Governor George C. Wallace's role in creating two-year colleges in Alabama in 1963 is detailed. It is argued that the legislation resulted from political activity, not concerns of professional educators. Wallace broke a 107-hour filibuster in the Alabama Senate primarily because of his desire for popularity. (Author/MSE)

A study of the perceived importance of selected tasks for building and coordinating educational articulation programs in Alabama and the frequency with which those tasks were actually performed by articulation personnel revealed considerable disagreement about both the functions of articulation programs and their administration. (MSE)