In winter 1982-83, a survey was conducted of registration and assessment procedures used in California's community colleges. The survey, which was sent to 106 institutions, sought information on the colleges' procedures in the areas of course advising and registration, orientation, counseling, course changes, computer usage, testing requirements…

Argues that universities, with all their talent and expertise, must modify the means and not the goals of recruitment policy before other cases, with more persuasive evidence, come before the courts. (Author/JM)

This study reports findings from the National Longitudinal Survey of the high school class of 1972 concerning the influence of race, sex, social class and academic credentials on access to college. Results indicated that academic credentials were prime determinants of college access. However, the degree to which various types of credentials…

A project was undertaken in 1970-76 whose principal purpose was to study the prospects of two-way communication between an administrative authority (the office of the chancellor of the Swedish universities) and the general public (prospective students in the national plan for wider admissions). It grew out of criticism of a proposed national…

The Carnegie Council's position on public and academic policy issues involved in the Bakke case is summarized in this publication. The Council holds that the racial experience of an academically admissible student is among the criteria relevant to admissions decisions. In speaking of race, the experience of persons raised in non English speaking…

Presented are several of the techniques that have been used as part of a comprehensive market research program at Carleton College (Northfield, Minnesota). The basic focus is on regional segments in Carleton's applicant pool. Carleton's position in the market is examined in relation to selected types of schools with which it competes for…

In the spring of 1977, the University of Washington Faculty Senate revised the undergraduate admissions system to include equitable means for admitting freshmen and transfer students. Generally, the University adopted the position that it is the best qualified individuals who should be admitted, with best qualified being defined as those having…

This paper discusses to what extent during the past eight to ten years the student bodies of accredited library schools have changed from the predominantly white demographic characteristic. Its principal focus is upon the financial, educational, psychosocial, and cultural barriers involved in higher education for Black, Mexican, Native, and Asian…

The consumer of educational tests is not being protected and reforms are badly needed. (JH)

Based on a review of the briefs filed with the U. S. Supreme Court in the Bakke case, the principal arguments addressed to the Court, possible dispositions of the case, and implications for the educational community are addressed. Bakke's claim is that he had been denied the equal protection of the laws in that applicants of lesser obective…

Papers from the 1979 Conference of University Administrators are presented. Current problems in higher education in the United States and Canada and the concept of professionalism as applied to university administration were addressed. Contents are as follows: introductory paper: "Professional Associations: The Off-Campus Organizations of…

THE AUTHOR BELIEVES THAT ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY SHOULD NOT BE MADE A COLLEGE ENTRANCE REQUIREMENT FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS. HE ALSO BELIEVES, HOWEVER, THAT INSTITUTIONS WHICH ARE NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE TRAINING IN ENGLISH FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS SHOULD NOT ENCOURAGE THESE STUDENTS TO ENROLL. THE CONSORTIUM PLAN WHEREBY SCHOOLS WITH NO…

TO FURTHER DETERMINE A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT'S POTENTIAL FOR ACHIEVEMENTS IN COLLEGE AND ADULT LIFE, THE SCORES OF 18,378 COLLEGE APPLICANTS FOR THE NON-ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT SCALES OF THE STUDENT PROFILE SECTION OF THE ACT BATTERY AND HIGH SCHOOL GRADES WERE CORRELATED TO DISCOVER THE FOLLOWING--THE STATISTICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE NON-CLASSROOM…