Learning Resources

Abstract: Book review of Campus and Community: Moore Ruble Yudell Architecture and Planning. Rockport Publishers 1997. 224 pages. ISBN 1-56496-230-X. Pull quotes: "The American college campus is a resource for the rediscovery of architectural communities." "Polyzoides pleads for a rediscovery of American campus design's best traditions.

Abstract: Maintains that colleges and universities must do more to educate the public about the realities of higher education finance. In particular, institutions need to demonstrate how they are like and not like other business enterprises. Furthermore, higher education institutions must better explain the considerable price variance among institutions, as well as clarify the difference between the "sticker price" of tuition and the actual price students must pay to attend college. Finally, they must emphasize that education is an investment, not a commodity, and better articulate the difference. To this end, the author asserts that cooperation among institutions is essential.

Abstract: Describes the quantitative analysis of program array at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in an attempt to evaluate new and low-enrollment programs in a period of shrinking financial resources. The analysis is designed to compare a college or university with its peer institutions. The resulting information can form the basis of policy development for low-enrollment majors, assist in evaluating the need for new programs, or aid in analyzing resources and developing new, consolidated, and/or collaborative programs.

Abstract: Book Review: The Tax Law of Colleges and Universities, by Bertrand Hardind Jr. John Wiley & Sons, 1997. 384 pages. ISBN 0-471-15939-5.

Abstract: Many institutions are coping with outmoded science buildings constructed in the post-Sputnik era. The mechanical systems in many of these structures are failing, the designs are fairly inflexible, and the costs of renovation or new construction are high. However, institutions have little choice; current needs simply cannot be addressed by existing structures. Given this reality, the pros and cons of minor renovations, extensive renovations, and new construction are evaluated.

Abstract: Book review: The American University: National Tresure or Endangered Species?, edited by ROnald Ehrenberg, COnrnell University Press, 1997. 170 pages. ISBN 0-8014-3350-9

Abstract: Book Review: Privacy and the Handling of Student Information in the Electronic Networked Environments of Colleges and Universities. CAUSE, 1997.52 pages

Abstract: Calls for a reexamination of the way in which higher education institutions select their leaders. The prevalence of the "lame-duck" syndrome, exacerbated by resignations up to a year in advance and the appointment of interim leaders to serve while searches for permanent leaders take place, has repercussions throughout the institution in terms of willingness to take risk and to implement substantive change. Proposes some possible alternatives to the current system of recruitment and replacement as a means of facilitating strong leadership on campus.

Abstract: Book Review: A foundation to Uphold: A study of Facilities Conditions at U.S. Colleges and Univerities, by Harvey Kaiser, research report by Jerry Davis. The Association of higher Education Facilities officers, 1996. 195 pages. ISBN 0-913359-96-3.

Abstract: Typically, it is asserted that the key to getting people to accept change is to "get the process right." However, the author maintains that too much time is spent on process, to the near-exclusion of examining the reasons why people act as they do. Surveys views of human nature from Freud to Marx to Madison in an attempt to summarize just a few of the most popular frameworks for understanding human behavior. Keeping such frameworks in mind when enacting strategic change may make the difference between success and failure.