For the recent exhibition "Greater New York: New Art in New York Now," the Education Department at P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, a large museum located in the Long Island City section of Queens, New York, organized a unique email-based discussion. The museum set up an e-mail address for most participating artists using the free…

A public service internship program at Baylor University is described. Student participants work a minimum of 100 hours per semester at a public or nonprofit agency in a job with a substantial administrative component. In 1976 the program was expanded to include student interns working in political campaigns. (MLW)

Describes a project for professional writing classes that teaches effective persuasive writing, as teams of students research local nonprofit or campus service organizations, design projects to address their groups' main needs, and write solicitation letters for donations or volunteers. Discusses potential problems and how students benefit. (SR)

Analysis of a 1% sample of performance appraisals of federal employees of comparable education and experience (1990-95) found that women, especially whites, received higher ratings than white men at the same level. Minorities were more likely to receive a "fully successful" rating and less likely to receive an "outstanding" rating. (SK)

In light of the university's roles of providing advanced learning in a new educational market and addressing the complex issues facing the nation's future, this article offers 10 strategies including better interaction between teaching, research, and service; incentive and reward systems for university units and individual faculty that support…

The world of public service is compared to a swamp in which important, complex, and messy problems are addressed, and it is argued that graduate and professional education must be reshaped to produce leaders who can make sense of current challenges. Education that is more experiential, behavioral, interactive, and collectively oriented is…

Offers a former U.S. president's reflections on service and its role in higher education. Discusses personal experiences that shaped his views on service and examines ways in which colleges and universities can promote student service learning. Outlines some of the skills gained through service work and covers other issues. (RJM)

Offers reflections on a former president's remarks concerning service and describes what one university organization is learning about volunteerism and community service on campus. Identifies likely participants in service projects and discusses the benefits of service; ways to promote service participation, service and leadership; and service and…

Describes how Red Bridge Elementary (Kansas City, Missouri) participated in the "Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle--Make a Difference in Our Community" campaign that coincided with the 1998 Make a Difference Day Campaign. Discusses the project, including the planning, publicity, donation collection, donation distribution, and campaign results.…

Three law students at New York University (NYU) detail components and implementation of NYU's loan assistance program for graduates with low earnings (usually employed by public interest firms, the government, or small firms). NYU's program is intended to preserve student body diversity and minimize debt concerns as a factor in career choice.…

Economic concerns dominate hospital planning and policy decisions as hospitals seek to become more productive, competitive, and profitable. Quality care and public service may conflict with the profit-motivated business model. Nurse administrators will have to be politically astute to promote the integration of a professional model of service.…

An interview with Robert Coles, an author and professor actively long involved with community service, focuses on the importance of public service, the emphasis currently placed on it, college student and faculty participation, participation of non-college youth, incentives for service, related reading for students, and organization of community…

Suggests that educators view youth violence in terms of health and science rather than politics and philosophy. Considers 11 ways to help curb violence; e.g., emphasize primary prevention, expect complex problems to require complex solutions, intervene early, focus on children, work with the community, recognize the relationship between safe…

The former president of Harvard University (Massachusetts) argues that college and university public relations specialists must attempt to understand what underlies the public's concerns about higher education, rather than simply to react to individual complaints. To reclaim public trust, higher education's leaders must consider carefully how they…

Ways in which college public relations officers have addressed public concerns about higher education are detailed. Campus communicators are encouraged to cooperate within and among institutions to encourage public appreciation of higher education's role in society. (MSE)