Guidelines for evaluating postsecondary career education programs in Maryland are provided. The basis for the evaluation system self-study design is a model developed by Malcolm Provus and described in "Educational Evaluation: New Roles, New Means, The Sixty-eight Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, Part II." The…

For the past 10 years the Washington state colleges and universities have used salary surveys of faculty in institutions in seven states as the basis for their salary requests. This report reviews the comparison of states and institutions; the criteria for their selection; whether circumstances have changed that could affect the utility or…

This report contains 1971-72 data for 90 senior institutions and 47 junior institutions, for a total of 137 Illinois institutions. The data in the report are presented in two sections. The first section contains the senior institutions and the second section the junior institutions. Space limitations demanded that the sub-bachelor's degrees and…

The current operating income and expenditures of the state-controlled institutions of higher education in Virginia are examined in tabular form according to three major categories: educational and general, student aid, and auxiliary enterprise. Each category constitutes a major segment of this report within which both current operating income and…

Based on a national survey of 4-year state colleges and universities, this study presents information concerning the involvement of such institutions in less-than-baccalaureate level technical education. Data for the study were gathered from 329 institutions through the use of an information form and pertained to both off-campus and on-campus…

The Office of Institutional Research of the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges (NASULGC) has assembled in this publication policy statements by its member institutions on how they administer gifts and grants. Each of the 92 universities listed has specific procedures for administering and safeguarding gift funds.…

This second annual study of the application and enrollment patterns of university transfer students provided information concerning the intercampus mobility of students attending institutions under the program of the State University of New York. Data were provided by the enrollment survey conducted in 1971. This study sought to analyze the higher…

This is a legal and historical review of junior college integration in the State of Florida. Racism and political, economic, and academic factors are mentioned in a description of the transition from inferior black and separate white institutions to mixed colleges with intentional black and minority recruitment. (GC)

Public and private colleges and universities are ranked according to the 1984 value of their endowments, with changes in value since June 30, 1983, noted when available. Data are from a voluntary comparative performance study by the National Association of College and University Business Officers. (MSE)

Recent state appropriations for higher education in Arizona, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont are tabulated. Governors in all those states signed spending bills for higher education. (MLW)

The AAUP's committee on College and University Government's response to the American Association of State Colleges and Universities' statement on academic governance and the faculty role in it is presented. (MSE)

Some issues in managing university cutbacks are explored in light of research on retrenchment in both public and private sectors. The nature and significance of decline in the Canadian university system are discussed, some general and specific problems are outlined, and some specific recent cuts analyzed. (MSE)

A review of the national scene on the granting of waivers to nonresident students indicates that the great majority of states follow a traditional pattern. Other states have circumstances that result in somewhat unique groups of students receiving waivers. (Author/LBH)

This guide is intended to aid high school students in their educational planning. It is a venue wherein colleges and universities state clearly their policies in granting college credit for successful completion of International Baccalaureate (IB) examinations in high school. The guide also represents certification of these policies to the…

In October 2002, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board adopted a preliminary analysis of the costs and benefits of reaching the first two goals of "Closing the Gaps by 2015," the state's higher education plan. Refinements to the analysis, which adjusted for inflation and made other changes, were presented in January 2003, and the…