This study examines current conditions of the arts at state colleges and universities, particularly members of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU). An introductory chapter gives an overview of the arts in America. The second chapter describes the arts in public higher education in general, looking at the training of…

This paper offers a review of the literature on university-school collaborative efforts and describes the status of such efforts in Mississippi. A K-12 task force appointed by the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Education was assigned to perform an audit of Mississippi collaboratives. The audit identified many school-university partnerships…

This report outlines current concerns and interests affecting non-white students in the State University of New York (SUNY) system and proposes initiatives to redress the historical inequilibrium of non-white student achievement. Data were gathered from scholarly publications, reports, and position papers, and at conferences. The following issues…