College and university endowments (N=466) are ranked based on June 1996 market value. Market values for the previous year are also cited. Individual public and private institutions, university systems, and specialty schools are included. (MSE)

This article suggests that previous bans on race-based affirmative action have done serious damage to black enrollments at the U.S.'s "flagship" public universities. In some cases, black enrollments have rebounded somewhat, but enrollments are still far below the level that prevailed prior to the bans. Only Texas, with its 10 Percent…

Reviews the book by John Aubrey Douglass, "The California Idea and American Higher Education," suggesting that it presents a masterful, highly informative, encyclopedic modern history of California's public higher education as it looks at the state government's work toward sponsorship of higher education over the years. (SM)

This study examines how a state system of higher education, located in the Rocky Mountains area of the United States, allowed faculty members from the state's public institutions of higher education to control the design and implementation of a pilot assessment of statewide general education courses. One of the primary reasons faculty were allowed…

Since 1998, Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) has been instrumental in developing an industry-led approach to online education. In the telecommunications industry, The National Coalition for Telecommunications Education and Learning (NACTEL) began offering customized coursework through its primary educational partner, Pace…

This report presents the recommendations of the Alabama Commission on Higher Education concerning funding for public colleges and universities in the state for 1998-99. Two recommendations are provided by the commission. The first recommendation is a statement of the Commission's estimate of the financial requirements needed to support the…

This article identifies and analyzes the differences in demographic status data and reported practices of college supervisors at state and private teacher preparation institutions. (RC)

This study examines current conditions of the arts at state colleges and universities, particularly members of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU). An introductory chapter gives an overview of the arts in America. The second chapter describes the arts in public higher education in general, looking at the training of…

The Philippines has modeled its higher education system almost totally upon the American model, with similarities in organization, degrees, curricula, teaching methods, governance, and faculty roles. The University of the Philippines was established in 1908, and between 1901 and 1926, eight regional normal schools were established to train public…

An inventory of academic programs offered for credit and leading to an academic award offered by Alabama's public senior institutions and branch campuses as of June 1, 1986, is presented. For each college and program, charts indicate program titles, levels of degrees offered, and accreditation status. Included are summary charts of degrees offered…

Outlines of basic information on administrative organization, instructional policies, and conditions of faculty employment are included in this 1975-76 faculty handbook for Bloomsburg State College, Pennsylvania. (JT)

This document presents enrollment statistics for total and full-time enrollment by level and sex in California community colleges, state universities and colleges, the University of California, and private colleges. (MJM)

Survey results are presented of tuition, room and board charges at member institutions of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) and the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC). The findings indicate that it will cost more for the average student at state colleges and universities…