A replacement-need study for vocational-technical teachers in Minnesota found that during the past four years the annual replacement rates for Minnesota teachers in each of the teaching fields studied have remained reasonably constant. (LRA)

An aggressive program of student recruitment, a strong emphasis on communication between parents and teachers, and a flexible, exciting curriculum account for the success of Rochester, New York's Interim Junior High School in achieving voluntary attendance at a racially mixed school. (Author/PGD)

Ideas for alumni magazine articles and features are drawn from a variety of sources. Ideas include: scholarships and donor profiles; profiling administrators as "teams"; update on campus neighborhood changes; interviewing campus specialists for practical information; alumni retrospectives; student and alumni perspectives on current…

Describes a feature of the School of Chemical Sciences within the University of East Anglia at Norwich, which incorporates yearly a visiting faculty member chosen from an industrial or government laboratory. (CS)

The author demonstrates the utility of marketing concepts and techniques as a total strategy designed to overcome resistance to participation and to involve the hard-to-reach adult in continuing education. (SK)

A study of graduating seniors showed college students rate details of and qualifications for entry level positions, training programs and career paths as important parts of recruitment literature. Describes the audiovisual approach used by a retail organization to attract graduates. (JAC)

Deals with the concept of actively involving faculty members in the admissions/recruitment process and making faculty members accountable for their inaction as well as their actions in this area. One college's successful attempt at expanding the awareness and influence of the admissions department is cited and explained. (Author)

For an admissions person to be truly professional he must be taught to acquire the special skills and knowledge needed to be effective. Training must encompass the three C's of Admissions--Counseling, Communications, and Community. (Author)

Notes some past and present recruitment and training programs, and argues that if the public broadcasting system is to reach its potential, the industry must invest more resources in the recruitment and nurturing of talent. (CMV)

The results of a survey at Oregon State University emphasized the variety of skills needed for a successful job search. Job acquisition skills training sessions will continue to be needed for successful placement. (JAC)

Details the establishment of the $750,000 James N. and Helon Y. Allison Endowment Fund and the Allison Chair of Journalism at Midland College in Texas, the first endowed chair in a community college. (AEA)

A successful affirmative action program requires coordinated effort throughout the institution. This article shares some of the benefits of experience with a three-year-old comprehensive program at Florida State University. (Editor/LBH)

The relationship between the Central Intelligence Agency and the academic world became evident to the author during a 1974 convention of the American Historical Association, at which he found that academic studies could be legwork for policies implemented by the CIA's operational branch. (LBH)

Elements of a successful college-based continuing education program for women are examined individually: Recruitment and admission, orientation, services (financial support, day care, counseling, career planning, support groups, and transition programs), curriculum, and administrations. (JT)

Today's recruiter is white, college-educated, protestant, and male. At least those were the findings of one recent survey. (Author)