A brief narrative and statistical profile of the Community College of Philadelphia (CCP) are provided, with emphasis on the 1988-89 academic year. Graphs and tables illustrate trends in enrollments, student characteristics, finances, financial aid funding, gifts and grants, staffing, and the acquisition of computer equipment. Statistical…

In March 1983, the California Postsecondary Education Commission recommended that the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges authorize community college districts to levy at their discretion a fee surcharge of not more than 10% of a mandatory general student charge. The objectives of levying the surcharge would be to increase…

Hearings on reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, Titles VII and IX, are presented. Title VII concerns construction, reconstruction, and renovation of academic facilities. Title IX provides grants to colleges to support graduate study. To assist in maintaining academic facilities, Title VII provides grants to undergraduate and graduate…

This is the third edition of a workbook prepared as a kind of primer for those responsible for the administration of charitable remainder trusts in accordance with the Tax Reform Act of 1969. The topics covered include: trust administration in general; pooled income fund; unitrust; annuity trust; gift annuity; short term income (lead) trust; gift…

A study designed to identify and analyze the factors of success associated with eight medical school recipients of Financial Distress Grants from the Health Resources Administration is briefly summarized. "Factors of success" refers to actions proposed and taken by the medical schoools as grant recipients, and the extent to which these…

This document summarizes fund-raising information drawn from 28 State University of New York (SUNY) community colleges. It includes: a summary sheet of statewide statistics; a summary of private giving to community colleges; a campus-by-campus chart of SUNY's community college federal and private fund-raising efforts; a summary chart of national…

Facts and figures about international involvement lead to a discussion of international education which concentrates on: (1) schools, (2) teacher education, (3) study abroad programs, and (4) foreign students in the United States. The conditions which allow for the organization of such programs are examined. Funding programs are noted in a section…

The Joint Legislative Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review (PEER) Committee of the Mississippi Legislature is authorized to review any public entity at the request of the legislature. In response to numerous allegations by agency employees and citizens and to anonymous complaints, the PEER Committee reviewed the Mississippi…

Results of the 1984-1985 Survey of Voluntary Support of Education are presented, including a narrative summary and detailed statistical tables. Reports of voluntary support are presented for 979 four year colleges and universities, 135 two year colleges, and 434 independent precollege schools. The tables for each institution cover: total financial…

Results of a survey of the states to determine state incentive programs for graduate education are presented. Attention is directed to three types of initiatives that are receiving special attention in the states: (1) programs to endow faculty chairs (eminent scholars program); (2) funding for special program initiatives or "centers of…

To help colleges and universities find support for international activities, information is provided on funding opportunities and services available to institutions and individuals. For each source of support, a description is provided of funding objectives, services, available materials, and contact offices. Information is provided for 14 federal…

Data on various aspects of the revenues flowing into colleges and universities during the mid and late 1970s are provided. Attention is directed to the total amount of financial resources used for higher education, the way that the total has changed in recent years in absolute and relative terms, and who contributes what portion of the total. The…

Results of the 1985-1986 Survey of Voluntary Support of Education are presented, including a narrative summary and detailed statistical tables. Reports of voluntary support are presented for 1,194 two-year and four-year colleges and universities and 473 independent precollege schools. The tables for each institution cover: total financial support,…

To acquaint project administrators at the local level with potential funding sources available to them, this booklet examines how funds were obtained to support a number of work and service educational projects currently in operation and funded from multiple sources. The material is organized into three parts. Part 1 is an overview of the projects…

During the year the foundation staff completed the formation of eight program areas in which to concentrate future research. Four of these areas are major, and it is expected that they will receive larger appropriations in the next few years than the four minor program areas. The major program areas are: Age and Aging; Evaluation Research and…