Reminiscenses of college life in the 50s at the University of Texas at Austin. (PG)

Colleges should continue to be the manufacturers of conceptual tools and the sources of knowledge renewal, creative criticism, and reflective learning. Overzealous innovative attempts that ignore these functions are bound to become vacuous. (Author/PG)

Presents 10 points describing public relations in higher education, a historical perspective of public relations in higher education, and 3 survey possibilities to establish the basic facts and subsequent activities to achieve goals between institutions of higher learning and the public. (Author/PG)

Quality education cannot be measured by accountability and productivity devices alone; individual fulfillment and freedom should be education's primary goal. (Author/PG)

Describes the 5 reasons why higher education's message does not reach the public, and offers a suggestion to ameliorate the situation: be as concerned with the form, method, and the sequence of the communications from the public relations office as with the content. (Author/PG)

In this speech the Assistant Attorney General of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice notes that although progress has been made against racial and sex discrimination, there is an area in which civil libertarians have only recently become involved. This area concerns the rights of the mentally retarded and the mentally ill. A…

Adapted from an address delivered at the inauguration dinner for Chancellor G. Theodore Mitau of the Minn. State College System (St. Paul, Oct. 1968).

There are many indications that journalists are increasingly concerned about ethics and ethical behavior. However, the emphasis of this concern has been placed on reporter ethics. While the manner in which a reporter "ought" to function is certainly an important question, the manner in which a newspaper, broadcast station, or magazine as a whole…

Activist students have made a positive impact on several areas of higher education. (1) Activist campaigns have revealed deficiencies in institutional governance and pointed out many undemocratic methods, structures and processes. (2) Activism has led to increased participation by students in policy and decision making. (3) With increased student…

This summary of a master plan for higher education in Utah explains why formulation of such a plan was necessary and how it came to be developed. If adopted by the state legislature, it is intended to guide decision making in higher education and to implement needed programs. The summary discusses the assumptions upon which the plan is based,…

Junior college self-appraisal techniques should involve research and should be conducted within the academic, vocational, and adult education programs of the college. This report considers appraisal of specific areas, such as admissions, counseling and student personnel services, placement in classes, and program planning and evaluation. Sixteen…

In this address, President Homer D. Babbidge of the University of Connecticut reviews a number of important issues on his campus. One of his urgent concerns is the issue of race relations in the community. He suggests devoting 1 full day each month to a community-wide consideration of whatever problem most concerns the community at that time. He…