This speech, presented at the NASPA convention, Dallas, 1976, maintains that the "quiet" on college campuses is isolating Congressmen from students at a time when input is essential. (Author)

John Brademas' career in national politics and its effect on his approach to his work as president of New York University are discussed. (MSE)

Consists of background information on and an interview with United States Representative William D. Ford, a Democrat from Michigan. Topics discussed include private technical schools, public funding of training, high-risk students, the student loan default rate issue, and accountability. (CH)

The governors of the states of Tennessee, Utah, Arkansas, South Carolina, and Texas were interviewed on educational reform in their states. Their interviews show agreement in seven areas relating to educational reform. Presents excerpts from the interviews focusing on six questions. (MD)

Describes how the talk of legislative policy makers in public forums builds a system of justification for their actions. Uses observations from a case study of the Utah State Legislature and develops a sociopragmatic perspective of argument fields. (PD)

Evaluation synthesis, a meta-evaluation method developed by the General Accounting Office to improve evaluation utilization by legislators, is described. It is designed to: (1) focus on the information needs and priorities of legislators, and (2) ensure continuous communication between sponsor and evaluator. The strengths and limitations of this…

A description of what it is like to move back and forth between the academic and the political worlds is presented. Ten "professor/legislators" and one ex-professor/governor are interviewed. Their responses indicate that the campus and the legislature are not inimical environments. (MLW)

Significant progress has been made in recent years, largely on the part of professional organizations, toward formation of a coherent national language policy. However, much remains to be done, and educators must take an active part in forming and lobbying for such policy and related legislation. (MSE)

Based on a questionnaire survey of 38 elementary-secondary and postsecondary lobbyists and 22 legislators conducted by the authors in Minnesota in 1978-80, this article examines the effectiveness of two fundamental lobbying strategies--cooperative strategy and advocacy strategy--in educational lobbyists' efforts to influence legislators. (JBM)

This document contains the four Faculty Association of California Community Colleges (FACCCTS) newsletters published during the 1998-99 academic year. In the September 1998 issue, faculty members talk about what shared governance means and how to improve it on individual campuses. The issue also features Gray Davis' plans for the community…

From a statement on media practices regarding the dissemination of a wide range of documentary and other programming about the state of Black America without any input, consultation, or decisions by black Americans, issued by the Congressional Black Caucus. (JM)

The educational policymaking process at the State level was examined in New York. One central interest was the extent of perceptual congruence between educational interest group leaders and State legislators concerning influence strategies in the policymaking process. Results of the study indicate that there are important perceptual differences…

Demonstrates the threat posed to the handful of black congressmen by gerrymandering and proposes the use of computer methods to create districts with homogeneous social, economic, and political needs. (JM)

A look at present, past and future relationships between the government and higher education. (Editor)