A survey of college and university presidents finds that more female and minority educators are being appointed , but white males still predominate. The same report found that the most disparity between male and female academics is at the level of full professor. Communication in Higher Education and K-12 Communication in the classroom is important in disciplines other than communication. Efforts to use communication to make large lecture classes more like seminars is reported in a political science journal by a professor at Kent State University. Communication techniques are used to promote personal interaction between faculty members and students and to encourage exchange of ideas and opinions.
Students also engage in team debates during class.
Ninety-four percent of the students said the techniques succeeded in making the class more like a small seminar. The standard calls for teachers to foster thoughtful classroom discourse that provides opportunities for students to listen and speak. Letters or phone calls of commendation are encouraged. Community Colleges Single copies of materials about community colleges are available from the ERIC Clearinghouse for Community College , on topics such as transfer and articulation policies, diversity, student needs, faculty issues, and the future of community colleges. A new site specifically designed for communication scholars, the Writer's Tools Page , extends your reference bookshelf electronically.