Discusses the two factors which will affect the shaping of scientific affairs on Capitol Hill: (1) The consolidation of science matters into the Committee on Science and Technology; and (2) the new arrangement in the House and Senate for dealing with appropriations bills. (Author/PG)

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

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

The President's proposal to establish a Federally financed foundation to stimulate academic reform has produced interesting ideological and political alignments. (Editor)

Most of the federal agencies that support postsecondary education use a quasifoundation model. The agencies that support educational activities can be divided into categories depending on the focus of the grants awarded: direct support to institutions, agencies with a mission, and special concerns. (MLW)

Federal involvement in higher education is due to increase if a cabinet-level Department of Education becomes a reality. Important issues about higher federal visibility and an increased share of the budget are addressed by the president of the Institute for Educational Leadership. (LBH)

When the Carter Administration's budget figures first appeared in December, higher education suffered a billion-dollar cut in student aid funds. Although basic and supplemental grant allowances were later increased, other higher education programs--including college libraries, campus facilities, and nurses' training--were cut heavily. (JMD)

The ascendancy of Jimmy Carter may herald a new direction in American education, suggests a former secretary of HEW, who explains what that direction should be. (Editor/LBH)

The Action Committee for Higher Education--a coalition of 19 Washington-based higher education groups that serves as a national information clearinghouse on student aid, keeping students, parents, the news media, campus officials, and others informed about the Reagan Administration's student aid proposals--is described. (MLW)

The recent Office of Management and Budget (OMB) proposal to revise, in the name of uniformity, the cost principles for university grants and contracts under federal auspices is examined, and the negative implications for higher education are discussed. (LBH)

Washington has come to recognize the growing educational force of lifelong learning across the country. This growth and the current status of federal legislative efforts, including the establishment of the Lifelong Learning Project and Senator Edward Brooke's plans for a Senate lifelong learning financing bill, are described. (LBH)

Eleven reports and articles are cited in these areas: Carter's policies; pros and cons of federal aid; statewide planning; community college problems and benefits; indirect costs and cost reimbursement; legal considerations; state directory; federal guide; and government grants. (LBH)

The National Academy of Education is described as a loose federation of prominent educational and social science researchers, which has never pretended to be a think tank or a lobbying organization. Its influence is indirectly felt through the prestige and quality research of its members. (MLW)

Focus is on the $30.6 billion portion of the federal budget for fiscal year 1980 that is allotted to research and development. Budgets discussed include those of colleges and universities, the National Institute of Health, National Science Foundation, Defense Department, Agriculture Department, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and…

The experience of Meharry Medical College in obtaining and using federal funds and grants is presented to illustrate the plight of Black professional schools. (JMF)