Membership, finances, general fund budgets, collective bargaining, state conferences, the Equal Rights Amendment, public school science, salaries, censure, the Moynihan award, and the Reagan budget cuts were addressed at the 67th Annual Meeting of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). The Reagan Administration's proposed budget…

The extent to which the nation's community and junior colleges received awards in selected federal categorical aid programs for fiscal year 1978 is outlined. For each aid program the following information is provided: dollars authorized, dollars awarded, dollars obtained by community colleges, total number of proposals submitted, total number of…

BECAUSE OF THE INTERDEPENDENCE OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, THE POSITION OF THE AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION IS THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD HAVE AN ACTIVE ROLE IN STRENGTHENING HIGHER EDUCATION. THE GOVERNMENT'S SHARE IN FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS SHOULD BE INCREASED, AND EMPHASIS ON EXPANSION OF ENROLLMENT CAPACITY SHOULD…

LOCAL SPONSORS MUST PREPARE A PLAN FOR A PROPOSED COMMUNITY COLLEGE, INCLUDING SIX MAJOR TOPICS--(1) HISTORY OF ORGANIZATION AND SPONSORSHIP, (2) DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED SERVICE AREA, (3) RESULTS OF A COMMUNITY SURVEY, (4) PHILOSOPHY, OBJECTIVES, AND ORGANIZATION OF THE PROPOSED COLLEGE, (5) LEGAL AND FINANCIAL MATTERS, AND (6) SUPPORTING…

THE MAJOR PORTION OF THIS DOCUMENT CONSISTS OF A STATE-BY-STATE CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION OF MAJOR ENABLING LEGISLATION DEALING WITH THE JUNIOR COLLEGE CONCEPT, ESTABLISHMENT, CONTROL, AND FINANCE. THE AUTHOR NOTES DEFINITE TRENDS TOWARD INCREASING STATE SUPPORT, AN INCREASING STATE ROLE IN COLLEGE ESTABLISHMENT, AND A TREND TOWARD…

This study of the financing of Wisconsin University Centers, branch campuses of the state universities, and associate-degree technical education focuses on the cost to the student, to supporting localities, and to the state. Interest in the subject was prompted by apparent inconsistencies in financial support levels and aid formulas among the…

This report is the outcome of a study conducted to review and assess the development and the advantages and disadvantages of Illinois' present system of financing community colleges; to survey and evaluate the financing systems of other states with highly developed public educational systems; to assess the major alternative schemes of financing…

The purpose of this doctoral dissertation is to examine extensively the general development of the Illinois junior college. Primary sources available at the University of Chicago, the State Historical Library and the State Archives in Springfield, and university libraries around the state, heretofore unused, are brought together in one general…

This annotated bibliography assists professional educators in developing and exploring sources of external funding for their institutions. The newsletters, publications, and documents listed provide information regarding program eligibility, guidelines, and other information necessary for researching potential funding sources. The document is…

Designed to assist those persons responsible for planning and decision-making concerning community junior colleges, this guide discusses the steps that should be taken in order to prepare for new buildings and/or campuses. It is divided into six major headings--(1) an introduction to planning, (2) the study and interpretation of educational needs,…

Revisions and additions to a 1973 study of state funding formulae for public 2-year colleges are provided. The 1973 study included information for 43 states, whereas the 1974 study includes information for 45 states, 5 of which were not in the original study. Part 1 of the report gives the changes in formulae; Part 2 provides formulae for states…

A nationwide survey was conducted to determine the States' formulae for funding operating expenses of the public two-year colleges. A one-page questionnaire, mailed to each State director for community/junior colleges, requested information on allocation formulae for operating expenses, capital outlay, and the State's total community/junior…

Fundamental adjustments in the educational philosophy and practices of private junior colleges are essential to their survival. There is a great need for public awareness of the private junior college's economic plight, which is due to rising costs and non-competitive prices for students and salaries for faculty. A major purpose of this monograph…

The author examines the financial crisis in community colleges on a national scale in this first paper in a projected long-range study of this crucial topic. Economic causes contributing to the crisis include inflation, rising enrollments, and such labor-intensive aspects as spiraling labor and security costs, and increasing demands for funds by…

Almost from the beginning of the junior college movement, its educational leaders emphasized the desirability of maintaining a no-tuition policy in order to extend free public education through the first two years of college. However, at no time in the 75 year history of public two-year colleges has there been widespread acceptance of the no- or…