The Danforth Foundation in St. Louis is moving away from national higher education assistance to concentrate on local universities' financial problems. (PG)

The Council for Financial Aid to Education in New York has developed techniques and compiled information that colleges can use in their own individual fund raising. (Author)

The National Humanities Center in Research Triangle Park, N.C., a major center of intellectual thought that has been established through a predominantly private effort, is described. The creation of a national center for the humanities, site selection, applicant selection, and the endowment campaign are discussed. (MLW)

Three problems for universities are identified: the implications of technological change, the quality and credibility of undergraduate education, and society's increasing reluctance to fund research. Since a small number of major research universities constitute the resource base for most basic research, they need to be identified as national…

When foundations reduce their support to a field, they generally offer brief explanations for their actions, citing a record of past achievement, a new constellation of social needs, and a consequent reconfiguration of priorities. Other rationales for the foundations' recent rift with higher education include friction between foundation agendas…

The objectives and activities of Exposition Press and its publisher, Ed Uhlan, are examined briefly. The publishing company is the largest purveyor of author-financed books. (LBH)

Financial support for international studies at American campuses has been traditionally provided by external support. A quasi-governmentalization of international education, federal retrenchment, and the need for a commitment of internal resources and leadership are analyzed. Five kinds of international exchanges and how they might affect the…

Author criticizes Maryland's $2.5 million in scholarships awarded exclusively by state senators to their constituents. (HS)

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has been very successful in emphasizing informal channels of research through public TV, libraries, museums and historical societies while continuing traditional, university-based research in the humanities. (Author/PG)

The research grants program of the National Institute of Education (NIE) that was to receive up to 15 Percent of the fledgling agency's budget under plans announced less than 4 months ago, will be virtually wiped out by a drastic budget cut imposed by senators. (Author)

Charles W. Lee, the executive secretary of the Committee for Full Funding of Education Programs, describes the committee's actions and problems. (PG)

Discusses the recently passed Higher Education Act and its potential implications. (HS)