and minority preference programs as a result of the impending Supreme Court decision on the Bakke case. (HLM)

The actual number of graduate placements, program by program, will be the "bottom line" when it comes to the selection of a student's academic program and the provision of continuing financial support to state colleges and universities by state legislatures. (Author)

It is contended that until now colleges and universities have been reacting defensively to the problem of affirmative action. They must now set realistic goals in recruitment and retention, commit financial and human resources to these goals, and set up contractual agreements that clearly delineate the rights and obligation of the student as well…

Berkeley's response to the 1976 Amendments to the Higher Education Act is described, with focus on the Financial Aid Handbook, advertising financial aid deadlines, and other pamphlets on student services and opportunities. (LBH)

The patterns of decision-making regarding student petitions are analyzed within a theoretical framework. The greatest difficulties in making decisions occur when compromise must be achieved between conflicting values about education. This study suggests that different notions of equity are involved. (Editor/LBH)

Examples of current institutional policy and practice illustrate threats to individual rights to privacy. Problems relate to computerized records and communications technology, the accuracy of the records, and the usage of the information. (Editor/LBH)

The kinds of instructional improvements deemed desirable by students are analyzed, and the student views are considered in the context of existing faculty development programs. The quality of faculty advising is examined as well as views of instructional approaches. (Editor/LBH)

If administrators are to reduce the rate of discontinuation by changing their selection, teaching, guidance, and support facilities, they must be guided by proper data. This study reports such data based on an investigation at Macquarie University. (Editor/LBH)

A questionnaire survey of all students who discontinued their courses at the University of Sydney in 1973 identified four groups of such students. They are those who (1) had financial problems, (2) cited illness, (3) were not coping, and (4) had changed their life goals. The university's responsibility in dealing with them is considered. (LBH)

Telephone and letter contacts extending the summer orientation relationship into the fall semester improved students' perceptions of the college. On the Environmental Satisfaction Inventory derived from Astin's Inventory of College Activities, institutional perception and community factors showed the effects of contacts by orientation staff.…

The concept of student-institution fit includes much more than institutional searches for students with predetermined characteristics based on the characteristics of graduates. It requires a broad interactionist perspective, links with an institution-wide student retention plan, realistic information dissemination, and response to existing…

A survey designed to inventory problems encountered by pharmacy students is described. Student problem prevention programs, it suggests, should focus on financial counseling, workloads, student participation in committee and planning activities, the importance of learning and professional performance as opposed to grades, and job and career…

The problem of college student attrition and the reasons for it are discussed in an essay from the American Federation of Teachers. A publication for students exploring some issues of college success (benefits of attendance, curriculum components, study skills and needs, and strategies for success) is noted. (MSE)

Assessment of student needs on a continuing basis will provide an educationally sound environment. Data collected from college students (N=952) provide support for this hypothesis. (Author)

The current period of slow economic growth reinforces the need of American education to refocus its emphasis and realize that career placement must become an integrated part of education. (Author)