Externally imposed enrollment limits and resultant reduced funding will effect the type of student recruited by community colleges. Should the non-traditional, high risk student be discouraged from enrolling, the consequences for educational as well as national social policy appear great. (LH)

Notes that the abundant supply of teachers provides unprecedented opportunity for improvements in school and teacher education programs, as well as for selective recruiting of students preparing to teach and upgrading teachers with substandard qualifications. (Author/AM)

Opinions are offered regarding: Is it ever proper to consider the race of an applicant, among other attributes? If so, why, and in what ways? Are there significant distinctions to be drawn between the use of quotas and other approaches to the recruitment of minority students? (Author/LBH)

Aspects dealt with in this overview include: characteristics of the professoriate; recruitment and selection; salaries and fringe benefits; rank, promotion, and tenure; teaching, research, and community service; professorial associations; and the professoriate and politics. (Editor/LBH)

Consumer-oriented suggestions include: provide accurate information in publications; base recruiting pitches on truthful and pertinent data; explain financial aid programs clearly; keep records up-to-date and accessible; expound program offerings adequately; offer realistic career counseling; provide effective grievance procedures; dispense full…

For the brightest students the most significant reasons why they won't teach relate to frustrating working conditions, bureaucratic requirements, the lack of professional control, and few opportunities for intellectual growth, as well as these students' intolerance for diversity in the workplace and their perception of teaching as a "boring…

Discusses the development of the use of career ladder programs as an incentive for attracting and retaining competent teachers. States and school districts considering the development of career ladder programs should study the issues involved in creating successful plans. (MD)

Ten marketing concepts to consider are discussed including: assigning a protagonist, understanding of institutional mission, testing purpose against constituencies, planning effectiveness, positioning, politics, prioritizing, promotion and publicity, choosing representatives with a sense of passion, and performance or delivery of promised…

Basic changes needed to recruit, train, and retain high quality professionals in the field of learning disabilities include: improving education's professional image; explicit articulation of program rationales, content, and processes; and political lobbying for improved public support. (Author/DB)

Presents and analyzes the qualifications English departments prefer when hiring faculty to teach business and technical writing. Indicates that most successful candidates are those who have completed degree programs combining the study of literature and composition. Also suggests that English departments should make their degree programs more…

Topnotch scholars, academic couples, and emphasis on new theories are transforming the English department at Duke University. Professors lured to Duke say joint appointments and interdisciplinary responsibilities are a big part of the attraction. Several members describe their work as left-leaning or Marxist. (MLW)

A survey shows that officials at universities with big-time sports programs intend to reduce their spending on athletics, but are reluctant to make cuts in football and basketball. The National Collegiate Athletic Association is proposing only a few rule changes for their special convention in June. (MLW)

The differences between superficial promotional activities and effective marketing programs for law school admissions are examined, and the role of the admissions officer is discussed. (MSE)

Consists of nine articles on dealing with declining enrollments in vocational agriculture. Topics include (1) challenging students and the community, (2) image, (3) recruitment and retention, (4) supervised occupational experience, (5) sex equity, (6) professional development plans, and (7) responding to local business and industry needs. (CH)

Reports issued by the State Higher Education Executive Officers and the Education Commission of the States say that progress toward full participation of minorities in higher education has become stalled and must improve, both to benefit minorities and because that group is an increasing proportion of the college-age population. (MSE)