A critical analysis is made of selected portions of an ALA committee document on national information policy. The authors state that the "...document does not provide a conceptual foundation for anything. It is arrant nonsense and deserves to be repudiated as quickly and emphatically as possible." (JPF)

Broad objectives and a Five-Year Plan are given for the Developmental Mathematics Curriculum Committee of the American Mathematical Association of Two Year Colleges. (MN)

The central agency within the Federal Government for developing, testing, and operating various urban and rural programs to reduce poverty, the Community Service Administration is currently planning an "Indian Desk" which will include two permanent positions; will be located within the Program Development Office; and will be advised by…

Describes the cooperative relationship between the Rockford, Illinois, advisory council and the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) staff for Winnebago and Boone Counties and credits this cooperation and community input with CETA's success. (MF)

Rapid changes in our industrial system require a large body of skilled workers who are able to carry out technical specifications and who can supervise less skilled members of the work force. This article discusses modern apprenticeship programs, certificates of completion, joint apprenticeship committees, basic standards for apprenticeship, and…

Describes the formation of a 15-member student advisory committee for the mass communications department at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro. (KS)

Reports on a project undertaken by members of the Finnish Paperworkers' Union to record the history of their union. Members organized themselves into 40 study circles, with each circle tackling a different aspect of the history. Support was provided by the union historian. (CH)

A special committee to boost the hiring of blacks in coaching and sports administration was formed by the NCAA. The committee will collect data on minority employment and identify ways to increase the pool of black coaches and administrators. (MLW)

Outlines the most effective ways of conducting a search for new English department faculty on the college level. (SRT)

Two important responsibilities of a trustee investment committee are the selection of the managers and the asset allocation of the endowment fund. Benefits from outside management include the ability to select firms that specialize in a particular segment of the market and the spreading of assets to reduce risk. (Author/MLW)

In politics concerning the federal government's support, higher education must either play the political game to the fullest extent or work to change the rules. To do otherwise is to betray a commitment and to hide from the realities of a complex society. (Author/MSE)

Offers examples of the use of volunteers in recreation and adult education programs. Describes Fanshawe College's local community advisory committees for continuing education centers. Identifies conditions for using volunteers effectively. Reviews Edison College's Talent Banking system which involves volunteers as visiting lecturers, career…

Presents guidelines by which all engineering schools under the American Society for Engineering Education umbrella can work together with the American enterprise, through the American National Metric Council, to achieve transition to the International System of Units in a purposeful, cost-effective, and well-coordinated manner. (JN)

The research and review committee of the Association of Physician Assistant Programs (APAP) screens all survey requests and instruments for its members. A survey evaluation form was developed which provides objectivity and uniformity in the review process and permits constructive feedback to investigators. (BS)

A report of Committee A of the American Association of University Professors is presented with four recommendations for imposition of censure. Three accounts to illustrate the mediative work of the AAUP are described. Recommendations deferred and removal of censure are reported. (MLW)