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Download full textEmrey-Arras, Melissa – US Government Accountability Office, 2023
In today's interconnected world, many career fields--such as diplomacy, national security, and business--need individuals with knowledge about world languages and cultures. To address these areas of needed expertise--both at the federal level as well as in the education, business, and nonprofit sectors--the Higher Education Act of 1965, as…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Employment Potential, Grants
US Congress, 2008
This purpose of this Act is to amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. This Act includes the following titles: (1) General Provisions; (2) Teacher Quality Enhancement; (3) Institutional Aid; (4) Student Assistance (Grants to Students in Attendance at Institutions of Higher Education, Federal Family Education Loan…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Teacher Effectiveness
Boren, Susan; And Others – 1987
The provisions of the Higher Education Amendments of 1986 (P.L. 99-498), which is the major piece of legislation reauthorizing the Higher Education Act of 1965 through 1991, are delineated. A synopsis of the legislative history of this act is provided along with a brief description of the passage of the Higher Education Amendments of 1986. A…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, American Indians, Cooperative Programs, Educational Administration
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Subcommittee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1983
The National Sea Grant College Program was established in 1966 to create a network of colleges and universities with rigorous programs in marine education and research. Provided in these hearings are testimony and written statements related to authorizing appropriations for the program for fiscal years 1984, 1985, and 1986. Major program…
Descriptors: College Science, Environmental Education, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
Peer reviewedDevenport, Jean K. – American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 1978
The Task Force's review of the current "Guidelines" and "Standards," used for the evaluation of Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) programs, states that they are inadequate to assure quality programs, and urges the development of criteria that can be used to determine a minimally acceptable program. (JMD)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accreditation (Institutions), College Faculty, Curriculum Evaluation
College Entrance Examination Board, Washington, DC. – 1980
A brief history and some observations are given of the federal Education Amendments of 1980, amending the Higher Education Act of 1965, which provides basic authority for a variety of federal student aid and college assistance programs. Much of the current legislation is extended intact, and most of the programs are reauthorized through fiscal…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Area Studies, Continuing Education, Developing Institutions
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1991
A compilation of 22 federal laws that pertain to higher education is presented. Sections cover general higher education programs; Native American higher education; the National Science Foundation; mathematics, science, and engineering; and assistance to specified institutions. The text of the Higher Education Act of 1965 makes up the bulk of the…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Black Colleges, College Libraries, Continuing Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1985
Hearings held in Michigan on reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965 are presented. An important part of the act is to achieve equal educational opportunity through provision of grants, loans, work opportunities, and special services to students demonstrating need. The act also contains programs to assist college libraries, for…
Descriptors: Budgets, College Libraries, Cooperative Education, Educational Assessment
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science and Technology. – 1983
These hearings focused on the National Science Foundation's (NSF) proposed program and budget. Testimony of witnesses, prepared statements, discussions, and supporting documentation (including hearings summary) are provided. Among the issues, areas, and topics addressed were: (1) relevance of NSF's mission to presidential goals; (2) science and…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Behavioral Science Research, Budgets, Earth Science
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1997
This 10th and final hearing in a series related to the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, focused on three specific areas: (1) the challenges posed by demographic changes in the college student population--nearly half of all students attend community colleges where the average age of students is 29; (2) the challenges and opportunities…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Distance Education, Educational Change, Educational Finance
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. – 1992
In one of a series of hearings held in communities around the nation on the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965, the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education met to hear testimony from higher education administrators and others from the state of North Carolina. The witnesses addressed a full range of issues concerning higher…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Black Colleges, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Finance
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1979
Provisions of the Higher Education Act of 1965 are presented in this committee print. The following parts of the legislation are detailed: Title I, community service and continuing education programs; Title II, college library assistance and library training and research; Title III, strengthening developing institutions; Title IV, student…
Descriptors: Adult Education, American Indians, Community Colleges, Community Services
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. – 1992
In one of a series of hearings held in communities around the nation on the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965, the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education met to hear testimony from higher education professionals, business people, and students in the state of Hawaii. In particular the witnesses, grouped in seven panels, testified…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Community Colleges, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Finance
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. – 1992
In one of a series of hearings held in communities around the nation on the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965, the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education met to hear testimony from administrators in higher education and others in the state of Indiana. A particular concern of the 15 witnesses appearing at this hearing was student…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Community Colleges, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Finance
Gossens, Peter J.; Griffin, Joan M. – 1980
Provisions of the Education Amendments of 1980 (P.L. 96-374) are described. Contents of the legislation are as follows: Title I--continuing education program and planning; Title II--college and research library assistance and library training and research; Title III--institutional aid; Title IV--student assistance; Title V--Teacher Corps and…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Continuing Education, Cooperative Education, Developing Institutions
