The search process for a college president has become a complicated affairs. The vicissitudes of the search process not only exhaust search committee members but also deplete the pool of good candidates. Selection criteria, confidentiality and disclosure, and Sunshine searches are discussed. (Author/MLW)

Institutional controversies regarding the admission and subsequent education of academically inadequate students are discussed. Educational practices aimed at remedying these deficiencies are identified. Vassar's and Cornell's efforts to develop working relationships with emerging secondary schools are considered. (Author/MLW)

Recruitment is analyzed using a classical organizational theory in resource dependence offered by J. D. Thompson. The demographic changes are viewed as flucuations in the environment, which require adaptation from the organization in order to survive. (MLW)

The Faculty Enrichment and Assessment of Teaching (FEAT), a process-oriented method of student evaluation of instruction developed specifically for use in health education programs, was used in 410 classrooms in five colleges. Six scales measure characteristics of instructional quality: students' sense of career progress, effectiveness of…

Conflicts over authority between the California legislature and the University of California are examined. Compensatory strategies were adopted: authority was used in one area to gain control of a second. The outcomes of these conflicts and their policy implications for university independence and responsiveness are examined. (Author/MLW)

The self-reported stress of 826 university central administrators, deans, and departmental chairpersons as measured by the University Administrative Concerns Questionnaire are compared. Analysis of variance indicated significant mean differences in the amount of role-based and task-based stress. (Author/MLW)

The methodological problems involved in research on the impact of financial restraint and factors that limit the effectiveness of university briefs that attempt to determine financial needs are examined. The role of "academic quality" in the debate on higher education funding is emphasized. (Author/MLW)

In an effort to understand the condition of teacher education in the research university, schools of education at three major research universities were examined. The intent was to analyze the change process through a study of teacher education programs. (MLW)

The results of a content analysis of the mail survey methodologies used in three studies of diverse higher education topics are reported. Each study used Dillman's Total Design Method procedures and obtained a high rate of return. (MLW)

It is proposed that the effectiveness of higher education institutions is inherently tied to the ethical and moral development of its populace, and that a rethinking of educational outcomes is needed if American higher education is to reverse a gradual decline in its fundamental mission. (Author/MSE)

Previous college department rankings based on the evaluations of others in the field are examined for their weaknesses, and the requirements of an adequate institutional ranking system are discussed. (MSE)

Theories of organizational effectiveness are examined for their application to higher education, and the competing values model for assessing college effectiveness is recommended as a research and administrative vehicle. (MSE)

A study identified commonalities in the experiences of ethnic and racial minority faculty members at a predominantly white research university in Hawai'i. Despite the heterogeneity of minority faculty, common experiences include (1) the bicultural stance cultivated; (2) ethnocentrism perceived; (3) and discriminatory behavior experienced. The…

A study analyzed factors affecting peer assessments of faculty quality and program effectiveness using the 1993 National Research Council graduate program survey. Results indicate determinants for faculty quality and program effectiveness are very similar. Further, programs in private institutions and/or institutions with more highly rated…

Economic, political pressures have focused state legislative interest on faculty productivity. In Maryland, a negotiated approach resulted in a mission-sensitive policy, including a reporting mechanism to measure instructional and noninstructional productivity. Legislative reporting requirements are being reduced as trust develops about reporting…