This report presents tables, graphs, and maps detailing the status of Mississippi state institutions of higher education as of January 1999. A "Profile" section offers summary tables which cover: funding history; Mississippi compared with other Southern states on average appropriation per full-time equivalent student and average…

Displays results of an annual ranking of colleges and universities with the highest rates of associate and bachelor's degrees conferred on minority group members, bachelor's degrees by ethnic group (African American, Hispanic, Asian American, Native American) and institution type (white or historically black), and bachelor's degrees conferred on…

The Academy for Educational Development (AED) offers this report, "Education for All: Opportunities for Public-Private Partnerships," to help focus and inform the discussion of the September 2006 Conference on Business and Education. The Academy is pleased to be cosponsoring this program with the Conference Board and acknowledges the…

A study examined the home and family life courses provided in secondary schools throughout the state of Washington. Course offerings and student enrollment figures were analyzed. Survey instruments were mailed to the home and family life teachers in each of the secondary schools in Washington. A computer analysis of the data reported from 143…

The second annual report on college-going rates for recent graduates in public and private California high schools who were 19 or less when they enrolled as first-time freshmen in Fall 1974 through 1978 is presented. Changes in rates for men and women enrolled in each segment of California higher education from each country and statewide are…

The results of the annual survey of the geographic origins, or permanent residences, of students attending institutions of the State University of New York during the fall 1978 term are presented. The report includes all credit course students and all institutions of the State University system. Part one of the report contains summary data for the…

Tables are presented showing enrollment data for higher education institutions in New Jersey. The first table gives a summary of fall 1977 enrollments; subsequent tables show the following: growths and declines in fall 1977 undergraduate enrollment in four-year public and independent colleges and in two-year colleges; undergraduate enrollment in…

Results of a study of Canadian pharmacy education are reported, addressing such issues as enrollment rates and trends, faculty and faculty publishing, funding, current professional issues (curriculum and accreditation), and educational quality. (MSE)

A classics faculty member and dean summarizes the opinions of six Union College (New York) undergraduates concerning the value of studying the humanities, and where this study should fit into a liberal arts education at an undergraduate college. Discusses pressures on the liberal arts college scholar-teacher and examines trends in humanities…

This report presents findings of a study on the higher education progress of African Americans in the nation and by region, including both private and public sectors, two-year and four-year colleges and universities, historically black colleges and universities, and traditionally white institutions. Overall findings indicate steady progress by…

This survey examined trends in enrollments in undergraduate humanities courses. The survey gathered information from 481 (out of 494) colleges and universities about course offerings and enrollment in fall 1988 for full-time and part-time undergraduate students in six subjects: English and American literature, foreign languages and literatures,…

This report presents statistical data on the characteristics, distribution, enrollment rate, and academic achievement of language-minority children in Maine. The report contains three parts: (1) summative data on the total numbers of K-12 English monolingual and bilingual children in the state, private and public school survey return rates,…

Designed for distribution to administrators, faculty, and staff at John Tyler Community College (JTCC), this report provides a compilation of research briefs on current and former students, faculty, and staff. The following research summaries are presented: (1) 1983-84 Facts and Figures, which includes statistics on student characteristics and…

A survey of graduate school enrollments provided responses from 309 of the 359 member schools of the Council of Graduate Schools in the United States. Data are provided on 1976 and 1977 enrollments and percent changes in enrollments by discipline area, first-time enrollment, male and female enrollment, and ethnic group enrollment. Percent changes…

The report presents data on the rate of Oklahoma high school graduates going on to colleges within the state. Two kinds of rates are reported: (1) for students proceeding directly to college after high school graduation (linear), and (2) for students who have delayed college entry for a year or more after graduation. Tables present data on:…