After a methodological critique of attrition-related research, factors associated with attrition in higher education are outlined. They include demographic, academic, motivational, personality, college environmental, financial, and health factors. Student reports of reasons for dropping out, the withdrawal procedure, and programs for dropout…

Research has shown parents have strongly favored in loco parentis and students have not. This study found that, despite the increasing recognition of 18 as legal adulthood, there are still differences between attitudes of students and parents regarding the university's parental role, although both groups favored some university control. (Author)

The establishment of Kirkland College as the first independent women's college founded in the East since 1926 is reviewed with focus on its merger in 1978 into its parent institution, Hamilton College. Financial problems are cited and extreme differences in campus outlook are discussed. (LBH)

After dropouts were categorized into five "types" on the basis of their acceptance or rejection of cultural goals associated with university attendance and the institutionalized means of attaining those goals, it was found that different types of dropouts experienced dissatisfaction with different aspects of the institutional environment according…

Reports the results of a 1962 to 1974 survey which examined the nature of educational experiences and social interactions of black students at predominantly white library schools. Possible areas of discrimination explored included classroom interactions, grading procedures, advising, and social interactions with white students. (CLB)

Clarkson University provides each student with a Zenith microcomputer, the cost covered by tuition, eliminating many problems of computer availability and opening doors in the curriculum that were previously closed. (MSE)

The development and application of a computer adventure game simulating the college experience for college-bound students are described. The game is intended to provide both a realistic role preview for prospective students and experience with computer interaction. (Author/MSE)

While the civil rights and social reforms of the past two decades are firmly established in some areas, other aspects of ethnic and cultural diversity are under assault on campus. The challenge for student personnel services is to take pluralism and the value of diversity seriously in decisions about standards, philosophy, and purpose. (MSE)

Demonstrated differences by sex in personal and career developmental values for graduates from five types of colleges. Made statistical adjustments for socio-economic and high school academic achievement. Indicated that although the changes were not greatly influenced by college type, there were major differences in the entering values of…

Many university planning committees make bad decisions out of ignorance of the university's original plan. A brief history of American campus design is presented. The collegiate quadrangle design and land grant colleges' designs are compared, and master plans are discussed. (MLW)

Most institutions, however enlightened and well-intentioned, are sadly inadequate at meeting the special needs of minority students. Black students, endowed with low self-esteem before they arrive, meet a casually insensitive environment that disregards their basic human need for self-worth. (MLW)

The attitudes and behavior of White faculty are a major factor in the limited number of Black Americans on college faculties. The faculty are the gatekeepers, controlling access to their ranks. Discriminatory institutional practices also account for the small number of Black faculty members. (MLW)

A survey of 157 freshmen at Kansas State University attempted to determine differences between Black students and White students in their perceptions of the campus environment in four areas: community, administration, awareness, PI scholarship. Although neither group was negative, Black students were less positive than their peers, particularly…

The fact that colleges are providing a rich environment for learning at a relatively low annual fee should be enough evidence of their commitment to good management to satisfy the public and the Department of Education in its demand for efficiency in higher education. (MSE)

Surveyed Black engineering graduates of the University of Louisville's Speed Scientific School about their experiences in school; their mandatory, cooperative internship assignments; and their employment experiences after graduation. Found the majority perceived problems in the classroom, their internships, and in their employment, because of…