A project at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, to develop more useful planning and evaluation procedures, to develop a theoretical framework for viewing alternative approaches to university planning, and to conduct case studies of planning and evaluation in several other large universities, is described. The University of Michigan Evaluation…

One phase of academic management, the faculty promotion process, is systematically described and analyzed. The study encompasses three parts: (l) the justification of the use of management concepts in the analysis of academic administration; (2) a descriptive presentation of promotion policies and practices in 46 large state universities; and (3)…

The departure of the University of North Carolina's able and powerful president, William P. Friday, has prompted much debate about the structure and governance of the university system and its relationship to the state legislature. (MSE)

Budgetary controls that were imposed upon doctoral granting public universities by the states in which they are located were studied. A comparative analysis of financial control practices in each state is provided and a continuum of practices from states is developed. (Author/MLW)

The University of Paris X (Nanterre) is an example of how government budgetary problems and the resulting emphasis on labor market needs affect the finance and functioning of the institution and of the current instability of the university's role in society. (MSE)

This report presents findings and recommendations of the California Postsecondary Education Commission concerning compensation for executives of the University of California, California State University, and California community colleges. The report focuses on changes in the policy or compensation levels from 1997-98 to 1998-99 and addresses each…

The process of program review as undertaken by the higher education institutions in Illinois is described. The role of the Illinois Board of Education, the individual institutions, and the governing boards are discussed as well as program characteristics compatible with the three-tiered structure of higher education administration in the state.…

The legal status of constitutionally autonomous higher education systems is analyzed, and a constitutional provision granting autonomous status to the Board of Regents of the State University System of Florida is proposed. The legal implication of adopting the constitutional provision granting autonomy is assessed. (JMD)

This study examined the academic, personnel, and financial dimensions of state regulation, including changes since 1983; the relationship between state regulation, various state characteristics, and level of flexibility afforded universities; and the relationship between state regulation flexibility and campus characteristics, including…

To help assess Australian universities' compliance with the Disability Discrimination Act, a study examined implementation in the United States of the Americans with Disabilities Act in five state universities seen as leaders in innovation for students and staff with disabilities. Implications of the American experience for the Australian context…

An Ohio legislative plan that will keep Central State University open for two years but places substantial restrictions and conditions on the funding is criticized as threatening to cause the institution to fail completely. News of the restrictions is seen as adversely affecting recruitment and retention efforts and a presidential search, all…

The Total Quality Management (TQM) approach is defined and its implementation at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte in undergraduate admissions is described. Benefits and challenges of TQM are discussed, first from the perspective of the manager responsible for TQM, then from that of a front-line staff member and TQM team member.…

A study compared the academic achievement of three student groups at the University of California at San Diego: participants in an experimental transfer admission guarantee program based on general education grades; transfer students meeting comparable criteria; and students entering the university as first-time freshmen. Results show the first…

Reviews reasons for, history of, and exceptions to open meeting (sunshine) acts and considers arguments by the Michigan Supreme Court in its ruling supporting a university's right to privacy in its presidential search. Concludes that in contrast to the court's argument, universities do not require the freedom to employ closed searches and state…

Seven principles of higher education leadership may offer state college systems solutions for responding to external pressures to reform and internal pressures to satisfy faculty demands. External pressures on colleges and universities include erosion of the economic base for higher education, increasing public expectations, and criticism of the…