While research universities house many distinguished scholars and serve an important role, there is a significant mismatch between the doctoral students they produce and the kinds of jobs available for new faculty, for which the students are presumably being groomed. Over-reliance on the research model of doctoral education inhibits the…

The distribution of age, sex, race, primary occupation, retirement status, educational background, and other characteristics of governing board members for private and public colleges and universities are tabulated. (MSE)

The top 100 institutions in total federal obligations in fiscal 1984 are listed, and the total funding amounts and funding and ranking for research and development are included. These institutions account for 63 percent of total federal obligations to higher education institutions. (MSE)

Health-promotion programs provided for higher education staff are increasing. They draw on the expertise of physical education and athletic staff, counseling services, and medical centers to encourage employees to adopt lifetime regimens of healthy living. (MSE)

Central Intelligence Agency policy changes concerning its relationship with the academic community are outlined specifically relating to consulting, sponsorship of conferences, research, scholars in residence, information seeking from faculty traveling abroad, and academic freedom. (MSE)

The trend toward including instruction in critical and logical thinking as a required element in the college curriculum, and the various approaches to teaching it, are discussed. (MSE)

Data on campus actions and the status of changes in response to four recent national education reform reports are discussed, along with administrators' views on other institutional changes. (MSE)

The persistence of dangerous initiation rituals in student organizations despite administrative and legislative efforts to end them is examined. (MSE)

The skills, equipment, and competition involved in intercollegiate riflery championships are described. Programs at National Collegiate Athletic Association-member colleges are cited. (MSE)

Revenues of doctoral, comprehensive, general baccalaureate, and two-year private and public institutions are outlined by source (tuition and fees, appropriations, grants and contracts, private support, endowments, and others); expenditures are tabulated by function (instruction, research, public service, libraries, academic support, student…

The changing role of the campus physical plant manager in an era of large campuses and rapid technological advancement, and the development of a comprehensive self-education program to meet managers' educational needs are discussed. (MSE)

The median administrator salaries and percentage changes from the previous year are reported for 88 administrative functions in public and private institutions and in universities, four-year colleges, and two-year colleges. (MSE)

Increasingly, institutions are offering counseling on contraception, pregnancy, and other sex-related issues because of concern about a number of legal, medical, and ethical issues arising from student athlete pregnancy such as the safety, injury, privacy, and the college's responsibility to the student. (MSE)

The Vatican's statement on Catholic universities outlines the objective of strengthening Catholic higher education worldwide and discusses the ecclesiastical and pastoral functions of the institutions, their role in society and in the church, Catholic university types, the environment and curriculum orientations, and planning and cooperation. (MSE)

The situation of U.S. Catholic colleges and universities is outlined, and the responses of 110 American Catholic college and university presidents to the Vatican's statement concerning the role and relationships of Catholic universities worldwide are synthesized. (MSE)