An English/French school exchange program provided opportunities for cooperation between language and humanities faculties. A shopping survey was prepared and French pupils conducted street interviews in England. Ideas for activities resulted from cross-faculty interaction. (DH)

While most administrators and faculty would support the idea of developing aesthetic education in the college curriculum, few feel any urgency about it. Each institution should examine its mission statement and develop a comprehensive philosophy about the place of the arts in its curriculum. (MSE)

Presents suggestions for improving the quality of new employees: look for applicants with solid academic and extracurricular achievement; make sure that all technical job qualifications are valid; broaden the recruitment base; target high-scholarship schools; encourage technical people to broaden their knowledge base; and upgrade inhouse…

Describes an interdisciplinary approach designed to use the humanities as a source of material to exemplify chemical principles, stimulate critical thinking along scientific lines, and demonstrate to nonscience majors that chemistry is relevant to their academic experiences. A sample unit on environmental pollution, drugs, and poisons is also…

Reflects on the collection of academic opinion leaders at the Iowa Conference on Rhetoric and the Human Sciences who spoke on a "rhetoric turn" in academic discourse. (PD)

Responds to Roger Knight's criticisms of "English within the Arts." (HOD)

Cognitive levels of 48 university students enrolled in humanities were assessed by Piagetian tasks. Three formal abilities were measured: combinatory, probability, control of variables. Results were analyzed according to school training effect and content of tasks. (Author/MLW)

Reports the results of a study to determine why more Ph.D. graduates were not appointed as full-time faculty in arts and humanities. Finds that most often stated reason was that a non-Ph.D. had better qualifications. (AEA)

The operation of a "Walkabout" program at a large urban magnet school is reviewed. After frequent exposure to supervised community experiences in regular humanities courses students may undertake independent, semester-long Walkabout projects, usually career-oriented. (MJL)

Delineates the valid emphasis placed on humanities. Discusses and defines three modes of thinking particularly well-suited to the study of humanities and to helping students analyze, imagine, and question and that help them create value and meaning in their lives. (CRH)

As its core, the history of America is a history of race. Adding courses in Black studies to the regular curriculum is not enough to redress the White bias that permeates our thinking and our approach to teaching intellectual disciplines. Rather, we must reorder our one-sided approach to history. (GC)

Comments on the lack of training and burnout of high school journalism teachers and argues for a humanities option for journalism studies. (HOD)

Consideration is given to what a liberal arts education should be. Goals should include encouragement of scientific literacy, historical awareness, and active participation in the arts. (Editor/LBH)

Describes a history and humanities program offered by Oakton Community College (Illinois) to senior citizens at a local nursing home. (DC)

Describes a successful community college course designed to acquaint foreign students with American culture. The syllabus for "American Society for Foreign Students" is appended. (DC)