A Profile of University of Maryland Students, 1970-1971. Research Report #1-71 (original) (raw)

e 5 t Full-time:undergraduate student responses' to tha University of Maryland 1970 University Student Census and to anonynous guAstionmaires are suniarized. Ninety-four percent (22,000) of fEe students took the University Student census, an activities and attitude-survey given annually to all full-time Adergraduates. . Lpproximately 5,000 new fieshmen took an anonyiods guestionnaife on social and_ political attitudes during summer orientation, and a similar questionnaire was' administered to a_saaple of ,approximately-5,70 full-tine undergraAuates during failltegistration. Data are 'preeented'on the .place of residence and employment status of students, 'student reasons for attending'ihe university,, ;views about academic policies and .procedures -and non-academic se ices, attitudes toward: black students, and political and social vi Responses were obtained about campus demonstrations, U.S. policy Southeast Asia, ...anal..n.u.iversirty issues. (SW) -._. sot C.