This compendium of narrative and statistical information is an overview of the Oregon University System (OUS) and is produced every two years. The introduction includes a mission and vision statement, strategic priorities, a listing of OUS campuses and centers, a roster of the members of the State Board of Higher Education, OUS degree partnership…

Describes and analyzes the dismissal of 28 tenured and 76 nontenured faculty members at Southern Illinois University in response to a decline in student enrollment and a reduction in the university's budget. (JG)

A fictional university is used as an example to discuss campus power. (PG)

The standards faculty have set for their own participation in academic governance seem to apply to another less complicated world, for their involvement can definitely reach a point of diminishing returns--both to the individuals concerned and the educational process. In the California state university system, faculty government has developed to…

The first annual report of the State Board of Education and the Board of Regents of the University of Idaho encompasses a listing of directors, titles, address, and terms of office; director or principal administrative officer; employee count; organizational chart of the department; condensed listing of legal references relating to the department;…

Using extensive legal documentation, including general laws, the Wisconsin and Federal Constitution, court cases, and legislation, this paper discusses the authority and purpose of the Wisconsin State Universities, how this authority is exerted over students, and whether these acts of authority are legal and conform with the stated purposes.…

Thomas Jefferson and the University of Virginia as the quintessential beginning of the state university is seen as simplistic. Two contributors to the new type university, William R. Davie and Abraham Baldwin are discussed. (Author/MLW)

A study of instructional costs in a large university focuses on graduate education, draws inferences about the economic costs of incremental or marginal enrollments, and examines how the costs facing faculty differ from those incurred by the administration and the state legislature. (MSE)

Public universities, especially those in state systems, are facing a crisis in governance, the result of divisive conflicts on state campuses and of deadening constraints from state capitals. Each campus must develop a clear statement of its purposes and priorities. (MLW)

The development of a policy manual by the University of Nebraska is described. Desired characteristics of a good manual include: basis in a sound codification system that provides for each area of governance responsibility, availability to all personnel and students, and loose-leaf binding. (MLW)

The University of Kansas' computing centers are located in a new computer services facility. Administrative computing at the university goes back to the 1950s. The teleprocessing network includes over 160 terminals located in 57 different administrative offices. The last major system installed was the student financial aid management system. (MLW)

Differentiation among enrollment performance factors and strategic planning and enrollment management practice in 54 state universities was examined. Universities that were studied were among those receiving the largest number of American College Testing (ACT) program student profile reports from college bound students. In addition to obtaining…

One of the continuing concerns of those involved in institutional planning is that results somehow be linked to decision making processes. An important way to link these activities is through the timely provision of relevant information. The purpose of this paper is to identify several types of information that have been generated as part of…

The first section of this report discusses the question of university organization and the general problem of student participation in university governance. The bulk of the section deals with different forms of student participation in governance, primarily at state universities. These arrangements include: students on the board of trustees,…

The competing constitutional interests of the student press and the rest of the community at a state university are examined, addressing issues of administrative censorship, mandatory student funding of newspapers, and open access and right of reply claims made against the student press. (MSE)