Data on professional and support personnel are presented, arranged according to the variables of institution type, occupational activity, employment status, and sex. Variables for data on faculty are institution type, academic area, sex, and employment status (full-time, part-time, and full-time equivalent). Salary and fringe benefits data are…

During the 1976 summer and fall orientation programs, a questionnaire was administered to 2,190 students (75 percent) of the entering freshman class. The survey was part of the American Council on Education's Cooperative Institutional Research Program. The survey report presents a comparative analysis of the various demographic data, opinions, and…

Basic skills programs being implemented in New Jersey colleges are examined, and the statewide need for a centralized research and training institution that would inform, train, and provide technical assistance to college and secondary school educators and administrators involved with remedial and developmental instruction is proposed.…

The fourth edition of the University of North Carolina's long-range plan, adopted in February 1981, is presented. The introductory chapter outlines the scope and necessity of long-range planning, relevant statutes, objectives, prior planning activities, and the preparation, scope, and content of this plan. An overview is given of the state of…

The geographic origin of students enrolled in Kentucky colleges and universities for the Fall of 1977 are detailed in charts, tables, and maps compiled by the Kentucky Council on Higher Education. The data were gathered from colleges and universities accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools or by the American Association of…

Presented are data on student financial aid in Missouri collected as part of an annual state survey of higher education. In this first annual report the data are limited due to reporting limitations and inconsistencies, and the report is called preliminary. An introductory section discusses these limitations. In subsequent sections, supplemented…

This booklet is prepared for the graduate community with the intent of helping students find employment at the end of their studies. Some information is specific to the University of Washington, but much could be used by graduate students of any institution. Resources within the community as well as within the university are outlined, and…

The Pre-Doctoral Preparation for Applied Interdisciplinary Research project at the Pennsylvania State University is described. Project goals were to: (1) develop a training model for the preparation of interdisciplinary, applied researchers in the field of services for young handicapped children and their families; and (2) train a cadre of five…

A profile of freshmen at the University of South Carolina (USC) was drawn from a survey during the 1979 summer and fall orientation programs. Twelve areas of interest were taken from the results: age, racial background, average grade in high school, highest degree planned, reasons for selecting the college, parental income, probable college major,…

Presented are several data tables, charts, and analyses of trends in degrees awarded in various college majors in New Jersey higher education institutions. Tables show the total degrees awarded at all degree levels (associate, bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and first-professional) in each academic year from 1973-74 through 1978-79; changes in…

Blacks' share of non-faculty jobs in Kentucky institutions of higher education is examined in this second in a two-part series on employment in the state university system. The first report in this series was entitled "State University Faculties Stuck on Tokenism in Kentucky." Sections examine: tokenism in non-faculty jobs at state…

The impact of liberal arts and professional programs on student outcomes variables was studied. Data were gathered from the 1975 entering freshman cohort at the University of Colorado at Boulder through a 1975 Freshman Questionnaire and a 1979 Graduating Students Survey. Program impact was measured using a model developed by Astin. Type of program…

Data on higher education enrollment in Montana for fall 980 are analyzed and compared with that of previous years. For 1980, 81.4 percent of the enrolled students attended the Montana University System, 9.2 percent attended independent colleges, and 9.4 percent attended community colleges. The enrollment rate of both institution and sector for…

Data on geographic origins, or permanent residences, of students attending institutions of the State University of New York during the fall 1977 term are presented. Student and institutional data elements are student level (undergraduate/graduate), student load (full-time/part-time), permanent residence, institutional location, and in the case of…

A North Carolina State University study compared college freshmen who lived in campus residence halls, off-campus with their parents, and off-campus but not with their parents. Changes during the freshman year were compared on the following areas: educational goals, career plans and goals, political views, opinions on college-related issues,…