This document presents the State of Indiana Commission for Higher Education's 1998-99 academic year Student Information System (SIS) Instructions report, which provides information about the codes used in the SIS. The purpose of the SIS is to provide comparable, accurate enrollment and financial aid information in a uniform manner and on a timely…

A review of the shift from local to state financing and a description of various kinds of tax support structures. (Editor)

In accordance with the Connecticut General Statutes Sec. 10a-6 and 10a-8, the Board of Governors' prepares and presents to the Governor and General Assembly a consolidated capital budget request and five-year plan with recommendations for public higher education. Through passage of the UConn 2000 legislation, the University of Connecticut…

The importance of private initiative has long been recognized in tax exemption by federal, state, and local governments. One outcome of this history is the dual system of higher education--a system that is partly private and partly public. Despite the important service rendered by the private sector, it is today facing a bleak financial future.…

The 12 publicly supported universities and colleges of Michigan that, in cooperation with the National Science Foundation, sponsored and conducted this study were particularly interested in looking into the overlapping interests of the three public bodies most concerned with higher education--the local institutions themselves, the State of…

This report discusses the general state of faculty compensations, and considers in some detail the prospects and special financial problems of the nation's public institutions. The discussion centers on: (1) the decline in the rate of increase in compensation; (2) the effects of inflation on ranks and types of institution, with special emphasis on…

The current operating income and expenditures of the state-controlled institutions of higher education in Virginia are examined in tabular form according to three major categories: educational and general, student aid, and auxiliary enterprise. Each category constitutes a major segment of this report within which both current operating income and…

The Office of Institutional Research of the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges (NASULGC) has assembled in this publication policy statements by its member institutions on how they administer gifts and grants. Each of the 92 universities listed has specific procedures for administering and safeguarding gift funds.…

Recent state appropriations for higher education in Arizona, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont are tabulated. Governors in all those states signed spending bills for higher education. (MLW)

A review of the national scene on the granting of waivers to nonresident students indicates that the great majority of states follow a traditional pattern. Other states have circumstances that result in somewhat unique groups of students receiving waivers. (Author/LBH)

In public higher education, as in elementary and secondary education, the educational infrastructure is weakening, and a shift away from public financing is occurring. This paper examines how the financing of public four-year institutions has changed from the later 19080s to the present, with emphasis on public comprehensive institutions. These…

This report presents information about salary trends and projections for California's public university faculty. It also compares these public university salary levels with comparable institutions nationwide. (Contains 7 displays.)

A national survey helped Towson State College campare its scholarship program with those of other institutions. (Editor)

A survey concerning external funding for research for the 338 member institutions of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) is summarized. Results indicate that institutions successful in obtaining outside funds tend to place more emphasis on graduate teaching and internally and externally funded research. (Author/MLW)

This report provides detailed financial information for provincially-assisted colleges and universities in Ontario (Canada) for the fiscal year ended April 30, 1994. It describes university accounting procedures, principles for reporting financial data, and definitions. Nine tables provide summary information on revenue, expenses, fund balances,…