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Change, 1973
Describes consortium arrangement between 11 higher education institutions in Worcester, Massachusetts. (PG)
Descriptors: Consortia, Educational Development, Higher Education, Institutional Cooperation

Hill, Martin – Change, 1977
The mineral springs resort of Zzyzx in California is the site of a unique academic research center in high desert studies. It is being developed into a Desert Studies Center for seven southern campuses of the California State University and College System, and will provide field work opportunities for geology, geography, and anthropology students.…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Area Studies, Biology, Consortia

Bermel, Joyce – Change, 1978
In a two-year study to be released, the National Enquiry into Scholarly Communication recommends that publishing in the humanities be supported by a federal agency. The logical body is the National Endowment for the Humanities. Current financial problems with scholarly publishing are reviewed, including Enquiry recommendations regarding consortium…
Descriptors: Authors, Books, Consortia, Costs

Ruben, Paul – Change, 1972
Describes the Consortium for Higher Education in Religious Studies (CHERS), a consortium of 6 colleges and 5 seminaries in southwest Ohio. (HS)
Descriptors: Church Related Colleges, Consortia, Cooperative Programs, Coordination

Ziff, Howard – Change, 1980
A five-college committee on international programs (University of Massachusetts, Amherst College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College, Smith College) is described. Most programs keep the cost to the student in the same range as normal tuition, etc. and students are enrolled in the normal courses of their overseas host institutions. (MLW)
Descriptors: Consortia, Cooperative Programs, Higher Education, International Education

Papke, David Ray – Change, 1978
The College Venture Program, a Boston-based consortium of New England liberal arts colleges, annually helps place hundreds of student clients--"stopouts" or "interruptees"--in temporary jobs while they contemplate their future college plans. Counseling services are offered and a job bank is maintained. (LBH)
Descriptors: Consortia, Dropout Prevention, Dropouts, Employment

McNamara, William – Change, 1976
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)
Descriptors: Consortia, Faculty Development, Fund Raising, Higher Education

David, Edward E., Jr. – Change, 1982
The president of the Exxon Research and Engineering Company thinks that an increase in industry-supported academic research is economically and socially desirable. Ways industry and academia can overcome the obstacles to a better working relationship to forge new links between company and campus are outlined. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: College Role, Consortia, Cost Effectiveness, Higher Education

Smith, Faye McDonald – Change, 1979
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…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Black Colleges, Consortia, Cooperative Planning

Kirkhorn, Michael – Change, 1979
The financial and accreditation problems of the Union for Experimenting Colleges and Universities, an innovative institution that includes the Union Graduate School and the undergraduate University Without Walls, are examined. Also discussed is the Union's ability to retain its experimental character as it faces retrenchment. (JMD)
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), College Administration, Consortia, Educational Experiments

Hershfield, Allan – Change, 1981
The National University Consortium for Telecommunications in Teaching, the first national effort to provide high quality bachelor's degree programs for Americans who cannot attend college full-time on campus, is described. It is suggested that both institutional participation and enrollment projections may be exceeded. (MLW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Consortia, Course Descriptions

Johnstone, Sally M.; Krauth, Barbara – Change, 1996
The phenomenal growth of distance-learning programs and the possibility of a virtual university have increased concerns about how to ensure that higher education programs delivered via telecommunications are of good quality. The Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications has formulated guidelines, presented here, for…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Consortia, Distance Education, Educational Quality

McNeil, Donald R.; Wall, Milan N. – Change, 1983
From 1974 to 1982, the University of Mid-America, modeled on the Open University of Great Britain, tried to give adults new access to higher education. Its successes and failures are discussed by its president and vice-president. (MLW)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Students, Case Studies, Consortia

Lamdin, Lois – Change, 1982
Thirty-eight colleges and universities in southeast Philadelphia are substituting cooperation for competition in the CLEO Project. Focus is on support services for adult students and growing industry liaisons supported by a network of administrators, faculty, and a small professional and volunteer staff. (MSE)
Descriptors: Adult Students, Consortia, Continuing Education, Counseling Services

Reed, Beth – Change, 1982
The Great Lakes Colleges Association, composed of twelve small liberal arts colleges in Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan, has been a leader in the integration of women's studies into the curriculum of its member schools. The consortial approach and the women's studies program are described. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Consortia, Curriculum Development, Faculty Development
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