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Emrey-Arras, Melissa – US Government Accountability Office, 2023
In today's interconnected world, many career fields--such as diplomacy, national security, and business--need individuals with knowledge about world languages and cultures. To address these areas of needed expertise--both at the federal level as well as in the education, business, and nonprofit sectors--the Higher Education Act of 1965, as…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Employment Potential, Grants
1986
This report presents information on the experience of universities under the Patent and Trademark Amendments of 1980 (Public Law 96-517), and summarizes findings from annual reporting requirements of the law. The objectives of the report were to find what the perceived impact of the law had been at universities active in patent activities, find…
Descriptors: Federal Regulation, Government Role, Government School Relationship, Higher Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 2002
This document contains the text of the Nurse Reinvestment Act, which amends the Public Health Service Act to address the increasing shortage of registered nurses by instituting a series of policies to improve nurse recruitment and nurse retention. Title I details two initiatives to boost recruitment of nurses. The first initiative includes the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Career Development, Career Ladders, Change Strategies
Virginia State Council of Higher Education, Richmond. – 1993
This document reports on sexual assault and rape on campuses in Virginia and on efforts to address these types of violence at colleges and universities. Part I looks at state-wide activities in 1991-1992 which included eight focus groups on campuses, a state-wide campus sexual-assault conference, the establishment of five regional consortia to…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Campuses, College Role, College Students
Washington State Higher Education Coordinating Board, Olympia. – 1992
The Higher Education Coordinating Board (HECB) of the state of Washington is charged with the responsibility for approval of new degree programs to be offered by public four-year institutions. It is responsible for the review and approval of both on- and off-campus programs, including branch campus offerings. This report offers guidelines and…
Descriptors: College Programs, Colleges, Educational Legislation, Educational Planning
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science and Technology. – 1983
These hearings focused on issues related to the joint use of federally-funded research facilities by industry and universities. Testimony of witnesses, prepared statements, and supporting documentation (including the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980, Public Law 96-480) are provided. Witnesses presenting testimony included: Louis…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Cooperative Programs, Federal Aid, Hearings
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Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1979
The manual consists of three sections: an overview describing aspects of sabbatical leave policies at Canadian universities with accompanying charts; the text of the sabbatical leave policies in effect as of February 1, 1979 at each Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada member institution; and a report provided by the University of…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, College Faculty, Eligibility, Faculty Development
Stoddard, Eleanor; Siegel, Ruth – 1981
The 29th in a series that covers Federal research and development (R&D) funding as it evolves from one budget cycle to the next, this report discusses agency R&D funding levels for fiscal year 1981. This analysis reports relative changes in broad R&D and basic research categories, 1981 compared with 1980, and also some agency changes…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Budgeting, College Science, Federal Aid
Cepeda, Rita – 1991
In 1988, Assembly Bill (AB) 1725 directed the governing boards of the University of California (UC), the California State University (CSU), and the California Community Colleges to jointly develop, maintain, disseminate, and adopt a common core curriculum in general education for the purpose of facilitating student transfer between institutions.…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Governing Councils, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
Professional Staff Congress of the City Univ. of New York, NY. – 1996
This document presents the agreement between the City University of New York (CUNY) and the Professional Staff Congress (PSC) of CUNY, which represents the instructional staff of the institution. The five-year agreement is detailed in 42 articles which address: recognition; CUNY-PSC relationships; unit stability; check-off and agency shop;…
Descriptors: Arbitration, Collective Bargaining, College Faculty, Contracts
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1985
Educational Resource Centers (ERC), which are funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, are considered in these hearings. Attention is directed to how four centers are fulfilling their mission, special programs at the centers, and possible future projects. ERCs, which are located at 15 regional public and private…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Federal Aid, Graduate Study, Hazardous Materials
Joint Economic Committee, Washington, DC. – 1984
This Congressional report deals with the role of universities in high technology development. Included among those persons providing testimony on this particular aspect of developing entrepreneurship in the United States were representatives of the following agencies and organizations: Georgia Institute of Technology, the University of Illinois at…
Descriptors: Business Cycles, Change Strategies, College Programs, College Role