Discusses variables essential to the religious identity of Catholic colleges and universities in the context of the 1999 draft application of "Ex Corde Ecclesiae" to the United States, a document on the relationship between Catholic higher education institutions and the Catholic Church. Suggests a taxonomy in which Catholic colleges are…

Suggests that a pragmatic concern for self-understanding through reflection and action is central to the role of the Writing Program Administrator (WPA), and that recognizing these two principle elements of a pragmatist philosophy in the work of WPAs bolsters the argument of the "Intellectual Work Document." Promotes a self-awareness of…

Provides perspectives on the research university as an institution that can contribute to civic engagement and create change in higher education. Identifies some of the elements in a renewal strategy for strengthening student learning, involving the faculty, increasing institutional capacity, and connecting democracy and diversity as complementary…

The rapidly increasing number of camps in the 1910s through the 1920s led to the formation of camp directors' associations, the first nationally inclusive group being formed in 1924. An illustrative article from 1929, "The Future of Camping" (Edwin DeMerritte), discusses the mission and ethics of the camping profession and the role of…

In September, Oxford University Press published "Not a Suicide Pact: The Constitution in a Time of National Emergency," written by Richard Posner, a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Judge Posner's book, which explores how people might strike a balance between constitutionally protected liberties and security concerns…

Sociologists of knowledge find that academic stratification is present among individual scholars, genders, networks, fields, and all kinds of scientific organizations, while communications scholars have been studying global cultural asymmetry for a long time. Yet few researchers have explored the global dimension of academic stratification. In…

UK universities are widely regarded as being among the best in the world. Maintaining the highest academic quality and standards is crucial to that reputation. This paper explains how universities ensure that students can have confidence that the time and money that they invest in their education are well spent. The UK model for assuring quality…

California has achieved considerable economic success through technological innovation and the formation of businesses based upon those technologies. This paper addresses some of the roles of universities in that success story. It starts with some measures of the contributions of innovation and a robust university structure to the California…

Part-time faculty members at community colleges are customarily understood from an institutional perspective that is based on traditional conceptions of the community college as a component of a tiered educational system. This conception places the community college in the role of either a junior college or a training school. However, the…

This paper traces the regulation of intercollegiate athletics from the late 19th-century to the present and discusses current trends in the supervision of intercollegiate athletics. It examines the emergence of faculty control of athletics and the concept of faculty athletic committees in the late 1800s due to the inability or unwillingness of…

During the 1960s, efforts to improve fairness, accuracy, quality, and responsiveness led to the introduction of ombudsmen on many American newspaper staffs. Representatives for readers' complaints and in-house critics of their own paper's performance, ombudsmen frequently use columns, internal memoranda, staff contacts, questionnaires, and…

Reviews the accomplishments, working style, and philosophy of Notre Dame University President, Father Hesburgh, who in 24 years has, in the author's view, redefined the Catholic University based on his belief that only a juridically independent Catholic university can be "the critical reflective intelligence of the church." (JT)

Presents medical schools as major socio-cultural institutions and explains their functional goals, service activities, involvement in research, social impact, and leadership functions. Outlines the component parts of a medical school and presents a spectrum of school structure and physical setting. (GS)

Assesses the achievements of the University of Papua New Guinea ten years after its founding under the formative influence of Australia. Concludes that the research record of its staff is good, its teaching efforts less successful, its role as social critic almost invisible, and the value of its professional training program untested. (JT)

An examination of the role of two year colleges with respect to accomodating inequalities reflected in their inputs, institutional role processes, and outcomes. (EH)