In view of the widespread loss of public confidence in higher education, those who understand its importance and continue to put faith in it must be prepared to reargue the case for it. In doing so, however, they must start with a candid admission that during its great period of expansion the academic community did acquire some unattractive…

The Student Loan Marketing Association ("Sallie Mae") is a government sponsored, private, for profit corporation, created in June 23, 1972, by the enactment of Section 439 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended. Sallie Mae provides liquidity to commercial banks, savings and loan associations, mutual savings banks, credit unions,…

This issue contains annual reports for 41 states, the District of Columbia, and two Canadian provinces that focus on problems, activities, achievements, and other areas of interest to the postsecondary education community. Reports were not received in time for publication from Hawaii, Idaho, Massachusetts, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode…

The first annual report of the State Board of Education and the Board of Regents of the University of Idaho encompasses a listing of directors, titles, address, and terms of office; director or principal administrative officer; employee count; organizational chart of the department; condensed listing of legal references relating to the department;…

The Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) is composed of representatives of the Big Ten universities and the University of Chicago working together to strengthen higher education through voluntary cooperation of their respective member institutions. This report outlines and describes the various activities undertaken in 1968-69 by the…

This document is the 1971-72 annual report of the Special Committee for Development of Communications with Negro Colleges and Universities (SCDCNCU). This report conveys, in explicit terms the nature and the implications of the SCDCNCU approach to human and social development. An overview of the year's progress, persons' contacted throughout the…

This document presents the third annual report of the Louisiana Coordinating Council for Higher Education. Emphasis is placed on the development of a master plan for higher education in Louisiana. Details of the master plan and implementation of it are described. Additional information concerning new degree program review, campus expansion and…

The Coordinating Board of the Texas College and University System was created by the Texas Legislature in 1965 to provide leadership and coordination for the Texas higher education system, institutions and governing boards. The present document is the 1972 annual report of the Coordinating Board. Discussions are presented in the report on changing…

Estimates of graduate science and engineering enrollment are presented based on the results of the third annual National Science Foundation (NSF) Quick Response Survey. This national survey was conducted early in the 1976-77 academic year and was based on a sample of 1,292 graduate departments in 295 Ph.D. granting institutions, including 78…

Proposes that because annual reports emphasize the role of audience in determining their purpose and content, they are effective in helping students understand the importance of audience awareness in business writing. (AEA)

This annual report describes the 1999 activities of Research Corporation, a foundation that supports research programs at colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. It focuses on three primarily undergraduate institutions, two private and one public, that are active producers of published research and students going into the…

This document outlines the role and activities of the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), reviews achievements in the 2002-2003 financial year, and provides a summary of HEFCE annual accounts. The strategic plan on which HEFCE activities were based was first published in March 2003. The essence of the vision behind the plan is…

The Council on Higher Education (CHE) is an independent statutory body established by South Africa's Higher Education Act of 1997. Its mandate is to advise the Minister of Education on all matters related to higher education so that the system is characterized by equity, quality, responsiveness, and effective and efficient provision and…

This report is the third annual accountability report of Connecticut's state system of higher education. The report contains accountability measures for each unit of the system and performance improvement targets on six priority state-level goals. The new reporting structure, inaugurated in this report, has a three-level structure: 12 state-level…

The Alabama Commission on Higher Education has the statutory responsibility for the overall statewide planning and coordination of higher education in Alabama, the administration of various student aid programs, and the performance of designated regulatory functions. This annual report provides information about all of these responsibilities and…