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Dana M. Williams – Research in Higher Education, 2025
The gap between predicted and actual outcomes--following a university's removal of their controversial Native American nickname--may be rather wide. This study investigates what alumni threaten or promise to do upon a potential school nickname change, and what actual actions result once change does occur. The University of North Dakota's (UND)…
Descriptors: Donors, Alumni, Attitudes, Behavior
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Muffo, John A.; Coccari, Ronald L. – Research in Higher Education, 1982
A survey concerning external funding for research for the 338 member institutions of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) is summarized. Results indicate that institutions successful in obtaining outside funds tend to place more emphasis on graduate teaching and internally and externally funded research. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Financial Support, Grants, Higher Education