The purpose of this mixed methods research study was to explore the practice of academic advising and the challenges associated with virtual advising in California higher education during the COVID-19 pandemic. Advising is a retention practice recognized as critical to student success because advisors are one of few personnel interactions students…

At its April 25, 2008 meeting, the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board approved the funding models for the two-year colleges, universities, and the technical centers (former technical institutes merged with universities). These models had been developed in conjunction with presidents and chancellors after meetings and revisions. The…

This publication details the institutional goals, objectives, and strategies of public universities in Arkansas as related to their appropriations requests. It also provides operating and capital recommendations of the Arkansas Public Higher Education Coordinating Board for 2011-2013 biennium for each institution. (Contains 10 tables.) [For Volume…

This 2011 edition of the "SREB (Southern Regional Education Board) Fact Book on Higher Education" is something new--bigger and better. As always, it continues a proud tradition begun in 1956 of presenting comparative data for colleges and universities in the SREB region in a national context. But this year--for the first time--it provides data for…

At its April 25, 2008 meeting, the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board (AHECB) approved the funding models for the two-year colleges, the universities, and the technical centers. These models had been developed in conjunction with the presidents and chancellors after numerous meetings and revisions. The funding models were used to develop…

The document comprises of the Tennessee Board of Regents' (TBR) third annual report card and a press release about the report card. The report card evaluates student learning, academic program, faculty productivity, and financial accountability. Each report card provides outcome data on 15 different performance indicators, which are compared to…

The SREB-State Data Exchange is a cooperative effort of SREB and the statewide higher education governing and coordinating boards in the South. Founded in 1969-1970, it is one of the nation's oldest, most comprehensive sources of comparative data on public higher education. The Data Exchange annually collects, compiles and publishes the most…

The productivity of selected Georgia state universities is compared as measured by total degrees conferred for fiscal years 1974-1983. The number of degrees conferred in the university system has been stable over the 10-year period, but trends can be seen for groups of institutions within the system. Degree output by the universities and senior…

The purpose of this study of Ohio's system of public higher education was to review each institution in terms of its management, organization, and administrative practices, and recommend needed improvements. With this as a basis, the management and coordination of the overall system was to be evaluated. The report is presented in four major…

The Southern Regional Education Board-State Data Exchange is a one-of-a-kind regional program with 23 statewide higher education governing and coordinating board partners. The Data Exchange annually collects, compiles and publishes: (1) the most current and detailed comparative statistics on postsecondary education in the 16 SREB states; (2)…

A proposal to move the Contra Costa Center of California State University, Hayward, from its present leased quarters in Pleasant Hill to a permanent facility in Concord is presented. The historical background on the proposal for the center is discussed. The proposal is also reviewed in light of the state's "Guidelines and Procedures for the…

The report, prepared by the Academy for Educational Development as part of an extensive review of California's 1959 Master Plan for Higher Education, contains recommendations for the future governance of public higher education in California. Eight alternative systems of governance (including the present system) are examined in an attempt to…

The authors present a definition of long-range planning in higher education and discuss trends in the 1980s which will make such planning urgent for Alabama's postsecondary system. (SJL)

A series of tables is provided to identify the current tuition and fees structure of Rhode Island's public institutions of higher education: University of Rhode Island, Rhode Island College, and Rhode Island Junior College. These tables and tables showing tuition and fee structures among selected states provide the basis for a discussion of…

Version of a paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Professors of Higher Education on March 5, 1972, in Chicago, Illinois. (DS)