Arguing for a larger concept of graduate education, the author discusses how educators might restore public interest in graduate education, thereby increasing financing. (Editor/PG)

Author details 6 new self-study approaches that focus on current problems and opportunities and that could mean the survival ofan institution. (HS)

Examines universities' present and future role in graduate education and research in light of shifts in doctorate demand and in the level and composition of research support. (Editor/PG)

Northeast Missouri State University's redefinition of its mission a decade ago led to a value-added assessment program that has been effective in guiding decision making and producing significant institutional change. (MSE)

The Higher Education Management Institute's (HEMI) management development and training program, designed to improve college and university performance by helping managers understand and carry out their responsibilities, is discussed. Management teams, program organization, identifying needs, action planning, management training, and program…

State higher education executive officers were surveyed to learn the status, nature, policies and procedures of undergraduate program review. States see reviews as improving cooperation between officials at state and institutional levels. At the institutional level, many educators regard state reviews as necessary evils. (MLW)

St. Norbert College's participation in an American Council on Education project on the use of student data for institutional planning and decision-making, and its use of student survey results to make administrative and academic policy changes for program improvement, are outlined and discussed. (MSE)