Discusses organizational changes in educational institutions needed to attract minority students to the health professions and retain them, focusing on the University of Massachusetts Medical Center program and its initiatives for high school and college students. The program is increasing enrollment and retention of minorities at the medical…

Discusses the need for a commitment to the recruitment and training of underrepresented racial and ethnic groups into library and information science graduate programs. Highlights include collaborative efforts between library educators and practitioners, changing demographic trends, educational attainment of minority groups, curriculum changes,…

Discusses the value of recruiting mature adults into teaching. Research indicates they have different needs, motivations, values, and experiences, which teacher preparation programs must reflect. They generally cannot take traditional programs designed for younger students but require time-efficient programs that help them redevelop study habits…

Effects of recent changes in Australian higher education on everyday academic work are examined, including changed emphases in teaching, research, administration, and public service and new demands associated with allocation of time, self-regulation, fragmentation of work into more discrete tasks, greater uniformity of effort, recruitment…

Reviews the efforts of the American Council on Education, Education Commission of the States, American Association of Community and Junior Colleges, and the Quality Education for Minorities Project to revitalization minority participation in higher education. Highlights encouraging enrollment trends. (DMM)

Liberal arts colleges face a public skeptical about rising college costs, and pricing policies that seem unfairly "redistributive;" an education economy in which new information technologies are transforming how and why people need schooling; and a competitive environment that favors resource-wasting maneuvers to gain tactical advantage, rather…

Explores outreach activities that universities can develop to help individuals and organizations prepare for the challenges of today's interconnected international environment. Activities include promoting international business capacity, creating networks to raise awareness of global trends, supporting elementary/secondary school global…

Articles on Black college faculty recruitment and retention and student financial aid examines these issues: senior Black faculty and diversity issues, recruiting Black faculty to small towns, the supply of doctorates, doctoral fellowship programs targeting minorities, financial aid information on the Internet, and an online college…

Describes the Virginia Community College System's (VCCS) initiative to help Virginia meet the growing demand for qualified public school teachers. States that the program aims to recruit teachers, offer pre-service and teacher preparation activities and programs, and prepare teachers to take the Praxis I exam and for transfer to universities. (NB)

As part of its mission to increase the availability of primary care providers in rural and other underserved areas of the country, the national Area Health Education Center Program has developed new rural-focused initiatives, including expanded student experiences in underserved areas, rural-track residencies, and telehealth links to rural…

The federal court decision in Hopwood versus the State of Texas, in which the court ruled that race could not be used as a factor in law school admission, is forcing universities to reexamine their reliance on standardized tests as admission criteria. Reduced use of test scores can then allow more active recruitment of top minority students. (MSE)

Examines why there are so few Native American teachers in this country, specifically in the upper Midwest. Describes how one institution has increased the number of native teachers and notes student reactions to assimilation at a traditional, largely white university. Proposes an eight-hour workshop on diversity training for faculty. (SM)

The challenge of recruiting, retaining, and retraining information technology (IT) staff in colleges and universities affects the entire institution, not just the IT organization. Some of the issues surrounding the projected IT staffing crisis are outlined, and steps campus IT leaders can take to minimize the effect of staff turnover on…

Describes creative responses of six colleges and universities to the information-technology personnel shortage, salary differentials with marketplace, recruitment and retention difficulties, and the need to support institution-wide technology growth. Institutions include: Alamo Community College District (Texas); Texas A&M University; Wake…

Mental health consumer-run organizations are alternatives to mainstream mental health services, and they have the dual focus of supporting members and creating systems change. The existing literature suggests that these organizations have beneficial impacts on social support, community integration, personal empowerment, subjective quality of life,…