Describes: (1) the selection of honors students; (2) components of a superior education; and (3) honors programs at Iowa State University (ISU). Programs at ISU include honors courses, honors seminars, converted courses, independent study, as well as altering requirements. (JN)

Studies student enrollment trends and student affairs staffing patterns at private residential colleges (N=13). Predicts that despite financial difficulties at private colleges, career opportunities for student affairs professionals should remain available until 1992. (Author/ABB)

Excerpted from the second chapter of the International Reading Association's "Computer Applications in Reading" (2nd ed.), this article presents an overview of computer-assisted reading programs developed on college campuses during the 1970s. (AEA)

This paper discusses the law-related studies provided in a human ecology degree program. The studies involve workshops which are project-oriented experiences and courses which provide skills and knowledge. The program emphasizes law relating to land use management, small business enterprises, consumer protection, real estate, and family. (MR)

Griffith University implemented the first Australian undergraduate degree program in interdisciplinary environmental studies. This paper discusses an introductory field experience incorporated to familiarize staff and students and to provide ecological and urban analysis exercises. The project conducted in a coastal valley incorporates field…

An early-entry liberal arts college is described, the interdisciplinary approach stressed by the college is discussed, and a discussion of the school's experimental science curricula is included. (DT)

This annotated bibliography lists and comments on 24 selected items from the literature related to the terms higher education, academic programs, students, grades, placement, and motivation. Databases available at Nova Southeastern University, Florida, and Internet sites were used for the review. Most of the literature relates to the predictive…

This special community college edition of "Bridges to Student Success" serves to showcase the important role of student services within the community college and to highlight the creative initiatives at the core of the community college mission. This publication invited five community college leaders, many of whom began their careers in student…

This short 9-minute public relations videotape addresses the important role of community colleges in lifelong learning. For so many Americans, the key to their own future is "just around the corner" at their community college. When people choose a college, one out of every two decides on a community, junior, or technical college right in their own…

A dual degree program in engineering involving Atlanta University and Georgia Tech succeeds in attracting students who might otherwise not be drawn to engineering. The Dual Degree Program illustrates how black schools can cooperate with predominantly white ones, how liberal arts schools can work with technical and professional ones, and how…

Listed by State are the senior colleges and universities with educational units which offer baccalaureate and masters degree programs in nursing accredited by the Department of Baccalaureate and Higher Degree Programs of the National League for Nursing. (Author/AG)

Reports the development of African and Afro-American Studies in a consortium of six black colleges, reviewing adopted approaches in respect of the project's major thrusts: faculty development, curricular development and cultural enrichment in the areas of the social sciences, literature, arts, humanities, and the life sciences. (Author/JM)

EPPS scores from 167 high school seniors (Study 1, S1), 137 introductory psychology students (S2), and students from an innovative college program (S3) were compared using analysis of variance, image analysis, and factor pattern comparison. (Editor)

The author describes a model for counseling college freshmen from minority groups. The goal of this model is to assist a student in moving toward the realization and utilization of his potential. (RP)

An analysis of speech communication programs in Western Canada, their current status and future possibilities. (RN)