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Maeroff, Gene I. – Trusteeship, 2003
Discusses how the collapse of online learning enterprises at several colleges and universities offers lessons for all in this still-promising field. (EV)
Descriptors: Distance Education, Financial Problems, Higher Education, Program Design
Perry, Roger H. – Connection: The Journal of the New England Board of Higher Education, 2002
Describes the bold but successful steps taken by Champlain College to ensure institutional survival, such as eliminating 15 departments and clearly defining institutional mission. (EV)
Descriptors: College Administration, Higher Education, Institutional Survival, Program Termination
Suggs, Welch – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2003
Describes how commercial concerns are squeezing out athletes' own interests in big-time college sports, with many teams are being cut in the process. (EV)
Descriptors: Athletes, College Athletics, Higher Education, Program Termination
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James, Jeanette M. – Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, 1995
Describes how the University of Washington's School of Communications responded to the news that it would be reviewed and possibly eliminated because of the budget crises in the state of Washington. (SR)
Descriptors: Financial Exigency, Financial Problems, Higher Education, Journalism Education
Paris, Marion – Library Journal, 1990
Discussion of some of the findings of a study of four library school closings highlights political reasons for the closings, including administration belief that jobs for librarians are in short supply, turf battles with other departments, library faculty isolation from academic peers, redefinition of university mission, insufficient faculty…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Library Education, Library Schools, Program Termination
Blumenstyk, Goldie – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2001
Describes how Temple University ended Virtual Temple, its for-profit distance education effort, saying that such companies cannot make money. However, universities with similar programs--such as Columbia, Cornell, New York University, and the University of Maryland--disagree. (EV)
Descriptors: College Programs, Distance Education, Economic Factors, Program Termination
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Kulig, Judith C.; Waldner, Magda – Journal of the Community Development Society, 1999
Factors contributing to the failure of a community wellness center in rural Alberta included arbitrary choice of the community by regional health authorities, power issues, lack of leadership, and different interpretations of what a wellness center is. Solutions include having community members identify community needs and finding a project…
Descriptors: Community Centers, Community Development, Failure, Foreign Countries
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Savaya, Riki; Spiro, Shimon; Elran-Barak, Roni – American Journal of Evaluation, 2008
The article reports on the findings of a comparative case study of six projects that operated in Israel between 1980 and 2000. The study findings identify characteristics of the programs, the host organizations, and the social and political environment, which differentiated programs that are sustained from those that are not. The findings reaffirm…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Leadership
Gottlieb, Amy Sue – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The importance and use of data and information to make sound programmatic decisions are receiving increased attention as state and federal funding for public health programs grows tighter and as demands for accountability continue. This dissertation provides insight into fundamental questions regarding the utilization of a Web-based reporting…
Descriptors: Knowledge Management, Public Health, Smoking, Prevention
Lucido, Jerome – College Board Review, 2002
The director of undergraduate admissions at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill discusses why the institution decided to end early admissions. The decision will benefit students and families of all background, he asserts. (EV)
Descriptors: Change, College Admission, College Applicants, Early Admission
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Deering, Thomas E. – Educational Forum, 1998
Analysis of terminal education degree programs at 50 Holmes Group universities did not find any major differences in content, research methods, minors, or comprehensive examinations. Type of dissertation was the only significant difference. The distinction between doctorates in education and in philosophy therefore may not be necessary. (SK)
Descriptors: Course Content, Doctoral Degrees, Higher Education, Program Termination
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Eckel, Peter D. – Journal of Higher Education, 2002
Adopted a decision/action rationality framework to explore the criteria used to close academic programs at four universities. Findings suggested that decisions are based upon criteria other than those usually stated (e.g., cost, quality, and centrality), and that process leads to criteria generation. (EV)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Evaluation Criteria, Higher Education, Politics of Education
Driscoll, Christin M. – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers, 2004
The White House's FY 2005 budget request released February 2nd includes severe cuts to career and technical education (CTE) programs that, if enacted, would prove devastating to education and training programs in American high schools and postsecondary institutions. In the $2.4 trillion federal budget request for FY 2005 (school year 2005-2006),…
Descriptors: Technical Education, Budgets, Federal Legislation, Career Education
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Reed, Gay Garland; Cooper, Joanne E.; Young, Llewellyn – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2007
This chapter explores issues surrounding the demise of the Interdisciplinary Master's in Education (IMED) program, which was delivered on the neighbor islands in the state of Hawai'i. The innovative program brought educational opportunities to remote areas of the state and was a partnership between the main campus in Honolulu and several community…
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Cooperative Planning, Program Evaluation, Program Termination
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Meyer, Katrina A. – EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 2006
In spring 1999, the Open University (OU) of the United Kingdom created the U.S. Open University (USOU) to coincide with the explosive growth of online education in the United States. The institution's first chancellor, Richard S. Jarvis (previously chancellor of the University and Community College System of Nevada), began hiring U.S. staff and…
Descriptors: Open Universities, Virtual Universities, Online Courses, Program Termination
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