Describes the International Fellows Program, an initiative at the University of Georgia to help college faculty bring an international perspective to their academic scholarship. The program involves completion of a internationally-focused research or teaching project and usually involves overseas travel. (EV)

Describes the successful encouragement of student research provided by the Office of Student Research Opportunities (OSRO) at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. The OSRO advises students, identifies faculty who want to mentor students, sponsors the Distinction in Research program, organizes an annual research day, helps fund summer and full-time…

In the midnineties, Albuquerque Public Schools developed an Extra Support for Principals initiative-a voluntary support program that respects participants' time constraints and schedules only three activities during the year. Both experienced and mentored principals value the program, which keeps more beginning administrators on the job. (MLH)

The spread of English has increased opportunities for native English speakers in the United States to interact with speakers of other Englishes (WE). These native speakers are rarely encouraged to develop the knowledge and skills necessary for intercultural communication, often resulting in a one-way communicative burden on the world English…

Describes the experience of Centers of Excellence in Women's Health at seven U.S. medical schools in initiating and sustaining leadership programs for women faculty. Describes program formation, content, and evaluation approaches. Reviews areas of success and difficulties faced, proposes strategies to overcome difficulties, and reviews important…

The United Nations University (UNU) is an international academic organization which brings together leading international scholars to tackle world problems. This article describes for South African scholars, institutions, governments, and their agencies the importance of the work being undertaken by the UNU and encourages their participation. (EV)

Considers what can make a writing program an integral part of the mission of a university so that it does not become a target when budget cuts have to be made. Discusses the role of collaboration in the establishment and operation of the writing program at Cornell University. (RS)

Suggests that the technical and professional writing concentration in the English department at Eastern Michigan University serves as an example of the way Master of Arts (MA) programs often reflect the economy of a particular region. Discusses the MA program at Eastern Michigan University. (RS)

The status of the environmental education component of preservice teacher education programs is unknown nationally. This study surveyed 715 institutions of teacher education using a mail questionnaire. Results indicate that most schools have few requirements related to environmental education, and environmental education is not institutionalized…

The new reporting model propounded in Governmental Accounting Board Statement No. 34 dictates that consumption of capital assets be reported through a charge in the governmentwide statement of activities for depreciation expense. The present method of "rolling forward" capital asset amounts will not suffice. (MLH)

Describes efforts at the University of South Florida at Tampa and the University of Maryland--the Educational Outreach and eDorm projects, respectively--to use distance learning and videoconferencing to reach new markets, meet financial needs, reach new student groups, and support staff projects. (EV)

Reports the barriers and pathways that were experienced during a 3-year period when an induction program for secondary science teachers was developed and implemented. (Author/MM)

Describes "learnscape" projects which are places that a learning program has been designed to permit users to interact with the environment. Explores teachers' perceptions of the nature, value, and effects of learnscapes on teaching and learning. (Author/MM)

A participatory research project sought to define community education needs, locate resources, and ensure the sustainability of educational development. Results were used to expand Hall's participatory research model by describing the project through four perspectives: concrete (what was done), communicative (what was said), cognitive (what was…

Describes a program for juniors and seniors at Jordan-Matthews High School in Siler City, North Carolina that aims to allow them to take and pass the North Carolina State Board of Cosmetic Art Exam. Describes the curriculum, a variety of field trips, practical experience in the beauty salon/lab at the high school, and other issues. (SR)