The First Amendment guarantees freedom of expression, association, and religion, none of which may be circumscribed by any government arm, including higher education, except under narrowest conditions. Private institutions are not accountable to the First Amendment, but similar prohibitions may be imposed as a condition for receipt of government…

Describes a study to measure the cumulative financial condition and the financial progress of Pennsylvania's higher education institutions and to develop and refine measures of financial condition. Information covered includes trend consensus, source of financial data, presentation of the analysis, and accomplishments. (MLW)

Information is reported on state funds in support of public and private medical schools for the 1978-79 school year. The figures on public schools include breakdowns by state, distinguishing between funds provided directly to medical schools and funds provided through parent universities. (JMD)

Studied the funding sources of student services in public and private colleges. Half were not seeking grants. The most successful were the larger colleges and those in the public sector. Of the 50 colleges surveyed, most relied on government funding. (JAC)

This report provides information on the status of fiscal year 1995 faculty and civil service salaries at Illinois colleges and universities and the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy along with trend analysis based on data beginning in 1980. The report compares salaries with economic indicators to determine how well salaries have kept pace…

A guide is presented for students on the policies and practices of public and private New York colleges and universities in regard to granting credit, course waiver, or advanced standing to those who pass the College Proficiency Examinations (CPEs) and the Regents External Degree Examinations (REDEs). A chart indicates, for each institution and…

Information on institutions engaged in academic collective bargaining with recognized bargaining units in 1983 is presented. Attention is directed to agents elected, "no-agent" elections, decertifications, strikes, and legislation. A major finding for 1983 was a change in focus from campus organizing to lobbying for statewide enabling legislation.…

Comparative information on expenditures by colleges and universities for employee retirement and insurance benefits is presented for 1986. Based on survey responses from 653 schools, information is provided for each benefit category on expenditures as a percentage of total gross payroll, and expenditures as dollars per employee per year. The…

This inventory of academic degree programs in South Carolina was designed to aid institutional and statewide planners and others who want to identify institutions offering a specific program. A first section lists academic programs and indicates the schools offering each program. A second section listing public and private colleges identifies the…

Average salary increases for 790 faculty in the field of anthropology are reported for 1982-1983 and 1985-1986 for both public and private institutions, as part of the College and University Personnel Association's annual faculty salary studies. Included are comparative data for 108,074 faculty at 174 public colleges and 193 private colleges,…

Information on institutions engaged in academic collective bargaining with recognized bargaining units in 1985 is presented, with attention to agents elected, no-agent elections, decertifications, strikes, and legislation. Information is provided for the American Federation for Teachers, the National Education Association, the American Association…

Information on institutions engaged in academic collective bargaining with recognized bargaining units in 1984 is presented. Attention is directed to agents elected, no-agent elections, decertifications, strikes, and legislation, and first contracts signed. 1984 was a year of stability with slight increases in academic collective bargaining. The…

Relations between the public and private sectors of higher education are discussed. In the first chapter, John W. Gardner provides a historical perspective to the recent conflict in some states between public and private colleges and universities. In addition to discussing the pluralism and diversity that have characterized U.S. colleges and…

The federal government's involvement in higher education is discussed, and the part that the national government has played in American history since colonial days is briefly traced. Four major points are made about developments before World War II: (1) the federal government exercised some role in higher education since the earliest days and has…

Comparative information on expenditures by colleges and universities for employee retirement and insurance benefits is presented for 1984. Results of the survey, which was administered to 639 institutions, provide information on each benefit category on: expenditures as a percentage of total gross payroll, and expenditures as dollars per employee…