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Long, Mark C.; Bateman, Nicole A. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2020
Affirmative action was banned in California, Texas, Washington, and Florida in the 1990s. Following this early wave, additional states banned the practice, including Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nebraska, New Hampshire, and Oklahoma. In response to concerns about underrepresented minorities' falling college enrollment in flagship public…
Descriptors: Disproportionate Representation, Affirmative Action, Public Colleges, Minority Group Students
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Portnoy, Jeffrey A. – Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council, 2014
Fiscal responsibility matters at institutions of higher learning, especially when they are public and supported by taxpayers, but colleges are not businesses. The consequences of fiscal irresponsibility profoundly affect students, faculty, and staff, as well as teaching, research, and service activities. This essay gives a brief history of the…
Descriptors: Honors Curriculum, Educational Finance, Money Management, Financial Problems
Hay, Tina – CURRENTS, 2013
Soon after news of the child molestation scandal involving Jerry Sandusky, a former Pennsylvania State University assistant football coach, broke in November 2011, the development and alumni relations staff gathered for a town hall-style meeting. "The Penn Stater" has tackled controversial topics before: student riots, a faculty member…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Team Sports, Sexual Abuse, Athletic Coaches