The problem this dissertation addresses is: Are the black private colleges initiating development of new career thrusts as a means of academic regeneration? The review is limited to new courses planned for or initiated during school years 1973-74 and 1974-75 or planned for or developed in the summer of 1975. Other questions addressed include: (1)…

The debate with regard to the relationship of the public and private sectors in higher education is increasingly, but necessarily, frantic. The present and future prospects of private as well as public higher education, are not subjects for easy generalization. It seems probable that we will be dealing with a smaller student market in the 1980's.…

Many corporations have stopped giving unrestricted gifts to colleges, preferring to support college activities relating to their own businesses. The trend is causing substantial changes in the direction of private-college fund-raising efforts and organizations. (MSE)

Higher education is threatened by confusion and uncertainty about how to fulfill its role. At issue is the survival of two interdependent sectors in the structure of higher education--public and private. Trustees are stewards of the public interest in higher education. (MLW).

A study using historical statistics as a strategy for joining the study of the past and present condition of colleges and universities has as subjects Amherst College, Harvard University, Transylvania University, the University of Kentucky, and the College of William and Mary. (MSE)

Trends emerging from a new enrollment report by the National Institute of Independent Colleges and Universities (NIICU) indicate hard times ahead for colleges in the private sector. General economic recession and cuts in federal student financial aid have had an effect on enrollment. (MLW)

Summary statistics from JMA and HEGIS are compared. The financial variables analyzed for this study were: net tuition and fees, revenue from gifts and grants, endowment revenue, other revenue, physical plant debt, plant assets, physical plant interest, and net increase or decrease in five fund accounts. (MLW)

Among findings of the annual College Board survey for 1990-91 is that four-year public college students are paying an average tuition of $1,809, up 7 percent; and private college students are paying $9,391, up 8 percent. A table lists, by state, the tuition and fees charged undergraduates at more than 3000 colleges and universities in both 1989-90…

Reports on trends to extend state student financial aid to students attending for-profit colleges. State legislatures are following the lead of Congress in treating proprietary institutions like traditional colleges. Examples from Colorado, Indiana, and Ohio are offered, as are data on the 10 states and territories that provide the largest share…

Examines fears of small private colleges that major fund raising campaigns of large public universities will hamper their own fund raising efforts. Gives the example of Pennsylvania State University and the 86 small, private colleges also in Pennsylvania. Shows that trends in both private and corporate giving increasingly favor public research…

Reviews trends in union organization at private colleges following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision 20 years ago denying bargaining rights to faculty at Yeshiva University (New York). Focuses on a recent decision by a labor official granting bargaining rights to faculty at Manhattan College (New York) and efforts by faculty organizers at Seton…

In 2003, the UCLA Higher Education Research Institute (HERI) began surveying undergraduates and faculty in a multi-institutional, longitudinal study designed to identify patterns of spirituality and religiousness among college students. Initial results revealed a high level of student interest in spiritual values, but they also showed that most…

This brief publication presents data on the status of women as presidents and heads of colleges and universities in the United States in four tables using national data from a range of institutions and associations. Table 1 shows women's share of chief executive officer (CEO) positions in regionally accredited institutions, branches, and affiliate…

This publication contains data on State University of New York (SUNY) trends in tuition and other basic student charges for the past 30 years and typical student costs from 1980-81 through 1993-94. A summary section defines fixed charges (tuition, college fees, student activity fees, and other required fees) and discusses variable charges (room…

Trends on sources of funds and expenditures for U.S. colleges is presented for 1970-1984, based on the Higher Education General Information Survey. Trends in sources of funds for public colleges include: the proportion of revenues derived from tuition rose from 13% in 1975-1976 to 14.9% in 1983-1984; between 1977-1978 and 1983-1984, the share…