This edition of the PPIC (Public Policy Institute of California) Statewide Survey is the fourth in a series of surveys funded by The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation focusing on higher education. This survey seeks to inform state policymakers, encourage discussion, and raise public awareness about the state's public higher education…

This chapter chronicles the emergence of a research university, beginning when the university was just a twinkle in some eyes and noting the obstacles that had to be surmounted to arrive at opening day. After outlining the complexities that faced administrators in building a new research university, the author focuses on the political and…

On July 28, the Governor signed legislation making significant revisions to the 2009-10 state budget. The revised budget allocates $85 billion in State General Fund spending, down from the $92 billion in the budget approved by the Governor and Legislature in February. This budget revision also captures some savings from the just-completed 2008-09…

This statement calls attention to the importance of private investment in the nation's public colleges and universities. It was prepared by the Voluntary Support Committee of the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges and is being distributed in cooperation with the American Association of State Colleges and…

In 1999, the Maryland Higher Education Commission adopted a set of operating funding guidelines for four-year public institutions based on per-student funding at peer institutions. These guidelines are used to inform the budget process and to assess levels of state support for four-year public higher education institutions. The guidelines use an…

This report examined the impact of a four-year public college, West Virginia State College, on the local community and graduates. It discusses the economic benefits of a college degree in regard to the individual graduate and the society as a whole, noting that college graduates have significantly higher lifetime earnings than individuals with…

Four tables provide information on the revenues and expenditures of institutions of higher education in New York State for the fiscal year ending 1987. The tables provide the following types of data: (1) summary of current funds revenues by source (tuition and fees; governmental appropriations; government grants and contracts; private gifts,…

This document presents the 1970-71 data on the current operating income and expenditures of the state controlled colleges and universities in the state of Virginia. The report presents two basic approaches to analyzing the financial data. One provides the percentage relationship of each function to total educational and general income or…

Southeastern Massachusetts is home to six public institutions of higher education. In 2003, at the invitation of Bridgewater President Dana Mohler-Faria, five of them joined together to form a regional collaborative called CONNECT. (The original members were Bridgewater State College, Bristol, Cape Cod and Massasoit community colleges, and the…

Strategies for reallocation of resources that were used by five public colleges are discussed. Attention is directed to the efforts of institutions that are under severe political, economic, and time pressure. At each of the following schools that were visited, meetings were held with key administrators, faculty members, and students: the…

This document presents the results of a survey of the legal composition of state coordinating or governing agencies and public institutional governing boards in post-secondary education. The listings are by (1) state, state agency, and boards; (2) legal bases, whether statutory or constitutional; (3) composition, including the number of board…

An annual national survey shows that state aid to public higher education in 1993-94 has increased in 36 states, with 9 receiving increases over 10%. However, appropriations have decreased 25% in California, 10% in Montana. Data on dollar appropriations and trends, by institution, are presented for each state. (MSE)

This publication provides a closer look at data reported annually by South Carolina's public institutions of higher education as part of institutional effectiveness reporting and as part of the process of performance funding. Prior to the January 2000 edition, this document was entitled "Minding Our P's and Q's: Indications of Productivity…