The extent to which college presidents and governing board chairmen agree on the relative importance of 20 presidential roles was studied. Institutional size and type were examined, and the results indicated general consensus between the two groups. (MSE)

Surveys of faculty perceptions of the effectiveness of department heads indicate that leadership styles affect perceptions of effectiveness. Two elements of leadership style, "initiating structure" and "consideration", relate strongly to faculty evaluations, with implications for the recruitment, selection, and professional development of…

Most public institutions of higher education structure enrollment policy around the belief that higher education enrollments mean greater state appropriations. A study that found that added enrollments commonly reflected a net financial loss in appropriations per student for public institutions is discussed. (Author/MLW)

A professional socialization model to interpret the recollections of women faculty about their career decisions and early career experiences was employed. The results point to a pattern of accumulative disadvantage and suggest how sponsorship of women faculty may be improved. (Author/MLW)

A medical school's recruitment drive to increase applications from minorities, women, and nonscience majors was unsuccessful. The recruitment program is evaluated and the importance of systematically evaluating such efforts and the inherent difficulties of changing an applicant pool are demonstrated. (Author/MLW)

A survey of minority and White undergraduates at a public university that found greater alienation among minority students is evaluated. Factors that reduce alienation are identified and differences and similarities between White and minority perceptions of ethnic clustering and representation are ascertained. (Author/MLW)

The liberal arts are undervalued because many do not understand what thinking entails. Empirical reasoning is only one facet of thought; interpretation and evaluation are just as critical and are what the liberal arts teach. This imbalance that permeates the system of higher education is discussed. (Author/MLW)

Program Excellence, an effort to reward and enhance high-quality academic programs at Ohio colleges, is described. The criteria for defining and determining excellence, the process used to select programs, the results of the review process, and the impact of the program are presented. (Author/MLW)

The productivity of 40 major research universities in combining faculty and governmental grants to obtain reputational rankings in the 1980s is examined empirically. These productivities are measured relative to the most efficient members of the group and for their proximities to minimal costs. (Author/MLW)

Faculty affirmative action occurs within a context of decentralized decision making and hinges on judgments that faculty make about one another. Administrative leadership, faculty liaisons, federal pressure, and institutional culture influence those decentralized judgments. The nature and extent of those factors are outlined. (Author/MLW)

A variable causal model was used to estimate the influence of college on the development of humanitarian/civic involvement values. The findings suggest the importance of social involvement during college as a positive influence on the humanizing of values. Influential types of social involvement differed by student race and gender. (Author/MLW)

The longitudinal process of student departure is marked by distinct stages that reflect the unique problems individuals encounter in seeking to become incorporated into the life of the institution. Stages include: separation, transition to college, and incorporation in college. Research and policy implications are discussed. (Author/MLW)

Reviews of two histories of American legal and medical education are presented. The books are: "Law School: Legal Education in America from the 1850s to the 1980s" (Robert Stevens) and "Learning to Heal: The Development of American Medical Education" (Kenneth M. Ludmerer). (MLW)

The changing environment in which academic freedom is practiced and the new challenges confronting it are examined including: retrenchment and the crisis in state funding; national reform and accountability; the politicization of expertise; and the rise of new research funding patterns that emphasize government-university-industry partnerships,…

Legal and fiscal operations of college residency requirements are described. "Residence" is distinguished from "domicile" and state governance mechanisms for determining residency and exemptions are categorized. Problems with institutional practices are reviewed, and residency policy models are presented. (Author/MLW)