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American Association of State Colleges and Universities, 2010
This study contends that one area rich for reform and cost-saving opportunities is college and university procurement--the billions of dollars public institutions spend annually to purchase goods and services. While considerable cost savings may be realized in the reform of current procurement practices, these practices are largely shaped by state…
Descriptors: Public Colleges, Purchasing, Educational Finance, Administrative Policy
Bowen, William G.; Chingos, Matthew M.; McPherson, Michael S. – Trusteeship, 2009
A study of 21 flagship public universities and four entire state systems (in Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, and Virginia), conducted by the authors, demonstrates that if this country is to regain its leadership in higher education, it must fix two interwoven problems: (1) the stagnant level of overall educational attainment, as measured by…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, Graduation Rate, Educational Objectives
Summerville, Richard M.; Ridley, Dennis R. – 1990
To determine where given Virginia institutions of higher education stand in the aggregate regarding administrators' salaries among similar institutions, salary information provided by chief academic officers of eight senior public-supported institutions in Virginia for their administrative faculty was compared with data from other United States…
Descriptors: Administrators, Benchmarking, College Administration, College Faculty
Virginia State Council of Higher Education, Richmond. – 1999
This report reviews the proposed Virginia Higher Education Performance Funding Model. It includes an overview of the proposed funding model, examples of likely funding scenarios (including determination of block grants, assumptions underlying performance funding for four-year and two-year institutions); information on deregulation/decentralization…
Descriptors: Accountability, Budgeting, College Administration, Educational Finance
Chronicle of Higher Education, 2005
"Chronicle of Higher Education" presents an abundant source of news and information for college and university faculty members and administrators. This February 25, 2005 issue of "Chronicle of Higher Education" includes the following articles: (1) "Sins of Admission" (Sumner, James); (2) "Admissions Today: 6…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Admission, College Choice, Scores