This viewbook describes the North Dakota University System (NDUS) to help students who may be considering enrolling. With five colleges and six universities, the NDUS has a campus that is a good fit for almost every student. From 1-year technical and vocational programs to professional degrees in law, medicine, and pharmacy, the NDUS will help…

This National Science Foundation (NSF) report, prepared by NSF's Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE), analyzes the role the Foundation plays in recognizing and supporting the critical function of community colleges in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (SMET) education. The Foundation aims to improve and strengthen SMET…

This report analyzes the progress of the underrepresented student population in fiscal year 1999, which includes minorities, females interested in nontraditional occupations, and persons with disabilities, in Illinois community colleges by comparing these data to the 1990 Illinois general population. Also described are programs and activities…

This 1999 New Jersey systemwide report updates several key data indicators (systemwide characteristics, student outcomes, fiscal indicators, and extent of student assistance) examined in earlier reports and adds new ones (number of transfer students, credits, and academic performance of transfer students). Previous enrollment trends continued…

This report includes descriptions of the following Indiana public institutions: Indiana University, Purdue University, Ball State University, Indiana State University, University of Southern Indiana, Vincennes University, and Ivy Tech State College. For each institution, the following information is available: mission, enrollment breakdown, cost…

This report presents information for parents, students, staff, policymakers, and the general public on the quality and performance of public higher education in West Virginia. It opens with the strategic plans of the University System and the State College System together with narrative and statistical profiles of each of the 15 institutions that…

These research digests about Dalton College (Georgia) provide various numerical data on student enrollment and new undergraduates including sex, age, ethnicity, geographical origin, and major. This is a collection of four research briefs issued between fall 1997 and fall 1998. In fall 1997, student enrollment was up 1.6 percent over the prior year…

This report provides financial data on the value of obligations of any supplemental pension plans and the annual cost of any post-employment benefits for employees of state universities, colleges, and community colleges in Oklahoma. Attachment 1 summarizes information on supplemental pension plans that have been reported by state system…

In 1995 the Alabama Commission on Higher Education developed a new 5-year plan for higher education that emphasized cooperation among all stakeholders. The plan is designed to focus attention on important strategic issues facing Alabama higher education and the state, and to forge new or enhanced relationships to work cooperatively toward common…

This report describes changes in executive compensation in California public colleges and universities between 2002-03 and 2003-04. It also provides information comparing compensation at the two universities with comparable institutions over the last 11 years. .

Describes the author's experience at a community college over the past 30 years. Talks about how community colleges and their students have changed. (TB)

A federal appeals court has ruled that there are legitimate reasons a state can operate a single-sex college, provided appropriate programs exist for men and women. Virginia Military Institute provides "adversative" education, grueling physical training without privacy, that would suffer if women were admitted. A proposed separate…

The State University of New York College at Brockport's experience in overcoming organizational challenges to implementing a successful sponsored research program is outlined step by step. A key to program success has been psychological support and supportive climate for faculty and staff through every stage of grant seeking. (Author/MSE)

Follows up on an article published in the Spring 1999 edition of Inquiry regarding the Work Keys system being advanced by several of the community colleges of Virginia as a means of assessing and developing occupational skills. Evaluates the Work Keys system relative to accepted curriculum design use in Virginia's business community. (VWC)

The University of Maryland Foundation is managing the endowments of three other Maryland state institutions and is negotiating to do so for two more. The foundation pools the endowment funds, decides on investment strategies, and hires companies to make the investments. The smaller colleges earn better returns, but some observers are concerned…