Nebraska's constitution and state statutes require the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education (CCPE) to review the budget requests of the University of Nebraska, the Nebraska State College System, and the community colleges in light of specific criteria set forth in the statutes. The Commission also makes recommendations on major…

Within Canada, the need for individuals with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) skills has been well documented. One tactic towards increasing the number of individuals with STEM skills is to focus on the kindergarten to grade 12 (K-12) STEM education stakeholders, who can directly and/or indirectly influence a student's STEM…

Public universities are not for-profit businesses with an easy-to-understand bottom line: their financial reports are not designed to convey information to the public fully or to reflect all the costs of teaching and research. Financial reports do track every dollar in accordance with the accounting rules required by auditors, but they do not…

The summary data and statistical schedules contained in this document have been compiled from the individual submissions of each of the provincially assisted universities. The submissions show details of the university operating revenue and the operating expenses by function and object of expense. The data reflect budget forecasts prepared prior…

A survey of 411 institutions of higher education is analyzed in terms of the short-term and long-term financial pressures on colleges experiencing cuts in operating budgets. Noted are the heavy impact of budget cuts on public institutions and the increased numbers of traditional first-year students. (DB)

The annual report on the total revenue and expenses of the provincially assisted universities of Ontario for the fiscal year ending April 30, 1978 is presented. Tabular summaries for all universities and for 20 individual universities are provided, showing: total operating expenses by objects of expense and by functional area; total expense by…

The Operating Growth Budget at Yale University is a model used to indicate what would happen to the university's various endowment funds over a substantial period of time, under verying conditions of both university policy and the business cycle. The role of the return from endowment in the operating budget can thus be calculated for yearly…

Indirect costs of sponsored research projects and educational programs are as necessary as are the direct costs. This report demonstrates that they are real costs and that sponsors such as the Federal Government receive more than equitable treatment in the computation and application of indirect costs. The areas discussed include: the computation…

Information on the finances and expenditure patterns of Ontario universities are presented in this annual report in a standardized format that allows both interinstitutional comparisons and comparisons with past years. Data are included for these universities: Brock, Carleton, Guelph, Lakehead, Laurentian (Algoma, Nipissing, and Hearst), McMaster,…

The radical restructuring of Alaska's public higher education system, brought on by Alaska's 1986 economic collapse, is described. It is significant because it is the most dramatic general funding reduction to an entire state public higher education system since World War II. Six sections discuss the following: (1) introduction to the University…

THE LITERATURE ON UNIT COST STUDIES IS REVIEWED, AND A UNIT COST STUDY IS MADE ON THE WISCONSIN STATE UNIVERSITIES. UNIT COST STUDIES ARE USEFUL IN FOUR WAYS--(1) THEY PROVIDE INFORMATION WHICH CAN BE RELATED TO THE GOALS OF EDUCATION IN MAJOR POLICY FORMATION, (2) THEY PROVIDE A BASIS FOR THE EVALUATION OF EFFICIENCY AT DIFFERENT LEVELS, (3) THEY…

Results of an annual survey provide an analysis of physical plant costs by major functional area and object of expense, as reported in each university's operating fund. The principles observed in reporting, definitions, and explanatory comments on the cost categories and their scopes precede a series of summary tables for: total and percentage…

Volume two of the two-volume annual report of the total revenue and expenses of provincially assisted universities of Ontario for the fiscal year ending April 30, 1979 is presented. Focus of this volume is on reports from the 22 institutions that are affiliated or federated with the province's 15 universities. Six tables are used to present the…

Recommendations for appropriations to each public college and university in Alabama are presented by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education (ACHE) in its 1987-1988 unified budget report. For each institution and type of expenditure (e.g., academic, research, public service, and capital outlay), data are provided for: 1985-1986 appropriations,…