This yearlong qualitative research project examined the perspectives, experiences, and expertise of academic leaders, program directors, and faculty in tying learning outcomes to workforce skills at a variety of public and private two-year and four-year institutions across the United States. This research centered on students' workforce skills…

Explore the Programs & Profiles guide to discover what Minnesota has to offer. With two-year and four-year public and private institutions as well as accredited cosmetology and specialized trade schools, the profiles found in the beginning of the guide get right to the facts on tuition, fees, class sizes and required exams. The program grid,…

This guide presents what Minnesota has to offer for higher education. With two-year and four-year public and private institutions as well as accredited cosmetology and specialized trade schools, the profiles found in the beginning of the guide get right to the facts on tuition, fees, class sizes and required exams. The program grid, found in the…

Bachelor's degree attainment for community college transfer students is one underutilized but essential pathway for reducing equity gaps in higher education. One way to achieve this at scale is through state-level initiatives dedicated to supporting transfer from community colleges to not-for-profit independent colleges. The Teagle Foundation and…

A quality education is the primary instrument of social and economic mobility in the United States. As open-access institutions, community colleges are the gateway to postsecondary education for millions of Americans. Many of these students would be unable to afford college without federal resources, such as student financial aid and tax credits.…

Policies on tenure and promotion, academic freedom, and sabbatical leave are highlighted in this faculty handbook. (JT)

Model bylaws for independent colleges are presented to assist the institutions in writing or revising their own bylaws. The model is designed to provide the basis, and not to be taken verbatim, for discussion on the form of governance that may be established by private institutions. The bylaw articles concern: powers of trustees; membership of…

DePauw University organization, policies, and faculty benefits are presented in the 1971 faculty handbook. Included are descriptions of administrator responsibilities, including department heads, faculty leave and tenure regulations, and academic standards. (JT)

Included in this faculty handbook of Wheaton College, Illinois, are outlines of faculty organization (academic and legislative), faculty responsibilities (including code of ethics), personnel policies, and the purposes of the college. (JT)

Contents of this faculty handbook are academic and non-academic campus regulations, statements regarding the Privacy Act of 1974, an organizational chart, Marlboro College Community Constitution and By-Laws, Articles of Association of the Corporation of Marlboro College, and Alumni Association By-Laws. (JT)

Purposes and objectives of Judson College, a liberal arts institution organized in 1963 and identified with the Christian faith, are stated at the beginning of the 1974 faculty handbook. Major sections contain information on faculty rank, promotion, tenure, and benefits, on academic policies, and on responsibilities of the various faculty…

The 1975 Hartwick College faculty handbook describes functions and responsibilities of the board of trustees, president, dean, chairman of the faculty, department chairmen, chairman of interdisciplinary and nondepartmental curricula, and contains "The Faculty Rules and Procedures" including functions of standing committees. Chapters on…

Information in this faculty-staff manual is organized under the various departments responsible for it: Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the University, The Student Affairs Office, Office of the Vice President for Fiscal Affairs, Department of Public Relations, Faculty Organizations, Standing University Committees,…

The faculty bylaws of Kalamazoo College constitute the major content of its faculty handbook with articles on meetings and organization, responsibilities, faculty council, standing committees, and employment (rank, salary, retention, tenure, and promotion). Other information on administrative policies and procedures are also included. (JT)

This report provides information on the degrees and certificate programs offered in Oregon's postsecondary institutions of education for the 1973-74 academic school year. Degrees and certificate programs are listed as given in the institutions' catalogs. An inventory of programs for each postsecondary institution is provided in appendixes, which…