Higher Education in the United States: An Encyclopedia
Forest and Kinser, eds. 2 Volumes: ABC-CLIO, 2002
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| Topic | Themes included | Author |
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| Academic advising | taking right courses, poor vs. good advising, role of faculty vs. separate office |
Margaret King |
| Academic freedom | history of, support for and against, relationship to 1st amendment, examples of famous legal cases (e.g., Jeffries) | M. Christopher Brown Penn State University |
| Academic Leadership |
presidents, senior staff – the trouble with academic leadership, tension vs. traditional collegial history, faculty role in leadership |
Peter Eckel |
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Academic press |
role of university press as gatekeeper for knowledge distribution; current pressures to make money | Peter Givler |
| Academic Support | Programs, centers, approaches to (incl. Peer tutoring), history of, political ideals behind | Frank Christ |
| Access | Relevant policies and legislation; philosophy and goals behind (social, economic); open admissions; current issues; emerging role of distance ed | Greg Anderson Columbia University |
| Accountability | for how institutions use resources; focus on assessment, more effective production of desired outcomes; | Linda Johnsrud and Joanne Gisselquist University of Hawaii |
| Accreditation*** | include both regional and specialized; history; challenges to accreditation’s legitimacy |
Judith Eaton. |
| Administration – Academic | Dean, Dept. Chair, other common titles and their responsibilities; preparation for professional career in this field | James Bess Amherst, Massachusetts |
| Administration – general | what is a bursar? registrar? provost? Other common titles and their responsibilities; preparation for | Bob Dixon |
| Administration – Student Affairs | residence hall types, programs; preparation for professional career in this field | John Mueller |
| Admissions |
private counselors; Kaplan, test prep companies; criteria, limitations; need-blind admissions; selectivity; early decision | Joyce Smith |
| Adult Learning | Stephen Brookfield University of St. Thomas |
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| Adult Students | Demographics and issues | Carol Kasworm North Carolina State University |
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Advanced placement |
refer to College Board; history of; current issues | Patricia Maloney American Council on Education |
| Affirmative Action | History, impact, support for/opposition to | Ben Baez Georgia State University |
| African American Studies | Bruce Anthony Jones | |
| African Americans in Higher Education | Stafford Hood Arizona State University |
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| Alternative Providers of Higher Education | Non-traditional institutions, organizations | Jeffrey Sun Columbia University |
| Alumni | influence of; donations, fundraising issues | Pamela Eddy Michigan State University |
| American Association of University Professors | influence of; policies; history of; current issues | Mary Bergin American Association of University Professors |
| American Council on Education | influence of; policies; history of; current issues | Laura Saiya American Council On Education |
| Articulation | community college transfer; state system common numbering systems, etc.; example of California and Florida system approaches | Barbara Townsend University of Missouri |
| Asian American Studies | L. Ling-chi Wang University of California, Berkeley | |
| Asian Americans in Higher Education | L. Ling-chi Wang University of California, Berkeley | |
| Assessment – student learning | theories of, methods of; contested validity (ideas of portfolio, etc.); also discuss peer assessment | Thomas Angelo University of Akron and James JF Forest, U.S. Military Academy |
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Associate Degree |
Development, transferability, terminal, changing interest in, as a credential for the workforce as compared to HS Diploma | David Pierce American Association of Community Colleges |
| Associations | DC establishment, other membership organizations within higher ed | Connie Cook |
| Athletics |
importance of, culture of “big sports”, NCAA, varsity, intercollegiate big-time vs. intramural, table listing all regional conferences | Doug Toma University of Pennsylvania |
| describe various kinds, changing interest in, as a credential for the workforce as compared to HS Diploma |
Kelly Maxwell
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| Bayh-Dole Act | Roger Geertz Gonzales Penn State University |
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| Campus Climate | Measuring, impact on faculty and student life | Adrianna Kezar ERIC Clearinghouse on Higher Education |
| Career preparation | Purpose of education, changing emphasis toward | Melora Sundt University of Southern California |
| Carnegie Classification | List, definitions, history of its development, future developments | Alex McCormack Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching |
| Ceremonies and traditions | Includes commencement, convocation, baccalaureate, graduation, other events as well as robes, Latin, other symbolic stuff | Robert Kelly |
| Collaborative Education | Descriptions and definition, role in curricular design and innovation | Ted Panitz |
| College Board | Description, history and functions | Chris Chaves |
| Community Colleges | History and development, issues relating to access and completion; “cooling out” debate | Kevin Dougherty Columbia University |
| Community Relations | Town-gown issues, involvement in community | Ron Singleton |
| Community Service | Students completing, curricular and extracurricular dimension | Dean McGovern University of Montana |
| Competency-based education | History, purpose, and current demand, business interest in, curricular reformer interest in | Xin Wang |
| Competition | Between institutions for resources, students, general prestige, faculty raids, financial aid incentives | Michael Mills University of South Florida |
| Consumerism | Students and parents perspective toward the institution; “shopping by fax” for best fin aid deal | Edwin Mays |
| Continuing education | Role in community outreach, place of access for non-traditional students |
Peter Cookson and Katie Embree |
| Co-op programs | Work experience programs for students, Cincinnati model, Antioch model, others? | Debbie Blanke and Dana Christman |
| Core curriculum | Definitions of, role in the curriculum | Dmitry Suspitsin Penn State University |
| Crime | Occurrence on campus, policy issue, types of crime, (cross ref. w/Student Right to Know act) |
Melora Sundt |
| Critical thinking | As outcome of education, strategies, measuring, defining | Dmitry Suspitsin Penn State University |
| Curricular innovations | History of curricular innovations, open colleges, honors, grading changes, interdisciplinary, technology; opposition to |
Lisa Lattuca |
| Curriculum | Definitions of, debates over | Clif Conrad and Kathyn Huggett University of Wisconsin |
| Degrees | Various kinds, development of, results of new disciplines of study, credentialing characteristics | Chris Chaves |
| Department of Education | History, responsibilities, ERIC, NCES, OERI, IPEDS, annual ‘Condition” reports, faculty research; former Department of Health, Education and Welfare | Adrianna Kezar ERIC Clearinghouse on Higher Education |
| Departments and Academic Units | Expansion of, emphasis on disciplinary research, role in legitimizing scholarship, development of academic journals to support; units within a college competing for resources; informal national rankings of departmental quality within disciplines | Carol Colbeck Penn State University |
| Desegregation | Southern institutions, legal decisions, court orders | Clif Conrad |
| Disability access | Changes institutions have made to accommodate, ADA stuff | Susan Pliner |
| Disciplinary Associations | New disciplines, evolutions of, role in defining scholarship, List disciplinary associations, e.g., ASA, APA, etc. | Marty Apple, ACS |
| Dissertations | Describe process, how they are distributed and used, the stress of completing them! | Linda Johnsrud and Jocelyn Surla University of Hawaii |
| Distance education | Definition of, history of, use of technology, recent explosion, role in access | Debbie Blanke and Gina Wekke |
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Doctoral degree |
Terminal degree, development of role as faculty credential, varieties of (D.A., Psy. D., Ed.D., etc) | James Soto Antony University of Washington |
| Early Intervention Programs | Patricia Gandara University of California-Davis |
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| Economic development | Importance of Higher ed to the economy, justification for state and corporate support, studies that estimate impact; “educated workforce” perspectives | John Cheslock |
| Economics of education | Financial benefits of education to students; (private good vs social good) discussion; impact on perspectives of role of higher education, views toward who should bear the primary costs | David Levinson Bergen Community College |
| Endowments | Growth in, use of by institutions, rules governing for non-profits, accreditation requirements; importance to college bond-rating, financial flexibility | Charlotte Sullivan University of Texas |
| Enrollment management | Describe perspective of, development of the philosophy – integration of admissions, financial aid, counseling to maintain enrollment | Don Hossler Indiana University |
| Entreprenuerialism | among both institutions and faculty, interaction with business, creation and spin off of for-profit divisions | Michael Mills University of South Florida |
| Equity | Ideals of, impact on higher ed; Title IX sports, Financial Aid redistribution to poorer students, etc. | James Coaxum Rowan University |
| Ethical Issues | Research, professor-student sexual relationships, classroom vulgarity, AAUP statement on professional ethics; student codes of conduct; behavioral suspensions, dismissals | John Braxton Vanderbilt University |
| Ethnic student centers | Marie Ting | |
| Executive education | Describe Exec Ed programs, directed at new market of student, history of them | Chris Hoppey |
| Experiential Education | Describe Philosophy, institutions that emphasize it, the reform aspects | Melissa McDaniels Northeastern University |
| Faculty development | Teaching centers, etc.te | Connie Cook |
| Faculty evaluation | Approaches to; portfolios vs. traditional forms; Boyer, etc. | Mike Theall University of Illinois at Springfield |
| Faculty productivity | methods and trends, difficulty defining | James Fairweather Michigan State University |
| Faculty roles | describe the traditional work of the faculty and their involvement in the institution (teaching, research, service), how roles are changing, and changes in job security as roles have changed |
Martin Finkelstein |
| Faculty Senates | role in governance, effectiveness | Vicki Rosser University of Missouri |
| Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act |
Describe history and impact | Kim Vanderlinden Michigan State University |
| Feminist Education | Becky Ropers-Huilman | |
| Financial aid | Federal policy involved, shift from grants to loans, include discussion of “leveraging” in admissions and retention decisions | Jacqueline King American Council on Education |
| Financing higher education | government role, trends (declines in the seventies and early nineties), money from grants, endowment, tuition; President as fundraiser, capital campaigns | Jake Julia Northwestern University |
| First Generation College Students | Vasti Torres George Washington University |
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| First Year Experience | John Gardner and Betsy Barefoot | |
| For-Profit Institutions | describe, trends, image, financial aid issue | Brian Pusser University of Virginia |
| Foundations | contributions of Carnegie, Ford, Pew, Kellogg, etc. to higher education | John Thelin and Amy Wells University of Kentucky |
| Fundraising | status, development in public institutions, fund drive records, impact on the institution and the presidency |
John Abrahams |
| Gay/lesbian/bisexual studies | Patrick Dilley Southern Illinois University |
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| Gay/lesbian/bisexuals in Higher Education | Demographics and issues | Kris Renn Michigan State University |
| General education | define, history, Harvard Redbook, current issues | Michael Bastedo Stanford University |
| GI Bill (Serviceman’s Readjustment Act) | Describe intent, scope, and impact, original is on Higher-Ed.Org website, updates for other wars |
Kevin Kinser |
| Globalization/Internationalization | Bill Hoffa University of Massachusetts and James JF Forest U.S. Military Academy, West Point |
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| Governance | variety of models, public vs private, religious, consensus, business models, AGB statements | Vicki Rosser University of Missouri |
| Governing boards | Boards of Trustees, system boards, election to, role of members, involvement of business, relationship to fundraising, micromanaging | Cheryl Lovell University of Denver |
| Graduate education | evolution since WWII, encompasses liberal arts, sciences, professional, fine arts, etc. Role of outside funding, support of faculty research, and teaching duties, Masters programs | James Soto Antony University of Washington |
| Graduate students | Issues, debt, working, demographics, disciplines | James Soto Antony University of Washington |
| Great Books and the Curriculum | The development of the idea of the canon, the debates of the eighties, relation to general education, St John’s curriculum, Chicago | Mike Bastedo Stanford University |
| Greek Life | Fraternities and sororities, historically black organizations, list nationals, issues, institutions which banned them, exclusiveness, role in college life, drinking, sexual assault, bulemia/anorexia | John Thelin University of Kentucky |
| Higher Education Act |
Background and history of the Act and its revisions | Greg Dubrow University of Pennsylvania |
| Higher Education as a Field of Study | Brief overview of how we got to where we are today, development of the field, G. Stanley Hall, etc. | Les Goodchild University of Denver |
| Hispanic-Serving Institutions | Antonio Flores | |
| Historically Black Colleges and Universities | Definition, issues, enrollment trends, discrimination in funding, resources, success of black students | M. Christopher Brown Penn State University |
| History of American Higher Education | Brief overview of how we got to where we are today, development of the colonial college, land-grants, research universities, electives, etc. (Things we should emphasize from before WWII) | Les Goodchild University of Denver |
| Honorary Degrees |
David Engberg
American Council on Education |
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| Honors programs | Origin, Swarthmore, describe various models |
Frank Shushok
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| Impact of college on students | basically outline the pasc and ter book, cross ref. w/student development theory | Lisa Wolf-Wendel University of Kansas |
| John Thelin, University of Kentucky & Amy Wells, University of New Orleans |
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| Important Events in Higher Education | Kevin Kinser, SUNY Albany & James Forest, US Military Academy |
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| Institutional Culture | Dave Guthrie and Donald Opitz Geneva College |
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| Institutional Diversity | Christopher Morphew University of Kansas |
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| Institutional research | Purpose, benchmarking, outcomes assessment, cross ref. w/strategic planning, administration | Ann DeBiak Arizona State University |
| Intellectual property | Legal issues, relationship to teaching, who owns the course/lecture, impact of telecommunications, cross ref. w/publishing, research | Ben Baez Georgia State University |
| Interdisciplinary programs | describe various models, evolution into degrees and stricter disciplines, cutting edge research, questions about quality | Bill Newell |
| International Student and Faculty participation in Higher Education |
Foreign scholars (impact of), exchange programs, connections within disciplines, student issues | Ken Kempner University of Oregon |
| Internet |
Higher Ed’s role in development, early uses of; now plays key role in marketing, admissions, research, teaching, library and bookstore services, etc. | Lisa Petrides Columbia University |
| Ivy League | Identify institutions, perceptions of quality, selectivity, expense | Matthew Prentice Michigan State University |
| Jewish Participation in Higher Education | Marianne Sanua | |
| Land-grant institutions | List, Morrill Acts, purpose, size; related legislation | Chris Bakkum University of Wisconsin-La Crosse |
| Latino/Hispanic/Chicano Studies | Patricia Gandara | |
| Latino/Hispanic/Chicanos in Higher Education | Alberto Cabrera Penn State University |
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| Learning Communities | Vincent Tinto Syracuse University |
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| Learning disabilities | Accommodation, ADA, impact on the classroom | Jeffrey Sun Columbia University |
| Learning organizations | Define, impact of ideas on higher ed institutions, business model | Case Willoughby Columbia University |
| Learning styles | Overview of various models and their application in the curriculum | David and Alice Kolb |
| Legal issues – federal | 1st amendment, sexual harassment, discrimination, Title IX sports, Crime reporting, ADA | Robert M. Hendrickson Penn State University |
| Legal issues – state | Sunshine laws, state regulations | Michael McLendon and Jon Mandeville Vanderbilt University |
| Liberal arts | Define, role in the undergraduate curriculum, faculty identity; “value of a liberal arts education”; evolution of liberal education over time | Ross Miller American Association of Colleges and Universities |
| Liberal arts colleges | Characteristics, issues, elite institutions, transformation into comprehensive inst. | Marilyn Amey Michigan State University |
| Libraries | Role in the university, accreditation requirements, virtual libraries, long-term storage issues, futures; increasing role of technology, CD ROM, Internet | Robert V. Labaree University of Southern California |
| Lifelong learning | philosophy of education, history of the term, impact on university organization | Pamela Eddy Michigan State University |
| Lobbying | development of the trend, DC lobbyists, set-asides in appropriations bills, another special interests; also, discuss State Lobbyists, private vs. public sector lobbying | Connie Cook |
| Marketing of higher education |
Development of the trend, advertising slogans, ethics involved; uses for admissions, fundraising, community support | Marc Cutright Brevard College |
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Masters degree |
role of degree, terminal masters, various kinds, Postsecondary Teaching; MBA, MAT as key degrees in their fields, while MA in English not so | Jennifer Grant Hayworth, and Keith O’Neill Loyola University Chicago |
| Multiculturalism | define perspective, impact on the curriculum and student life, resistance to it | Anna M. Ortiz |
| National Collegiate Athletic Association [NCAA] |
Development of the organization, issues it deals with, ethics, policies | Doug Toma University of Pennsylvania |
| National Defense Education Act |
describe background, impact on the sciences, cold war issues | Greg Dubrow University of Pennsylvania |
| National Science Foundation | Origin with Vannevar Bush, development, impact on research, areas supported, funding levels, political debates | Rita Colwell National Science Foundation |
| Native American Studies | Wayne Stein Montana State University |
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| Native Americans in Higher Education | Wayne Stein Montana State University |
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| Non-discrimination statements | Define, issue surrounding addition of sexual orientation, federal regulations requiring, state vs private, religious institutions | Melora Sundt University of Southern California |
| Office for Civil Rights | Terri L. Mangione | |
| Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) | Maris Vinovskis University of Michigan |
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| Organizational theory | Outline main ideas and theories, relationship to higher ed, Organized anarchy | Ted Youn Boston College and James JF Forest U.S. Military Academy |
| Part-time Students | Demographics and issues | Linda Serra Hagedorn University of Southern California |
| Part-time Faculty | Demographics and issues; growth of adjunct faculty | Ann Austin and Liliana Mina Michigan State University |
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Peer Review |
Of scholarly articles and research proposals, development of tradition, role in academic publishing, issues with internet distribution of research, ethics | Albert Henderson |
| Pell Grants |
history, eligibility, amounts as percentage of tuition cost | Dmitry Suspitsin Penn State University |
| Performance funding | Trend, some indicators used, success of various efforts, cross ref. w/Accountability | Joseph Burke Rockefeller Institute of Government |
| Philosophies and Purposes of Higher Education | Barbara Fuhrmann | |
| Policy – federal | How is federal policy developed? Affirmative Action as a policy, not a legislative act; others |
Michael Parsons |
| Policy – state | How is state policy developed? Impact of having graduates from your institution as key legislators (compare MI with MA, support for public vs private) | Brian Pusser and Dudley Doane University of Virginia |
| Political contexts | Loyalty Oaths, McCarthy, Cold war, Vietnam, recession, Southern apartheid, Reagan-Bush era; recent conservative backlash to Affirmative Action | Nancy Diamond Penn State University |
| Politically Correct | define, history of the term, impact of the ideology, impact of the term, culture wars | Roger Geertz Gonzalez Penn State University |
| Portfolios: Student | Development of at Alverno for student assessment; uses at liberal arts colleges; X-ref with assessment and transcript entries | Kelly Maxwell University of Michigan |
| Portfolios: Teaching | faculty portfolios; X-ref with teaching, faculty | Dan Tompkins Temple University and James JF Forest, U.S. Military Academy |
| Postdoctoral research | requirement for sciences, abuses | Roger Geertz Gonzalez Penn State University |
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Postsecondary Occupational Education |
types of institutions and programs, degrees and certificates, industry orientation, effectiveness | W. Norton Grubb University of California-Berkeley |
| Pre-collegiate programs |
programs that encourage students to enroll in college, particularly those for minority students, but also summer enrichment for the rich kids |
Debra Stern |
| Presidential Leadership | Changing role of the president, presidential tenure | Marilyn Amey Michigan State University |
| Private institutions | Define, development of, enrollment, elite and non-elite versions, small private liberal arts survival; issues of finance, enrollment, competition w/public sector & ea. other; distinctiveness; ability to innovate more freely than public institutions | Dot Finnegan College of William and Mary |
| Privatization | The process of public institutions privatizing various functions, also the subcontracting of functions to the private sector (e.g., bookstore, residence halls, administrative services, etc.) | D. Bruce Johnstone State University of New York at Buffalo |
| Professional education | Law, medicine, and business, education; development of them as dominant grad schools, relation to arts and sciences, impact on fundraising | James Soto Antony University of Washington |
| Public Relations |
Development of the profession within Higher Ed; use of press releases; CASE and PRSA’s “Counselors to Higher Education”; uses for admissions, fundraising, community relations and support; |
Alicia Crotty |
| Publishing | Publish or perish phenomenon, role of the monograph and journal as gatekeeper for knowledge distribution; current pressures to make money; who reads these things | Albert Henderson |
| Quality | conceptions of; movements (TQI, CQI, etc).; also discuss public perceptions of quality; cross ref. w/rankings | Elaine El-Khawas George Washington University |
| Rankings – Academic Programs | The graduate program list, criteria for determining, controversy regarding, what to do about low ranking programs | Marc Cutright Brevard College |
| Rankings – Institutional | US News, Money best colleges. etc. stuff, controversies, historical perspective on, consumerism, how colleges change as a result | Marguerite Clarke Boston College |
| Recruitment — faculty | Methods, affirmative action, student involvement in the process, “grow your own” | Lisa Wolf-Wendel University of Kansas |
| Recruitment — student | issues for selective versus non-selective institutions, affirmative action, admissions mailings from PSAT | Patty Murphy Dickinson College |
| Reform movements | emphasis on curricular reform, and organizational change |
Elaine El-Khawas |
| Regional consortia | List, missions, history, current practice, WICHE, Midwest one, SREB, Northeast, others | Sally Johnstone Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education |
| Religious institutions | Post WWII issues, sponsors, who attends | Dave Guthrie and Donald Opitz Geneva College |
| Remediation | impact on institutions, relation to K-12 preparation, student success after participating, different models (summer study, non-credit, outsourced), access, CUNY controversy | Linda Serra Hagedorn University of Southern California |
| Research and scholarship | Faculty role, dominance of, preparation of faculty, locations for publication, include academic journals, accessibility to public, in all kinds of institutions, status; issues raised in Boyer’s Scholarship Reconsidered | John Braxton and Patricia Helland Vanderbilt University |
| Research Ethics and Regulation | Issues surrounding the regulation of research, ethical/non-ethical types of research conducted; examples (military research; use of prisoners, mental patients, etc.); PETA issues; “informed consent” | Nicholas Steneck University of Michigan |
| Research funding | grants, federal set-asides, overhead issues, Stanford’s problems, corporate sponsorship, publication restrictions, disclosure in publications; impact of reductions in federal support | Chris Roe Stanford University |
| Research institutes | Independent and affiliated with colleges and universities, purpose, history. | Chris Roe Stanford University |
| Research Integrity and Scientific Misconduct | student and faculty cheating | Nicholas Steneck University of Michigan |
| Residential colleges (House system) | Development of living-learning environment, history, involvement of faculty, various models | Case Willoughby Columbia University |
| Residential life | Importance for student involvement, housing requirements for undergraduates, evolution of living arrangements, privatization | Ron Lunardini |
| Retention | keeping students enrolled, theories of persistence for students, include models for minority, non-traditional, problems with measuring | Vincent Tinto Syracuse University |
| Retrenchment | Cutting academic programs and staff; When? Why? | Peter Eckel American Council on Education |
| School-to-work | Federal Policy, connection with K12 and industry, involvement of community colleges | Terry Orr Columbia University |
| Sea-grant institutions | describe funding and purpose, list | James JF Forest U.S. Military Academy |
| Selective institutions | describe criteria, evolution of the practice, quotas, Affirmative action issue, prestige associated with it | Frankie Santos Laanan |
| Service | faculty role, to institution through committee work and to community through research and consulting, institutions that remain aloof | Kelly Ward Oklahoma State University |
| Service-Learning | Dean McGovern Montana State University |
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| Spirituality in Higher Education | Mike Waggoner University of Northern Iowa |
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| Standardized tests | List primary ones for admissions (SAT, ACT, GRE, etc.), issues of validity, scores for minorities, test-prep companies; | Marguerite Clarke Boston College |
| State colleges and universities (public institutions) | most students, lower tuition, point of access, support, identification with community, alumni base, political influence | Cheryl Lovell University of Denver |
| State systems of higher education | Leadership, patterns of organization, flagship, political influence, mission differentiation, funding issues; California 3-tier model, Clark Kerr; governance issues; influence of governor & state politics | Brian Pusser and Brian Prescott University of Virginia |
| Strategic Planning | various philosophies, Mission statements, business influence |
Linda Johnsrud |
| Student Activism | Student Protests, tactics, free speech movement, divestment, other issues over time | Phil Altbach and Kevin Sayers Boston College |
| Student Attitudes | Astin data | Linda Sax University of California – Los Angeles |
| Student Choice | Rob Toukoushian | |
| Student Cultures | different groups that develop with different mores | Dawn Person California State University – Long Beach |
| Student Development Theory | Origin and evolution of theories, impact on student affairs, relation to teaching and learning | |
| Student Discipline | Richard Fossey | |
| Student Exchange/Study Abroad |
Describe evolution since WWII, give numbers and destination countries | William Hoffa University of Massachusetts and James JF Forest, U.S. Military Academy |
| Student government | Evolution since WWII, role in campus governance, sixties involvement, elections | Joe Berger University of Massachusetts |
| Student life | Out of class activities of students on campus, include student organizations, social life, amount of studying, image; Co-curricular programming, design | Jim Earle Franklin Pierce College |
| Student Participation in Institutional Governance |
William M. McDonald and Elisa Dunman |
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| Student Right to Know |
Describe history and impact | Kim Vanderlinden Michigan State University |
| Student Success | Defined, factors in | Karen Arnold Boston College |
| Student unions | the buildings, purposes they serve, outsourcing of management, role in student life, funding to build | Joe Berger University of Massachusetts |
| Substance Abuse | Issues with college students, change in drinking age, experimentation, impact on financial aid |
Laura Hensley |
| Syllabi | Creation of, as a legal document, role in the classroom; view as “guide” for structuring classroom learning and topics by which learning is assessed |
Barbara Gross Davis |
| Teaching | Faculty role, theories of, methods, assessment, how faculty (grad students) are trained, teaching excellence centers | Thomas Angelo University of Akron and James JF Forest, U.S. Military Academy |
| Teaching – Evaluation of | Approaches to; importance of; methods, policies; relation to faculty development; the teaching “dossier” and other products | Mike Theall University of Illinois at Springfield |
| Technical Colleges | Describe history and evolution, financial aid issues, role in the larger system, transferability, students served | Pamela Eddy Michigan State University |
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Technology |
various types of instructional tech, administrative tech, impact on institutions financially, challenge to tradition, as a reform issue, administrative and academic uses | Stuart Snydman Stanfored University |
| Technology transfer | Link with business and economic development, intellectual property | Melissa Anderson and Janet Holdsworth University of Minnesota |
| Tech-prep | Federal policy, K14 model, new model of vocational track, issues with persistence | Terry Orr Columbia University |
| Tenure | history of; support for/against, etc. | Martin Finkelstein Seton Hall University |
| Theories of Research on Higher Education | Constructivist approach to research on higher education; critical theory; postmodern approaches | Susan Talburt Georgia State University |
| Title IX | Glynnis McCarthy Penn State University |
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| Transcripts – academic and co-curricular | What they are used for, GPA, role in transfer; how these have been used by some institutions to catalog the out-of-class learning experiences of students | Barbara Townsend University of Missouri |
| Transfer students |
Persistence, success rate, number who transfer, issues with transitions | Arthur Cohen UCLA and Bill Armstrong UC San Diego |
| Transition to College | Debra Bragg University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
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| Tribal colleges |
describe history and evolution, funding issues, accreditation issues | Kelly Ward Oklahoma State University |
| Truman report (Report of the president’s commission on higher education for American democracy) | Describe recommendations and how they were followed or not, relation to growth of Community College system | Joseph Berger University of Massachusetts |
| Tuition | describe tuition rates since WWII, rise in the eighties, as a financing tool — students would pay more, maybe because of financial aid, changes in who is eligible for aid because of tuition, commission of tuition | Edward St. John Indiana University |
| Unions – faculty | origin, faculty governance issues, impact on institutions, strikes, Yeshiva case | Philo Hutcheson Georgia State University |
| Unions – grad students | origin, grad students as employees or students, institutions that have been successful, union sponsored job actions | Scott Kerlin |
| University-Industry Partnerships | Melissa Anderson University of Minnesota |
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| University-Community Partnerships | reasons for in terms of providing access, improving K-12 education and the well-being of children; examples of federal (GEAR UP) and foundation (Ford, Pew, Kellogg) programs | Meredith Honig Stanford University |
| Virtual universities |
Definition, as elements of existing institutions, as stand-alone entities, accreditation issues, teaching issues | Sally Johnstone |
| Women in Higher Education | Judy Glazer Long Island University |
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| Women’s Colleges | Irene Harwarth U.S. Department of Education |
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| Women’s Studies | Susan Talburt Georgia State University |
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| Workforce development | institutional role, partner with industry, economic role, origin of term | Edward St. John Indiana University |
| Financial aid source, rules governing, students participating, success of students | Kim Vanderlinden Michigan State University |
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