In this new era of globalization, it is more important than ever for the American citizens to have a college education so they can obtain good jobs and have a fair chance at the American Dream, but it is becoming increasingly difficult for them to get such an education--including in New England. According to the most recent report of the College…

A number of national studies point to a trend in which highly selective and elite private and public universities are becoming less accessible to lower-income students. At the same time there have been surprisingly few studies of the actual characteristics and academic experiences of low-income students or comparisons of their undergraduate…

The work described in this report is part of the national Making Opportunity Affordable (MOA) initiative, and focuses on the presentation of aggregate measures of sector-level trends in revenues and expenditures. This work will be repeated on an annual basis to promote regular use of aggregate measures of spending as part of postsecondary…

Using Mississippi and North Carolina as cases, the author examines progress made toward the desegregation of enrollments in public colleges and universities. Enrollment trends are analyzed in the context of contemporary social, legal, and educational policy initiatives intended to desegregate dual systems of public higher education. Despite more…

Electronic portfolios are a student-centered outcomes-based assessment regime involving learners in the gathering, selection, and organization of artifacts synthesized into a compilation purposed to demonstrate knowledge, skills, and/or achievements supported by reflections that articulate the relevance, credibility, and meaning of the artifacts…

The NEAIR (North East Association for Institutional Research) 2011 Conference Proceedings is a compilation of papers presented at the Boston, Massachusetts conference. Papers in this document include: (1) Are Students Dropping Out or Dragging Out the College Experience? The Roles of Socioeconomic Status and Academic Background (Leslie S. Stratton…

Scholarly analysis in the sociology of education has burgeoned in recent decades. "Frontiers in Sociology of Education" aims to provide a roadmap for sociologists and other social scientists as they set bold new directions for future research on schools. In Part 1 of this forward-looking volume, the authors present cutting-edge research…

This edition of the PPIC (Public Policy Institute of California) Statewide Survey is the fourth in a series of surveys funded by The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation focusing on higher education. This survey seeks to inform state policymakers, encourage discussion, and raise public awareness about the state's public higher education…

The California Postsecondary Education Commission (CPEC) is pleased to present "Ready or Not, Here They Come: The Complete Series of Undergraduate Enrollment Demand and Capacity Projections. 2009-2019." This series updates their statewide enrollment demand and institutional capacity reports published in 1995, 2000, and 2004. The findings…

This memorandum contains tables of data about enrollment in institutions in University of Wisconsin (UW) System institutions in fall 2001 and some information about trends over time. The fall 2001 full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment of 133,701 was up 2,316 (1.8%) from fall 2000. The fall 2001 headcount enrollment of 159,433 was up 2,457 (1.6%)…

This memorandum contains tables of data about enrollment in institutions in the University of Wisconsin (UW) System in fall 2001 and some information about trends over time. The fall 2002 full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment was 135,653, up 1,952 (1.5%) from fall 2001. The fall 2002 headcount enrollment was 160,635, up 1,202 (0.8%) from fall…

This publication contains budget recommendations from the Alabama Commission on Higher Education for the state's higher education institutions in 2001-2002. Section A contains the 2001-2002 unified budget recommendations executive summary, while Section B presents the program detail. Section C contains funding formulas and describes the processes…

Describes how the failure of state lawmakers to pass a budget by the start of the fiscal year forced the partial shutdown of Tennessee's public colleges. (EV)

Describes how salaries at private colleges are growing ever greater than those at public institutions and the fears that important ideals in American higher education may be lost as a result. Includes tables on what professors earn overall and in individual institutions by state. (EV)

Describes how New York state is destroying the State University of New York at Buffalo, discussing teaching in a state where politicians no longer care about public higher education. Examines the numerous cuts, the weak state support, differences between public and private higher education, the cultural cold war, problems with the trustee system,…