As part of a quality initiative, the Minnesota State University System identified as a major goal the cultivation of "capacity for critical thinking" and a culturally inclusive syllabus. St. Cloud State University issued a call for curriculum proposals, resulting in 29 proposals from 22 departments, some representing significant…

Provides statistical evidence that measures progress of African Americans in institutions of higher education in the United States. Data include racial inequality; graduation rates from liberal arts colleges, state universities, and black colleges; and graduation rates of black athletes. (GR)

The Oklahoma higher education coordinating board has implemented a comprehensive approach to student transfer, with key elements including approval of system transfer policies, measurement of student transfers' academic success, integration of public support and legislative interest, determination of course equivalencies, and production of a…

Discusses results of a survey that investigated cases of censorship involving a representative sampling of college and university libraries at two- and four-year state and private schools. Various categories of censorship, identification of problematic materials, and types of complainants are examined. (Author/LRW)

Media services department administrators at 161 public, four-year colleges and universities were surveyed regarding: characteristics of media directors, job assignments, academic preparation, work experience, participation in professional activities, time spent in job functions, and the effect of recent changes in departments. Compares results…

Fiscal crisis in New England has been greater than that of early 1980s; colleges and universities should heed lessons. Presents guidelines extracted from study on organizations that effectively managed cutbacks in programs. Effective strategic planning was based on 8 preconditions that define system's capabilities to identify and react to decline…

A study piloted a new approach to assessing the effects of changes in funding for state grant programs on college assistance. Analysis of Washington's state grant program indicates that an increase in state funds for need-based grants in 1993-1994 resulted in improved within-year persistence in public four-year universities. It is concluded that…

A discussion of the use of performance indicators and performance-based funding in state colleges and universities looks at the types of mechanisms used for measuring institutional performance, state experiences with performance indicators, their pitfalls and limitations, the current status of performance-based funding applications, difficulties…

Describes a cooperative purchasing effort initiated by Florida community colleges and extended to all the state's postsecondary institutions that has resulted in some $33 million in savings on computer technology purchases for participating institutions. Describes how the resulting Technology Refresh Program has assured the continual upgrading and…

Uses components of effective faculty development identified from a review of the literature to assess faculty development at 49 Texas two-year colleges. Finds that good teaching is valued and connected to evaluation and tenure decisions. However, the lack of leadership and a formalized, structured program are serious detriments to effective…

This article chronicles the authors' effort to construct a pedagogical exercise to help students connect food consumption to social class membership through the analysis of restaurant menus. Similar to Albers and Bach's (2003) use of music as an element of popular culture, the authors use food to convey sociological concepts related to social…

Facing an overall budget reduction of 10 percent, most colleges or universities would postpone investing in a Web content management system. However, for California State University Monterey Bay (CSUMB), a large budget cut made Web content management even more important. CSUMB found an innovative way to purchase and implement a new Content…

In this essay I reflect on my experience thus far of teaching Islam as a non-Muslim at Metropolitan State University and at the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota. I begin by narrating a conversation about conversation that I had with one of my Muslim students. Then I introduce the theme of multiplicity as a way of…

West Liberty State College (WLSC) is a baccalaureate-general state college situated on 290 acres in the village of West Liberty, West Virginia. In the fall 2002 semester, the College reported an enrollment of 2,571 students. The College contains four academic units: the School of Business Administration, the School of Education, the School of…

The demographic of the American college student has changed significantly in the last 20 years, affecting institutional planning on multiple levels. The study presented in this article examines the collaboration between Academic and Student Affairs at Buffalo State College in planning a family college designed to facilitate the integration of…