For international educators, 2012 may well be remembered as the Year of Scrutiny, when perennial questions about overseas programs became more pointed. Missteps by some American colleges have led to a sharper focus on how they handle their recruitment of foreign students and their campuses abroad. Accreditors urge universities to be more watchful…

The National Congress of Black Faculty is expected to address the problems of the recruitment and promotion of black faculty members, research and publication issues, and the recruitment and retention of black students. (MLW)

Discusses the increasing recruitment by college coaches of foreign athletes. Explores whether Americans are losing valuable scholarship and training opportunities to foreign students. (EV)

The number of international students enrolled in American colleges and universities rose by 3.2 percent last fall--the first significant increase since 2001. Those results appear in the latest edition of "Open Doors," an annual report on international academic mobility published by the Institute of International Education and supported…

Many institutions have stepped up their efforts to recruit talented black students. Dartmouth's weekend, called "Experience Dartmouth," has become one of its most successful recruitment tools. Weekends planned by undergraduate students and increased involvement of black alumni are described. (MLW)

A survey of 203 colleges and universities investigated disparities in spending on men's and women's sports. Survey data on the distribution of men and women students and athletes and differential spending (amounts and percentages) on athletics scholarships, programs, and recruitment are displayed in tables and analyzed. (MSE)

Provisions of federal legislation to extend federal support of student financial aid programs, educational facilities, migrant and disadvantaged programs, libraries, community development, continuing and cooperative education, graduate study, institutional aid, international studies, minority recruitment into science, teacher education, veterans…

Middle Tennessee State University actively recruits students with disabilities, and students in this category have increased from 115 to 708 since 1985, despite a relatively small budget. The student-disabilities office focuses on recruitment, program provision, accessibility, and trouble-shooting. Some accessibility problems persist, despite the…

The fact that student protests over racial issues have arisen early in the academic year and at a time when most college administrators affirm protesters' goals (improved minority recruitment and services) may be partly attributable to students' rising expectations. Some protests are a result of overt racial incidents, often in fraternities. (MSE)

Reports on a recent vote of the faculty senate at the University of California at Santa Cruz to institute mandatory letter grades instead of continuing its innovative narrative evaluation system. Reasons include effects on student recruitment, graduate school admissions, and employer considerations. Notes strong opposition from students and…

American-style summer programs in China, catering to Chinese-born students, have taken American universities by surprise. They are yet one more player in the complex and often opaque Chinese education industry, an industry in which American colleges are finding themselves increasingly entwined. These programs have become a booming enterprise,…

This article is first in a three-part series on the changing face of student activism on college campuses. This article talks about the Campus Leadership Program and its recuitment efforts to promote conservatism on college campuses. Ryan J. Sorba is a conservative activist who has come to Bentley College's Student Union to help recruit new…

Universities are not immune to the effects of the slumping economy, yet many of them are reporting their highest application and enrollment rates ever, as hard times compel people to look for new ways to increase their skills. Students' efforts to improve their job prospects, along with colleges' marketing efforts, have, indeed, translated to…

Colleges must make radical changes in their structure, values, hiring practices, and the way they treat students if they want to attract more minority students and professors. Faculty members are given little incentive to work with minority students. (MLW)

The Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools' policy allowing reviewers to consider a college's efforts to recruit and retain minority students and faculty members is being studied, with the controversial recommendation made that the Education Department delay recognition of the accrediting agency. (MSE)