The four volumes of the 1988 Inventory of Academic Programs, developed by the Alabama State Commission on Higher Education, capsule an extensive variety of instructional programs offered by Alabama's 57 public institutions of higher education and the many private universities and colleges. Volume I includes information on public senior…

A survey was conducted to determine: (1) what percentage of total planning time of the various personnel involved in institutional planning is allocated to the several planning functions; and (2) how planning functions are organized at small four-year public institutions. A questionnaire was mailed to the chief executive officers of 188…

Due process procedures that are judicially required in public colleges and universities when tenured faculty are involuntarily terminated for cause were identified through analysis of federal case law. Other areas of case law pertaining to due process were reviewed, including student dismissals from public colleges and universities, and property…

The 1982 data on degrees and other awards conferred by New Jersey colleges and universities are presented, and historical trends are analyzed. For each institution, information is presented on the number of degrees conferred by type of degree (e.g., associate) and broad program category (e.g., business and management). In addition, historical…

The status of university financial reporting was surveyed as an update of a 1976 survey. Of the 100 financial reports analyzed in 1976, 87 were available in 1980, and 39 additional private college reports were assessed. In addition to comparing 16 financial reporting standards used in reports between 1976 and 1980, public and private university…

Criteria and procedures are proposed for the review of proposed associate degree or other sub-baccalaureate certificate or degree programs in Alabama's state four-year colleges. Background information, including the approval of an associate degree award for a two-year certificate program at Livingston University, is reviewed. Initially, it was…

Differences among statewide coordinating boards/agencies and consolidated governing boards/agencies in level of authority for budgeting, program review/approval, and planning for public senior institutions were studied. The potential for effective linkage or integration of these activities was also explored. Forty-five state agencies completed…

The policy-making and administrative roles of trustees and presidents are distinguished. The level of policy at which trustees should operate is dependent on the college's size and complexity and whether it is public or private. Trustee responsibilities of soliciting funds and selecting a president are acts of implementation in pursuit of a…

Statistical tables are presented on the 1977 summer session enrollment in Oklahoma higher education. The data show a 3.7 percent increase over the previous year. Of the total enrollment, 88.7 percent was in public colleges and universities and 11.7 percent in private institutions. Information is provided on: full-time equivalent enrollment; senior…

The history of women at Cornell is presented. First, the origins of coeducation at Cornell are explored. The commitment of the university to women as well as men is analyzed in the context of the social climate of the nineteenth century, particularly in central New York State, as well as the goals of those individuals who established the…

The history of postsecondary education in the province of Alberta (Canada) since its beginning in 1905 is chronicled, including its transformation from an agriculturally-based frontier society to a modern industrial state. Although little emphasis is placed on historical narrative, a number of time periods are identified to illustrate certain…

This newsletter issue considers in separate articles: (1) unionization in 1981 among college faculty in the United States; (2) unionization at the California State University and College System (CSU) (by Lisa Flanzraich); (3) multi-year agreements; (4) contract size; (5) and, in "Yeshivawatch," developments pertaining to the National…

The careers and backgrounds of female upper-level administrators of 25 North Carolina four-year colleges and universities are examined. Half of the group was employed by private colleges and half by institutions of the North Carolina system. The administrators reported to the highest or next-highest institutional management level. During two-hour…

Perspectives on corporate support of higher education are considered by three business executives. Introductory comments are presented by Raymond C. Johnson, of the Council for Financial Aid to Education, an organization that encourages increased voluntary support of higher education, especially by business, through advertising campaigns,…

In an attempt to develop a coordinated, statewide plan to improve academic advising, a survey of the services provided by 25 public institutions in Maryland was conducted. Respondents from 23 of the 25 institutions returned the questionnaire, nine from four-year colleges and 14 from two-year colleges. Data were analyzed by percentages and chi…