George Washington Carver, the legendary scientist and educator, spent five years at the Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, known today as Iowa State University, as a student, graduate student and faculty member in the late 19th century. Nearly 120 years later, Carver's presence still looms large on the Iowa State campus. Carver…

Iowa has 85 colleges and universities, and 112 registered instructional schools. In a world of growing online educational opportunities, the state's higher education institutions continue to provide an additional 130 sites where face-to-face learning takes place. Educators suggest that there continues to be a strong need for face-to-face learning…

This essay examines the college lives of two generations of Iowa's black college women in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It focuses on the experiences of black women at Iowa's private colleges and the University of Iowa (UI) from 1878 to 1928. The experiences of black women in Iowa's colleges and universities are important for…

This report contains the highlights of a study undertaken at the behest of the Iowa General Assembly and the State Board of Regents to propose the characteristics and site of a new State institution of higher education in Western Iowa. This report contains: (1) "The Proposal" of a four year institution to be located in the community of…

Recent state appropriations for higher education in Arizona, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont are tabulated. Governors in all those states signed spending bills for higher education. (MLW)

The traditional funding model of the Cooperative Extension System has been stretched to its limits by increasing demand for information and programs without concurrent increases in funding by the public sector. As the social, economic, and political environments have evolved and become more complex, extension is often asked to apply the expertise…

This document contains a summary of budget requests and program information for each of the institutions under the control of the Iowa Board of Regents: State University of Iowa, Iowa State University, University of Northern Iowa, Iowa Braille and Sight-Saving School, Iowa School for the Deaf, and the Board Office. This budget request document is…

Reports the application of a systems approach to develop a personnel development system for Iowa's vocational personnel at the state's fifteen community colleges. Success of the system (which was the result of a year-long institute) is suggested by the fact that most of the colleges are now developing a local plan of action. (DTT)

Recommendations and issues concerning reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965 are presented in testimony from representatives of public and private colleges, students, counselors, lenders, guaranteed student loan programs, state loan and grant administrators, and student aid officials. Specific references are made to the effect of the…

This document presents the State of Iowa Board of Regents fiscal year (FY) 2001 budget requests and provides information about the Board and its institutions. An introductory section 1 offers an overview of the Board of Regents' functions, including a mission state and governance process, and explains FY 2000 appropriation reductions and FY 2001…

A statewide study of the needs of continuing education opportunities for persons motivated toward further study but unable to take advantage of conventional delivery systems of postsecondary education is reported. Four data collective activities were utilized: a learning interest interview field poll of 800 respondents; an inventory of current…

An overview is provided of the organization, history, governance, finances, programs, and enrollment of the merged area schools in Iowa, a statewide system of 15 public two-year postsecondary educational institutions. The first section describes the state's two-year college system and its legislatively mandated mission. The next section reviews…

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)…

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…