College consortia have grown in the last two decades. Their potential lies in five areas: enriching or supplementing academic programs, often with new technologies, developing partnerships with new audiences, particularly through continuing education and partnerships with schools; maintaining faculty vitality; and using collective economic…

No matter what the rationale for high tuition, unless it is controlled, the average American family will not be able to afford a private college or university education. What is needed is a flexible tuition prepayment plan built on cooperation between private institutions, the federal government, and investment firms. Requirements of a successful…

The opinion that both business and higher education want to "do their jobs in the best way, with the best people, and with the maximum efficiency" is expressed by an AT&T executive. Both need to work at understanding one another, to find areas where they can work together. (Author/MLW)

Lay governing boards must be made up of individuals representing diversity within the community, but not the representative of a single group or purpose, or the board's overall effectiveness, general welfare of the college, and the protection of public trust will be compromised. (MSE)

Colleges and universities have not up held their end of the bargain with athletes, exploiting a disproportionate number of talented Black athletes by not providing the kind of education the students sought or needed and by applying rigid academic standards for eligibility. (MSE)

The spirit of cooperation between business and higher education helps to strengthen America's private sector. Cooperative programs with Deere and Company and Rome Industries, with the fast food industry (Chick-fil-A), and with a development firm (Garden Lakes Company) are described. (MLW)

The control and accountability built into the University of Florida program of intercollegiate athletics is described. Features include presidential control, academic integrity, financial integrity, and independent certification. (DB)

With the traditional college market declining, new clienteles uncertain, old pricing and funding mechanisms upset, new rules and new demands for accountability; statewide coordination has emerged. It is suggested that the most beneficent form of it is the independent board, which represents a "challenge with promise." (Author/LBH)

Fifteen recommendations are made for structuring governing board meetings, delegation of authority, new trustee orientation, trustee development, and communication with the president and campus community, to promote more effective board operation. (MSE)

Issues, such as admissions and tuition, that once were institutional prerogatives are seen now as having to be addressed more collectively. The need for states to have independent boards and staffs sensitive to educational values, but with the public-interested-oriented perspective is argued. (MLW)

Institutions are turning to responsibility-centered budgeting to instill campuswide fiscal responsibility. The approach places budget authority within individual academic units and allows decision makers to see their program's share of overhead expenses. The University of Indiana and Purdue University at Indianapolis have undertaken a joint…

A researcher answers questions on emerging forms of higher education governance. She suggests that, although mergers and cooperative interinstitutional ventures offer opportunities for growth, trustees must evaluate carefully their potential benefits and dangers, remember what the institution stands for, and act in the public interest as directly…

Northern Arizona University responded to the Spring Hill Statement, which urges higher education's involvement in the school reform movement, by establishing the Center for Excellence in Education to involve personnel from school districts, the university, businesses, and state agencies in cohesive, cooperative effort to improve teacher education.…

Independent and public institutions must work together to demonstrate the importance of higher education to national prosperity and national security. State governments must provide financial support that ensures equal opportunity and adequate salary levels and supports high-cost programs. (MLW)

The John Wood Community College (Quincy, Ill.) "common market" concept based on contracts with neighboring two-year and four-year institutions in a three-state area is described. Students have access to courses and student activities at all the contracting institutions. Duplication of facilities is avoided, saving taxpayers money. (MLW)