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Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Princeton, NJ. – 1982
Governance in U.S. higher education is discussed, based on a 1982 survey of decision making in higher education with attention to its roots, the effects of current conditions on decision-making arrangements, and a possible governance framework for the future. While both private and public education are considered, the public sector is emphasized.…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), College Administration, College Programs, Decision Making
Wharton, Clifton R., Jr. – 1986
Declines in high school and college attendance and completion for blacks, factors that contribute to this decline, and strategies for improvement are addressed by the Chancellor of the State University of New York. Black youth attend college disproportionate to their representation in the population, in large part because of the high school…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Academic Persistence, Achievement Need, Black Achievement
McCann, William J., Jr. – 1986
Changes in foreign student services and tuition and admission policies affecting foreign students from 1983 to 1985 were surveyed at 681 public colleges and universities. With annual percentage increases below 1%, most colleges had stable (42%) or declining (30%) foreign enrollment since 1983. A third of the schools did not maintain foreign…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Ancillary School Services, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations
Porter, Oscar F. – 1989
This study relates the personal characteristics, high school experiences, and college experiences of students pursuing a baccalaureate degree to the type of institution they attended and their ethnicity. Multivariate analysis was performed on data drawn from the High School and Beyond database. Summary conclusions include the following: (1)…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Asian Americans, Black Students, College Students
Cotera, Augustus S. – 1988
One paper in a collection of working papers in the Arizona Board of Regents' Task Force on Excellence, Efficiency and Competitiveness, this study includes and explains a survey designed to assess the major factors affecting access and persistence of all students in Arizona's three public universities as perceived by the Students. A randomly…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Access to Education, College Students, Competition
Davis, George H. – 1988
A working paper in the final report of the Arizona Board of Regents' Task Force on Excellence, Efficiency and Competitiveness, this study provides information on the debate about "research versus teaching" in the modern American university and, specifically, in Arizona's three universities. The Arizona universities' alumni survey,…
Descriptors: Alumni, College Faculty, Competition, Educational Quality
Arkansas State Dept. of Higher Education, Little Rock. – 1985
Actions taken on higher education by the 1985 Arkansas General Assembly and the First Extraordinary Session are summarized. Successful and unsuccessful legislation are identified, and the appropriation and funding process for each institution is shown in chart form. The general revenue appropriations for higher education for the 1985-1987 biennium…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets), Educational Finance, Government School Relationship
DiBiasio, Daniel A. – 1986
Recommendations of six state reports that addressed issues confronting state governments and public higher education in the last 2 decades, as well as some new issues, are considered using content analysis. The reports were prepared by formal study commissions in the following states: Arkansas, Colorado, Maine, Michigan, Nebraska, and New York. In…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Blue Ribbon Commissions, Centralization, Change Strategies
Connecticut Department of Higher Education (NJ1), 2004
Creation of a Strategic Plan to Ensure Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Connecticut Public Higher Education was among the original statutory mandates assigned to the Board of Governors of Higher Education by its 1982 enabling legislation. The purpose of the plan is to "ensure that students, faculty, administrators and staff at each public…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Higher Education, Public Colleges, American Indians
Utah System of Higher Education, 2005
This report looks at three areas of performance: (1) Access and Preparation--How well are students able to gain access to college and are they well prepared?; (2) Quality--Are students receiving a quality education?; and (3) Efficiency and Finance--How is Higher Education financed and what are the trends? The report also includes the findings of…
Descriptors: Management Systems, Educational Quality, Public Colleges, Higher Education
North Carolina Univ., Chapel Hill. Commission on Higher Education Facilities. – 1997
This study presents the results of the 30th annual inventory and utilization study of space at North Carolina institutions of higher education for the 1996 fall semester. Text and 26 tables present data for 113 institutions, including the 16 public senior institutions which comprise the University of North Carolina (UNC), 39 private nonprofit…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), College Buildings, Community Colleges, Educational Facilities
Texas State Auditor's Office, Austin. – 1997
An August 1997 report from the Office of the State Auditor, this document contains the results of an enrollment audit of Texas' Public Community and Technical Colleges. It recommends that no adjustments be made to the Public Community and Technical Colleges' 1998-1999 biennial appropriations, due to the fact that the $7.7 million in errors…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Cost Estimates, Educational Finance, Enrollment
Comparison of Graduation Rates for Scholarship Athletes and All Students by Gender, Race, and Sport.

Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, Oklahoma City. – 1997
This study compared the six-year college graduation rates of scholarship athletes with all students in the Oklahoma State System using data for fall 1990 first-time, full-time baccalaureate degree-seeking entering freshmen. The study also examined three-year graduation rates of fall 1993 freshmen seeking associate degrees. Graduation rates for…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Athletes, Bachelors Degrees, Black Students
Crossland, Ron – 1997
This report, from the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, concentrates on the current status of transfer and articulation in Washington during 1997-98. It opens with an executive summary and introduction, outlining the process and results of the report, and a description of Washington's historical context of transfer and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accreditation (Institutions), Advanced Placement, Articulation (Education)
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Office of Postsecondary Policy Analysis. – 1993
Five tables provide information about the racial/ethnic distribution of degrees conferred by public, independent, and proprietary institutions of higher education in New York State from July 1, 1991 to June 30, 1992. The tables report the number and percentage of associate, bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and first professional degrees conferred…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indians, Asian Americans, Associate Degrees