On January 27, 1971, Chancellor Dumke of the California State College system presented proposals for a new approach to higher education to the Board of Trustees. This paper explains these new approaches, the first of which is to offer degrees based on academic achievement as measured and evaluated by competent faculties, rather than on the basis…

Reports a questionnaire survey of faculty following the election of a collective bargaining agent at the 14 Pennsylvania state colleges. Identifies relationships between faculty choice and influence of internal vs. external governance matters on voting, demographic faculty characteristics, and attitudes toward contending associations, scope of…

The number of private, public, and total universities, four-year colleges, and two-year colleges are charted to show fall 1983 student enrollments of: under 200, 200-499, 500-999, 1,000-2,499, 2,500-4,999, 5,000-9,999, 10,000-19,999, 20,000-29,999, and 30,000 or more. (MSE)

Since Montana's establishment of a state university system in 1893, residents have been divided over how many institutions are needed and what programs should be offered, but the situation is worsened by the state's current poor economic climate and the too-large system. (MSE)

The text of a report by the National Commission on the Role and Future of State Colleges and Universities concerning the need for substantial improvement in the leadership of the sector is presented. (MSE)

The Washington state operating budget requires the Higher Education Coordinating Board (HECB) to set biennial performance targets for each public baccalaureate institution and to review each institution's performance annually thereafter. This report compares 2003-04 academic year performance against those targets, as well as against baseline data…

The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) is required by statute to prepare plans under which the state-supported institutions of higher education shall constitute a coordinating system. To do so, SCHEV must first assess the current state of the system and make predictions about its future. This needs assessment evaluates, for the…

This paper presents the 1998-99 annual report for the California Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC). This report includes the following items: (1) message from Commission Chair Leon Baradat; (2) message from Executive Director David B. Wolf; (3) Commission Actions: Member Institutions, which lists actions taken…

This paper describes how the Career Development Center (CDC) at Buffalo State College (New York) successfully collaborated with several academic departments to develop and utilize an outcome based, graduate follow-up survey. To increase response rates to its graduate surveys, the CDC approached three academic departments (social work, engineering…

This document presents the State of Indiana Commission for Higher Education's 1998-99 academic year Student Information System (SIS) Instructions report, which provides information about the codes used in the SIS. The purpose of the SIS is to provide comparable, accurate enrollment and financial aid information in a uniform manner and on a timely…

A review of the shift from local to state financing and a description of various kinds of tax support structures. (Editor)

At The Pennsylvania State University, approximately 2,300 students are enrolled in five two-year engineering technology programs that lead to an Associate Degree in Engineering. The university coordinates these programs, faculty, facilities and equipment at 18 branch campuses. Adapted from paper presented at International Conference on the Trends…

Court application of the second step of due process inquiry (what process is due) to student dismissals from tax-supported postsecondary institutions is examined. Of special interest is the weight given three factors (private interest affected, risk of erroneous deprivation of such interest, and government's interest) in the context of higher…

Examines the actual "tuition gap" between public and private colleges by considering the amount and packaging of financial assistance available at the different kinds of institutions. (IRT)

This article is an account of winning the battle for collective bargaining in the state university system of Florida. (Author)