Tougaloo College, a private black college in Jackson, Mississippi, has 718 full-time students, a minority of black faculty members, and a mostly out-of-state board of trustees. The author reviews its radical reputation, as "the antithesis of the white community" and the present emphasis on preparing its students for full participation in…

The federal cost-of-education program would provide millions of dollars a year in direct institutional aid to public and private colleges. Funds would be granted largely on the number of students receiving federal student aid funds at each college. The history of this program is traced. (Author/PG)

The rise of the Council for the Advancement of Small Colleges (CASC) to a position of national leadership within the higher education community is described. Its success in fund-raising, college services, and intercollegiate relations is reported. (LBH)

Trends emerging from a new enrollment report by the National Institute of Independent Colleges and Universities (NIICU) indicate hard times ahead for colleges in the private sector. General economic recession and cuts in federal student financial aid have had an effect on enrollment. (MLW)

A former U.S. Commissioner of Education traces the personal influences that have made him an ardent champion of the small liberal arts college and offers some enterprising suggestions for keeping these colleges successful. (Editor/LBH)

Reviews activity in Congress, federal agencies, and higher education associations as legislation to extend and improve the 1972 Higher Education Amendments is being fashioned. Issues include a public vs. private debate regarding use of the Basic Opportunity Grant program (BOG) to foster access as opposed to choice among institutions. (JT)

Vassar's new president believes the college can change the face of American coeducation, but there will first have to be changes made within Vassar itself. Her social outlook and administrative abilities are discussed. (Editor/LBH)

Stanford and the University of California at Berkeley operate in a spirit of cooperation that is unique for a public and a private university. Cuts in either research or student aid could seriously harm both institutions. (MLW)

Need-blind admissions and need-based financial aid policies at selective private colleges are too expensive for most institutions to maintain. Private colleges that value diversity must aggressively pursue additional resources to support it, not relying on federal aid to pay the difference between their tuition and the selective public…

The expansion boom may be over for much of academe but Pace University, which grew from a small accounting school to a three-campus, corporate-allied institution, continues to flourish. (Author/LBH)

There has been a recent tendency to see faculty collective bargaining as a disappearing phenomenon, but the real trend has been toward more collective bargaining agreements, with potential for further growth. However, union expansion will continue to be difficult in private colleges. (MSE)

The Atlanta University Center, Inc., a consortium of six institutions (Clark, Morehouse, Morris Brown, Spelman, Atlanta University, and Interdenominational Theological Center) represents the world's largest nucleus of Black private higher education. Its background and the problems faced in dealing with each institution's desire for autonomy are…

The establishment of Kirkland College as the first independent women's college founded in the East since 1926 is reviewed with focus on its merger in 1978 into its parent institution, Hamilton College. Financial problems are cited and extreme differences in campus outlook are discussed. (LBH)

Princeton's women students have adapted to a world of highly competitive males but a need has been found to provide services to help them in an atmosphere and society where male values predominate. (Author/LBH)

An English teacher at Amherst College and Greenfield Community College (Massachusetts) compares characteristics and attitudes of students at the two institutions. It is concluded that, although the students differ in may ways, all are equally deserving of a safe and supportive learning environment and a sound education. (MSE)