The former president of City College of the City University of New York discusses that institution's decision to limit remediation to one semester and to improve linkages with community colleges and public schools. Comments on remediation from the presidents or chancellors of Northeastern University (Massachusetts), Community College of Denver…

The tight budgets that many governors have recently proposed have public colleges in a growing number of states convinced that lean times have returned. The situation is particularly dire in certain southern states. In many states, higher education budgets are taking a back seat to public schools. In some states, lack of state funding is forcing…

Reviews the book by John Aubrey Douglass, "The California Idea and American Higher Education," suggesting that it presents a masterful, highly informative, encyclopedic modern history of California's public higher education as it looks at the state government's work toward sponsorship of higher education over the years. (SM)

Development of the history curriculum at Florida Gulf Coast University, which mandates distance learning and technology, led to the following reflections: distance learning is inevitable; there are both benefits and limits to its effectiveness; and a pivotal issue is who determines the extent to which distance learning and technology become the…

Theoretical discussion of tuition discounting policies; explores how the marginal benefit, net the marginal cost of increased enrollment, varies across public/private institutions and across institutions with different missions. Uses simultaneous equation model to estimate the impact of tuition discounting on enrollment growth. Discusses…

Examined levels of administrator satisfaction at public and private institutions, using national data on university characteristics, state characteristics, and administrative satisfaction. Found hypothesized differences in satisfaction between administrators at public/private institutions were related only to extrinsic rewards. In both sectors,…

Explores the current structure of public higher education and its origins, and discusses why it will not serve well in the rapidly changing world of the new century. Proposes a different and more effective structure, based on the model of today's urban university. (EV)

Discusses ways a new athletic training facility can do more than just improve school sports programs. Explores the new facility's ability to increase functional and operational efficiencies, improve student academic performance, and recruit athletes. (GR)

Outlines a proposed classification system for 2-year institutions that is based on cluster analysis and could provide a framework for policy-relevant research. Public institutions, not-for-profit institutions, and private-for-profit institutions are further divided to yield a seven-category classification system. (SLD)

This study explores the concept of strategies as a means for understanding how students negotiate the transition to college. Based upon a qualitative study of eight first-year students at an urban, commuter, public four-year college, it explores how students experienced challenges, perceived influences, and devised strategies during the freshman…

When a mid-sized public college made a politically unpopular decision to purchase new student information system software, a team of fourteen people from across campus was assembled and charged with facilitating the transition from the home-grown system. This case report describes the challenges they faced as they worked to understand their…

States are increasingly turning to standardized testing to hold colleges accountable for student outcomes. Currently, about half of the states require public colleges to conduct some type of assessment or accountability measure. Assessments generally fall into two categories: high-stakes tests, which may affect the progress of individual students,…

Nearly 90% of graduating seniors from the Food Science program at Purdue University gain employment in the food industry. Ensuring the program is meeting employers' needs is one mission of our curriculum committee with input from an Industrial Advisory Board (IAB). In light of the recent outcomes-based assessment requirements outlined by IFT,…

From a financial perspective, the criteria for category distinction of higher education institutions should be based on the ownership of institution property and income for recurrent expenditure. The development of modern higher education witnessed the period wherein higher education institutions have both private property and private payment for…

Enrollment pressures, unstable state appropriations, and increased public scrutiny about higher education's commitment to serving societal needs have created significant challenges for university advancement professionals at public colleges and universities in the United States. In this paper, I describe how current responses to these challenges…