This monograph argues that university status should be conferred on colleges only when they have reached a specified level of achievement within their various academic programs, and that when changes are made in an institution's administrative structure and academic organization, something other than institutional aspirations should serve as the…

Discusses problems encountered in broadening the scope of physics training at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Suggests physics departments offer interdisciplinary courses, encourage applied research, and make efforts to prepare competent prospective teachers and improve science education in the primary and secondary schools. (CC)

Empirical content is given to the concept of an organization set and two related hypotheses are tested on data concerning the competition of colleges and universities for new students. (Author/KM)

A theory of evaluation and authority is applied to the system for evaluating university faculty. Results show that professional opinion outweighs administrative opinion and that research is more important than teaching. Balancing these factors tends to dictate faculty orientation. Satisfaction with evaluation is a function of a field's dependence…

Describes a study procedure for colleges and universities to provide information about constituency reaction, as background for leadership, fund-raising efforts, and other effects of institutional advancement. (Author/PG)

Describes some of the readjustments (new public relations, academic changes, and improved counseling) the University of California's Santa Barbara campus is undergoing to improve its image with prospective students and their high school counselors. (Author)

An interview with Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner, president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), concerning MIT's responsibility to the community, minority admissions, deferred tuition programs, and the student of today. (PG)

This report discusses the growth, administration, research facilities, and educational activities of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in India. (PG)

Suggests that the major determinant of ghetto behavior and social organization is the relationship between the local population and higher level institutions; explores the failure of an organization in a ghetto area set up to destroy abandoned houses. (Author/JM)

Social institutions practice gross discrimination against Indian people in Minnesota--and they do so in the name of equality. Besides ignoring the real social needs of Indians, they often attempt to undermine Indian mores and values. (DM)

Former president of ASTD (American Society for Training and Development) outlines group's goals. Suggests expanding scope of organization, increasing training for government service, adding membership services, and designing new programs. (DS)

At present most of the leadership for community education comes from the private sector, not from government. Among leadership sources of growing importance are university regional centers. (Author)

Researcher recommends a lottery for admissions and a curricular cafeteria" with an educational menu" because research findings do not support assumptions used to justify traditional practices of college and unicersity admissions and tradiational approaches to curriculum and certification. (Editor)

Far from upsetting the status quo of American higher education, the junior colleges shore it up. The expansion of these colleges on present terms may serve to subvert and postpone urgently needed educational change. (DM)