The goal of multiracial equity is not just a phrase in mission statements, but a top-down strategic necessity for community colleges founded on and dedicated to the principles of social justice. At a system like Maricopa with more than 200,000 diverse credit and noncredit students at ten colleges--including six classified as urban--in the greater…

Reviews the efforts of the humanities faculty at Valencia Community College (Florida) to restructure the curriculum to allow more time for material to be covered, and to locate, or write, appropriate texts to teach students to examine primary sources intelligently and to identify and organize facts and ideas. (AYC)

Phoenix College, Arizona, makes use of minority and special interest media to communicate with non-traditional students. Techniques are described for reaching minorities, senior citizens, elementary and secondary school students, parents with problems, nursing home workers, the handicapped, the economically deprived, and the general public. (RT)

A broad spectrum of ideas and practices that should enable colleges to reassess and/or develop strategies for relating to the public are included in this sourcebook. Topics include (1) a model for public relations that includes development and internal and external communication; (2) the necessity of the personal involvement of the chief executive…