Data regarding full-time instructional faculty in Nebraska colleges and universities for 1975-76 and 1978-79 are presented in summary form. Information was taken from Higher Education General Information Survey reports. The following data are included: percentage of full-time instructional faculty, by rank, of the total number of full-time…

A survey was conducted to gather information about the kinds of formal and informal procedures colleges and universities follow to facilitate sharing of scientific equipment. The survey data represent weighted national estimates for 676 institutions, including all public and private universities, all medical colleges, and all four-year colleges…

The third annual report of doctoral program changes at institutions in the west, conducted by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), is presented. Information included in the report was compiled from a survey of doctoral-level private institutions and state higher education agencies in the 13 WICHE states. Data are…

The National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities conducted a study of the openings, closings, mergers, and accreditation status of independent institutions in the United States from Spring 1970 through Fall 1976. Information was gathered primarily from annual editions of the "Education Directory" and "Accredited…

Chapters cover: (1) tuition grants--philosophy and purposes; (2) committee members and staff; (3) statutory authority for the agency; (4) history of the agency; (5) program administered by the agency; (6) expenditures and resources. Appendices cover: (1) full-time student enrollments; (2) freshman enrollments; (3) South Carolina residents…

This document contains reports on legislative action affecting higher education in the southern states that held regular or special legislative sessions in 1975. States covered are: West Virginia, Georgia, Virginia, Arkansas, Maryland, Mississippi, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Louisiana, and Alabama. Some of the…

The 1975 conference of the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education covered a wide range of topics. The proceedings included discussion of such areas as collective bargaining's impact on governance; the U.S. Congress and public employee legislation; federal legislation from a management perspective and from a…

What is the current financial condition of Illinois independent colleges and universities? What changes have occurred in the past five years, and what are the prospects for the immediate future? Have independent colleges and universities been able to maintain or improve quality in the past five years? What has been the impact of state programs to…

During the spring of 1974 a series of seminars on student aid programs and student access was held in connection with the congressional hearings on Title IV of the Higher Education Act. This seminar report on four new concepts for facilitating student access seeks to communicate some of the critical issues and concerns raised by the participants…

Seventeen tables are presented showing average expenses for resident students, commuting students, and self-supporting students attending over 2,400 postsecondary institutions for 1975-76. Some of the findings indicate: (1) The difference in total expenses for residents and commuter students is approximately $400. (2) Total expenses rose faster at…

In addition to declining enrollments in the '80s, colleges and universities must reckon with decreased public funding, a lack of money for construction, and a possible loss of educational diversity. Public and private institutions must work "to promote better public policies." (Author/MLW)

Higher education faces some difficult problems, caused by limited resources and declining enrollments, including planning for retrenchment, the competition between the private and public sectors, the protection of higher education's autonomy, and academia's role in school reform. But the end of growth can also mean a new opportunity for academic…

Reports trends over a recent nine-year period in student access to and choice of public or private college as related to availability of monetary awards from one of the largest state student financial aid agencies, the Illinois State Scholarship Commission. Survey responses indicate that state awards foster access to Illinois college and…

A survey of senior administrators from private colleges and universities (n=20), community colleges (n=9), and public colleges and universities (n=6) in 1 region discovered common priorities in campus reconstruction and renovation: upgrading of science and engineering facilities; integration of new technology on campus; upgrading of student…

Introduces the issue, with the following themes: (1) the increased importance of higher education; (2) policies, issues, and attitudes affecting access to higher education in the 1980s; and (3) the questionable effectiveness of junior colleges. (DM)