In the name of a great educational philosopher, a new wave of school reformers is decrying American classroom, and calling for radical change. (Editor)

History of change from innovative Catholic girls' college to newly laicized and coeducational college with survival problems. (Editor/IR)

The role of the educational system in the formation of particular social attitudes and values is discussed. Three positions taken by educators during the depression are examined: 1) the indoctrination of students to support the status quo; 2) indoctrination of students to support a defined future society; and, 3) training which will enable…

Experiments in learning are being conducted in numerous small, privately financed schools throughout the United States. Students of different ages are clustered together, allowed to learn what they please, and given little or no discipline. A great deal of controversy has arisen over these schools. (CK)

Experiences and responsibilities of the college president. (IR)

Professionalism has grown into elitism, often using cultural conformity as its yardstick rather than pure scholarship or skill. (Editor)

This essay attempts to contribute to the solution of problems created by the current criticism of the traditional functions of the American University: teaching (training for professions, citizenship, individual development), research both government and private, and public service or involvement. (SE)

Academic freedom includes the freedom to be wrong and that right of critical expression is one of the odd but inevitable epiphenomena attached to the necessary processes of instruction and research. Academically based criticism (of our society) shows' itself on every hand." (SE)

Argues against government intervention in college and university governance to solve campus problems. Cites legal and other sources to support the position that the institutions, "in the preservation of its tradition and function, must be mater in its own household. (Author/WM)

In January 1982, the University of Massachusetts faculty union demanded the termination of nondues-paying faculty members. Dissenters argue that dues (for equivalent sum) conflicts with tenure rights/academic freedom; union leaders see it as a threat to union security. Issues and tensions related to bargaining at the university are discussed. (JN)