Numerous policies and reforms have been proposed and implemented to increase accountability and improve performance in higher education in the United States (U.S.), which has included an emphasis on the state's role in authorizing colleges and universities to operate and award degrees. The recent surge in peer-reviewed and grey literature has…

In order to fulfill their missions, research universities must maintain conditions and capacity for knowledge production and dissemination, while responding to the expectations of governments, other stakeholders, and/or markets. That universities succeed in this quest is vital, not only for their own future as organizations but also for the…

When President Obama points out, correctly, that young women stand a better chance of being sexually assaulted on a college campus than in the world outside, we have a problem that needs to be addressed not simply on campus, but at the highest levels of government. Author Warren Tolman strongly believes that the Massachusetts Office of Attorney…

American public higher education is in trouble. Besieged by declining state and Federal support for more than 30 years, public colleges and universities are facing a "game-changing" set of challenges that threaten to alter the very nature of the institutions. As two recessions withered state budgets in the first decade of the 21st…

Higher-education institutions in Texas are increasingly exploring innovative approaches to structuring and delivering degree programs. Several institutions have developed competency-based degree programs, which aim to offer new pathways for students to obtain postsecondary credentials and to reduce higher-education costs for students by focusing…

This article discusses the results of a CASE survey, compiled in April 2009, which was sent to almost 2,800 members who had previously indicated that community relations were part of their professional responsibilities or interests. The survey suggests that the role and practice of community relations in a public institution is somewhat different…

Problems and opportunities for university scientists arising from their growing interaction with state and local governments are discussed. (DT)

Discusses management of state universities and the external regulation by state governments. The impact of multiple sources of regulation on the university is to discourage flexibility, cripple initiative, dilute responsibility, and ultimately to destroy some accountability. (JR)

Analyzes the current relationship of academic science and the federal government, from the perspective of federal science policy. Observes trends toward clarification of the roles of the various sectors and institutions involved in science, strengthening of these sectors, and strengthening of the linkages that bind them. (Author/KH)

This study surveys directors of organized university programs designed to assist public officials and two groups of practitioners--state government officials and local government managers. The study examines the extent to which these practitioner groups use these university services and their judgment of the quality as compared with services from…

Proposals for a university of Western Sydney (Australia) are examined as examples of policy-making in postsecondary education. The state and federal framework of postsecondary education is sketched, some features of Western Sydney's society are noted, and the university movement and options are discussed. (MSE)

This paper presents an overview of the nature and structure of higher education in the United States, with a specific focus on higher education in the state of Nebraska. Although the United States has no official national system of higher education, the federal government plays an important role in the regulation and funding of colleges and…

Under a Federal grant (Title 1, Higher Education Act of 1965), an urban planning conference was held at UCLA on June 24, 1967, by the University of California Extension, Los Angeles. The conference was planned as part of a nine campus study on various aspects of urban problems. Participants were key Los Angeles County decision makers (including…

The Council of Ontario Universities, in view of important decisions to be made about the financing of university education, addresses a brief to the governments of Canada and Ontario. Discussed are: (1) the tripartite approach; (2) federal, provincial and university responsibilities; (3) federal-provincial funding arrangements; (4) the fiscal…

From 1984 to 1994, the state of California constructed 19 prisons and only one state university, according to this report presented by the Justice Policy Institute. The report suggests on the basis of that data and other findings that the state of California has made financial and budget policy decisions which work against African Americans, and…