Discusses management of state universities and the external regulation by state governments. The impact of multiple sources of regulation on the university is to discourage flexibility, cripple initiative, dilute responsibility, and ultimately to destroy some accountability. (JR)

The nine-campus University of California is being torn between a desire for scholastic excellence and a charismatic governor's demand for fiscal austerity. (Editor)

A study by the Association of Governing Boards that categorized current selection methods and analyzed criteria for trustee selection in public and private institutions is discussed. Three methods of trustee selection are identified: appointment, election, and service by virtue of position. (MLW)

Florida International University is one of nine public universities in a state university system that provides computer support by the SUS Computer Network. An administrative computer user's committee was established to aid in the determination of universitywide priorities. (MLW)

This book invites readers to contemplate careers in administrative leadership. Drawing from knowledge acquired as president of Kansas State University, and from his multifarious experiences at other universities and in government service, the author takes the reader through the cycle of a presidency--from the decision to apply, to life after…

A study was done of individual job involvement as it affects support services in some areas of higher education. The basic research question was: Given selected personal characteristics of support services staff members and certain situational characteristics, which set of variables would most effectively account for the variations in the degree…

During 1974-76 the campus of the State University of New York at Albany engaged in an elaborate decision-making process that resulted in the phasing out of some academic programs and the loss of many faculty and staff. To comply with externally mandated budget reductions the university found it necessary to set priorities among its programs and to…

Describes the current dissention between the New Jersey Department of Higher Education (DHE), and the faculty and administration of the state's colleges and universities. The DHE contends that university research should be carefully scrutinized. Rutgers University administrators argue that the DHE is intruding on academic decision making and does…

Reported is a study of research programs within the University of North Carolina that provided the basic information needed in the preparation of an official policies and procedures statement. Contents include: (1) an inventory of research being conducted; (2) an assessment of various classification schemes for accounting and reporting the…

This document presents the University of Nevada System comprehensive plan for 1974-1979. Emphasis is placed on goals and objectives of state-supported higher education in Nevada; organization of the system and its major divisions; higher education issues and problems in Nevada in the 1970s; comparative analysis with other systems; a descriptive…

Former president of the University of Texas (1971-74) details the conditions of his employment, his term of service, and his dismissal emphasizing the social and political pressures affecting academic governance and their negative effects on the general academic environment. (JT)

According to a national survey by the College and University Personnel Association, there was a wider gap this year between the salary increases at private institutions, 6.8%, and those at public institutions, 4.5%. Private institutions might be catching up after years of high inflation. (MLW)

In 1996, the State's former statutory policy relating to student fees at the State's public universities sunset. Since that time, the State has had no statutory policy in place regarding the ways in which mandatory systemwide student fees at its public universities are to be set or adjusted. Given the lack of a statutory student fee policy and the…

Survival on most campuses is bound up with decisions made by elected officials. Suggestions on how trustees can become involved in public policy are provided and activities of New York's Council of Governing Boards (founded to help trustees learn more about public policies affecting their institutions) are described. (MLW)

Techniques learned and used by the University of Carolina's administration to aid the board in policy making, goal setting, and evaluation include: providing sound, timely, and sufficient information; two-way information flow; an annual meeting devoted to goal-setting; participation in university briefings; and personal contact. (MSE)