The new director of the National Institute of Education, Thomas K. Glennan, Jr., describes the institute and its functions. (PG)

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

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

Private higher education institutions will benefit very little from the Senate's approved higher education bill. (HS)

Great Britain is in a severe budget crisis, causing more serious problems for higher education than for other sectors of the economy. Cuts have been applied to individual universities and programs unevenly. Dissention within higher education has resulted, and the unique higher education financing system is at the controversy's center. (MSE)

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)

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)

International education is seen as standing on the verge of a major breakthrough in Congress. Several events have triggered interest: the President's Commission on Foreign Language and International Studies, the new Department of Education, Middle East crises, and reauthorizations of the Higher Education Act and the National Defense Education Act.…

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)

Second in a series of articles on the federal involvement in education, this article deals with the funding and control of academic research and biomedicine. Emphasis is on the relationship between government funding and government intervention, particularly in research universities and medical schools. (LBH)

Three opinions are offered: (1) The federal government should be seeking ways of strengthening state, local, and institutional leadership by placing federal resources at the service of state and local agencies. (2) Social policy should not be handled by the states. (3) Keeping a proper balance between local and federal administration requires…

Basic public funding for American colleges and universities has developed historically as a state function. The reasons for that approach have disappeared and the federal government must recognize its responsibility for the support of higher education. (MLW)

In a reaction to an article by Chester E. Finn, Jr., it is contended that federal dollars have provided the essential margin that makes for quality and gives institutions more independence. Loss of federal dollars would not be taken up by the states or the private sector. (MLW)

John Anderson's record on higher education is seen as offering little insight to his philosophy. His platform is said to devote as much space to international education and language studies as to student aid or research. He sees present regulatory practices as having hampered institutions of higher learning. (MLW)

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)