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Davis, F. Mark – 1973
Academic administrators from sixteen private colleges in Minnesota and nine chapter presidents of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) responded to a questionnaire investigating tenure policies and procedures in Minnesota private colleges. Results of the survey indicated that the private colleges of Minnesota will probably…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Higher Education, Private Colleges, Surveys
Witmer, David R. – 1974
The Louis W. and Maud Hill Family Foundation is engaged in a productivity program to assist private colleges in its eight state service region (Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington) in controlling escalating costs while maintaining educational quality. The Hill Foundation's effectiveness could…
Descriptors: Educational Benefits, Financial Support, Higher Education, Philanthropic Foundations
Trow, Martin – Center for Studies in Higher Education, 2003
This paper explores the proposition that if American higher education has been broadly successful in serving its society, it is in large part because American colleges and universities, and the system of which they are part, were created under conditions of weakness, both academic and financial. (Contains 12 notes.)
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Administration, Educational History, United States History

Parsons, Mark H. – West's Education Law Reporter, 1991
During 1985-86, 3,523 students took advantage of Minnesota's Post-Secondary Enrollment Options Act (PSEOA); 6.52 percent attended private colleges. In 1987, suit was brought challenging the constitutionality of PSEOA, alleging it violated the First Amendment establishment clause and the Minnesota State Constitution. This article examines this case…
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, Court Litigation, Educational Change, Postsecondary Education
Trombley, William H., Ed.; Sallo, Todd, Ed. – National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, 2012
In the first decade of the 21st century, the nation, the states, and colleges and universities began to grapple with the challenges of globalization, changing demography, the implications of the digital era, and of a less expansive public sector. Although not a transformative period for higher education, the decade saw significant innovations in…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Public Colleges, Private Colleges, Community Colleges
Mooney, Carolyn J. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1987
States are taking a closer look at public policy toward private higher education. The Education Commission of the States plans to appoint a special committee to study such issues. Charges of "empire building," automatic student subsidies, and philosophical objections to aid are discussed. (MLW)
Descriptors: Financial Support, Government School Relationship, Higher Education, Lobbying

Towers, James M. – Journal of Social Studies Research, 1991
Explores the teaching of the social foundations of education at Minnesota's private four-year colleges. Reports that, according to a faculty survey, most of the schools teach social foundations in an introductory, sophomore year course. Concludes that most of the courses focus on current educational issues and downplay educational history,…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Educational History, Educational Philosophy

Carlson, Edgar M. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1975
Minnesota's experience in involving its private colleges in coordination offers an example of one important criterion of statewide board effectiveness. (Editor/PG)
Descriptors: Coordination, Educational Cooperation, Higher Education, Institutional Cooperation
Berkner, Lutz; Wei, Christina Chang – National Center for Education Statistics, 2006
This E.D. TAB presents selected findings about the price of attendance and the types and amounts of financial aid received by in-state undergraduates enrolled in public 2-year, public 4-year, and private not-for-profit 4-year institutions during the 2003-04 academic year in 12 selected states. It is based on the undergraduate data in the 2003-04…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, In State Students, Tuition, Student Financial Aid
Thomas, Alice – 1987
Views of academic deans at 15 private Minnesota colleges concerning assessment were surveyed. About half of the colleges experienced some but not great pressure for assessment from their external environment while the remaining had felt essentially no pressure. The deans identified obstacles to assessment, including fears about possible intrusion…
Descriptors: Academic Deans, Accountability, Administrator Attitudes, Educational Assessment
Minnesota Higher Education Coordinating Commission, St. Paul. – 1975
Supplement I of Making the Transition, the Higher Education Coordinating Commission's Report to the 1975 Minnesota Legislature describes the state and federal progams administered by the Commission and it provides extensive historical data on the level of activity in the programs since their inception. The Commission's recommendations for state…
Descriptors: Grants, Higher Education, Institutional Cooperation, Medical Education

Minnesota Higher Education Services Office, St. Paul. – 1997
This report presents data tables on fall 1996 enrollment at Minnesota's public and private postsecondary education institutions. An introduction and glossary precedes the main body of the report, which has four parts: (1) five-year summaries for each institution, including total headcount, full-time and part-time enrollments, male and female…
Descriptors: College Attendance, College Freshmen, Enrollment Trends, High School Graduates
Minnesota State Office of the Legislative Auditor, St. Paul. Program Evaluation Div. – 1994
This report analyzes increases in Minnesota's higher education tuition since the early 1970s, compares national and Minnesota tuition rates and trends, reviews the state's goals for federal Pell grants and how state grant money is allocated to individuals, determines whether students face undue barriers in applying for state grants, and considers…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Policy, Grants, Higher Education
Thomas, Alice – 1987
Views of the chief academic officers at Minnesota colleges concerning assessment were surveyed. Responses were received from 17 private colleges, 5 University of Minnesota campuses, 7 state universities, 18 community colleges, and 33 area vocational-technical institutes. For each type of institution, survey results are presented concerning: the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Attitudes, Community Colleges, Educational Assessment
Wakefield, Wilbur L. – 1977
The Rochester Regional Center, or consortium, a cooperative arrangement involving several public and private postsecondary institutions in the Southern Minnesota area, is described. The regional center is designed to provide studies leading to bachelor's and master's degrees through joint services and courses offered by institutions from four…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Case Studies, Community Benefits, Consortia