Accrediting agencies are caught between the problem of increased government control of practices on the one hand, and the risk of being charged with social irresponsibility on the other. (HS)

Examines the federal role in medical training by data from a national study of the training programs of the National Institutes of Health and the National Institute of Mental Health. (Editor/PG)

In the 1980s, European governments began to intervene strongly in their higher education systems resulting from (1) a shift from social demand-driven to expenditure-driven policies; (2) pressures for greater internal efficiency; and (3) new emphasis on evaluation. Policy changes in Britain, France, and the Netherlands illustrate this situation.…

The crisis on American campuses is blamed on the self-destructiveness of the higher education community." (Editor/IR)

In advocating the establishment of a cabinet-level Department of Education, the authors contend that the nation needs stronger leadership than is currently possible to organize the abundance of educational policies and programs. Such a plan was proposed by Jimmy Carter during his presidential campaign. (LBH)

Innovative arrangements for collaboration between universities and industrial firms are discussed, and benefits for each sector are identified. Problems inherent in these relationships because academe's and industry's values and expectations differ significantly are described. (MLW)

Author probes the reasons behind the recent outward tranquility on campuses and speculates on future of the new youth culture. (Editor/IR)

Since 1980 a growing share of student aid costs has passed from government to institutions. The shift is directly tied to changes in the eligibility guidelines governing federal aid programs, and is severely affecting families' efforts to plan for college costs and institutions' ability to make important infrastructure expenditures. (MSE)

Higher education has two main needs of Congress: the need for student aid and the need for increased and sustained scientific research support. The problem is that ever-more-aggressive competition for earmarked funds does not necessarily generate additional resources for institutions to share. (MLW)

The author analyzes the problems of state agency and institutional interaction in efforts for statewide coordination of colleges and universities. He discusses institutional autonomy, government involvement, accountability, and national pressures, concluding that some conflict can be constructive in producing a system of checks and blances. (JT)

Ways are suggested for institutions of higher education to articulate standards before the federal government determines them. A self-regulating mechanism is proposed that requires no massive effort, just a commitment to establish standards wherever they are needed. (Author/LBH)

Assessment of four-years' survey data on trends and indicators of students' attitudes toward government policy on social issues. (IR)

Suggestions to college administrators include realize that the essential lubricant of politics on Capitol Hill is relations of trust, confidence, and familiarity; bring solutions as well as problems to legislators; talk to members on the committee handling the issue of concern; help friends get reelected. (MLW)

A reduction of the total number and scope of government regulations can be accomplished only through a basic commitment by institutions to the development of credible self-regulating mechanisms. These should have the authority to monitor institutional policy and practices. (Author/LBH)