Many states are passing "free" college plans, and policymakers at both the state and federal level continue to debate the merits of national "free college" or "debt-free college" proposals, also known as Promise programs. Both federal and state "free" college proposals are geared toward a policy objective of…

Since the onset of the COVID-19 crisis, public colleges and universities have prioritized the health and safety of students, faculty, staff and visitors while continuing to offer an exceptional, affordable learning environment. Public higher education has been agile and responsive. In March 2020, the state system institutions transitioned more…

A major headline in recent years has been that cash-strapped state governments are cutting back support for many services, including public higher education. Oklahoma is no different. Indeed, in the most recent state budget crafted by Oklahoma policymakers, Oklahoma's public colleges and universities received a 5.8 percent cut in state…

This article presents the author's profile. The author is an enrolled member of the Comanche Tribe and a descendant of the last leader of the Quahada Band. Currently, she attends Comanche Nation College in Lawton, Oklahoma, where she is a junior-level student majoring in both biology and chemistry with a minor in non-romance languages. From…

The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education appointed the Oklahoma Higher Education Task Force on Student Retention and charged the Task Force to: (1) review Oklahoma and national data on student attrition; (2) identify factors that contribute to student persistence in college; and (3) recommend specific initiatives to increase student…

This report contains analyses of income and expenditures in the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education for the fiscal year 1998-99. The 1998-99 income and expenditure data are divided into two sections: Educational and General--Part 1 and Educational and General--Part 2. The two-part classification divides the regular, ongoing programs from the…

This eighth annual report on student assessment in the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education contains information on student assessment programs at Oklahoma's state colleges and universities, including community colleges. Summaries of reports submitted by each of 27 institutions are provided as an overview of the 2000-2001 academic year's…

This document presents 22 tables reporting on faculty and selected administrative salaries in the Oklahoma State Higher Education System in 1991-92. Tables report on average full-time faculty salaries; average salaries paid 9-10 month full-time faculty; average staff benefits paid 11-12 month full-time faculty; average total compensation paid 9-10…

This document presents 22 tables reporting on salaries of college faculty and selected administrative positions in the Oklahoma State Higher Education System in 1992-93. Tables report on average full-time faculty salaries; average salaries paid 9-10 month full-time faculty; average staff benefits paid 11-12 month full-time faculty; average total…

Contents include: a summary of enrollment in 43 colleges and universities, and the percentage increase from the previous year; head counts compared with full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollments; head count, credit hour, and FTE enrollments for the lower, upper, graduate, and professional divisions in public and private institutions; grade level…

This report contains analyses of income and expenditures for Oklahoma state colleges and universities for the fiscal year 1997-98. Educational and General Part I Income was reported at $751,750,307 for the 25 Oklahoma institutions for 1997-98, an increase of 7.3% from income reported for the preceding year, and 25.7% over the previous three years.…

Information on financial aid at public institutions of the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education for 1974-1975 through 1983-1984 is presented, with a focus on systemwide norms, averages, and distributions for grants, loans, scholarships, and employment. In 1983-1984 financial aid was awarded to 30.5 percent of the unduplicated students at…

Fall 1979 enrollment data for Oklahoma higher education institutions are presented. Statistical tables include the following: summary of enrollments in 43 Oklahoma institutions, fall semester 1979 as compared with fall semester 1978; summary of enrollments in off-campus centers, fall 1979; comparative data of main and branch campus enrollments in…

This publication reports on a state mandated review of the Oklahoma higher education system's governance and offers extensive recommendations. Following a preface and an executive summary which presents the recommendations in brief, Part I, an introduction, describes the review process which included initial recommendations from the State Regents,…

A review of Oklahoma State higher education institutions' awarding of academic credit for physical education (PE) courses and the state funding of such courses evaluated current practice and policy and made recommendations for change. The review examined the use of such courses as they relate to graduation requirements, national standards for…