The Nixon administration's proposed budget for higher education is examined. (PG)

The research grants program of the National Institute of Education (NIE) that was to receive up to 15 Percent of the fledgling agency's budget under plans announced less than 4 months ago, will be virtually wiped out by a drastic budget cut imposed by senators. (Author)

Charles W. Lee, the executive secretary of the Committee for Full Funding of Education Programs, describes the committee's actions and problems. (PG)

Discusses the recently passed Higher Education Act and its potential implications. (HS)

Eisenhower College, after a period of financial ups and downs, is now financially solvent but has a decreased student enrollment. (KE)

Discusses recent budget cuts at the National Institute of Education and their ramifications. (PG)

Consulting services that once specialized in helping colleges obtain federal money are now closing their doors. (HS)

An independent task force, sponsored by HEW, has recommended that the bulk of federal funds for graduate study be distributed directly to students in the form of portable fellowships, rather than have the aid channeled through universities and their graduate departments. (Author)

Discusses whether the President can impound or withold funds appropriated by Congress for higher education. (PG)

Discusses the new federal Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education. (PG)

Discusses the new federal Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education. (PG)

Describes the program at Northwestern University where the university became a lender in the Federally Insured Student Loan Program in cooperation with a large bank. (Author/PG)

Philip Handler, President of the National Academy of Sciences, feels that the Nixon administration's budget may drive academic biomedical research into chaos. (Author/PG)

Graduate schools require federal support if they are to produce the new knowledge and trained intelligence necessary to the security, prosperity, and cultural life of the nation. Recommendations of the National Commission on Student Financial Assistance are discussed. (MLW)