The publication of Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa's influential new book, "Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses," the findings of which were summarized in an article by the same authors in the March/April "Change," has caused a national furor centering around their multi-institutional findings that the…

Liberal arts colleges occupy a unique place in the landscape of higher education. Whether defined, as David Breneman has, as an exclusive group of about 200 schools that award a large percentage of their degrees in traditional liberal arts fields, or as a more inclusive group of baccalaureate institutions, liberal arts colleges focus on…

This report provides a comprehensive examination of student costs at four-year public colleges and universities in South Dakota and nearby states including Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota, and Idaho. Mail and telephone surveys were used to collect data in the eight states on undergraduate and graduate tuition, fees, room,…

This report provides a comprehensive examination of student costs at four-year public colleges and universities in South Dakota and nearby states including Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota, and Idaho. Mail and telephone surveys were used to collect data in the eight states on undergraduate and graduate tuition, fees, room,…

This publication provides statistical data and charts concerning the status of Iowa colleges and universities for the 1989-90 academic year. Data are presented for the following categories: (1) student expenses; (2) the degrees and other formal awards conferred by each school; (3) faculty salaries and tenure status; (4) school financial data; (5)…

Comments made by 11 governors concerning higher education in their "State of the State" addresses to state legislatures are presented. Statements include those of Terry Branstad, Carroll Campbell, Robert Casey, Steve Cowper, Mario Cuomo, Edward DiPrete, George Mickelson, Rose Mofford, Stan Stephens, James Thompson, and John Waihee. (MSE)

This publication provides statistical data and charts concerning the status of Iowa colleges and universities for the 1991-92 academic year. Data are presented for the following categories: (1) enrollments; (2) student expenses; (3) degrees and other formal awards conferred by each school; (4) faculty salaries and tenure for 1991-92 and 1992-93;…

This publication provides statistical data and charts concerning the status of Iowa colleges and universities for the 1990-91 academic year. Data are presented for the following categories: (1) student expenses; (2) the degrees and other formal awards conferred by each school; (3) faculty salaries and tenure; (4) school financial data; (5) student…

These proceedings contain 48 presentations and 15 poster abstracts. Papers include "Computer Tasks Required in Selected Undergraduate Agriculture Courses" (Johnson, Ferguson, Vokinnns, Lester); "College of Agriculture Faculty Perceptions of Electronic Technologies in Teaching" (Dooley, Murphy); "Steering Through Turbulent…