Describes the problems encountered by Clay T. Whitehead, Director of the Office of Telecommunications Policy, in obtaining funding for public television. (PG)

Discusses the two factors which will affect the shaping of scientific affairs on Capitol Hill: (1) The consolidation of science matters into the Committee on Science and Technology; and (2) the new arrangement in the House and Senate for dealing with appropriations bills. (Author/PG)

The Nixon administration's proposed budget for higher education is examined. (PG)

The new director of the National Institute of Education, Thomas K. Glennan, Jr., describes the institute and its functions. (PG)

The President's proposal to establish a Federally financed foundation to stimulate academic reform has produced interesting ideological and political alignments. (Editor)

Most of the federal agencies that support postsecondary education use a quasifoundation model. The agencies that support educational activities can be divided into categories depending on the focus of the grants awarded: direct support to institutions, agencies with a mission, and special concerns. (MLW)

Discusses whether the President can impound or withold funds appropriated by Congress for higher education. (PG)

Discusses the new federal Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education. (PG)

Discusses the new federal Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education. (PG)

Describes the program at Northwestern University where the university became a lender in the Federally Insured Student Loan Program in cooperation with a large bank. (Author/PG)

The federal cost-of-education program would provide millions of dollars a year in direct institutional aid to public and private colleges. Funds would be granted largely on the number of students receiving federal student aid funds at each college. The history of this program is traced. (Author/PG)

Higher education has made decisions on behalf of government through federal use of the accreditation system, private needs analysis systems, and peer review for allocating program, student aid, and research funds. Noting that these procedures are threatened, the author calls for reform of higher education management to preserve some autonomy. (JT)

Since 1972, the Nixon and Ford administrations have sought to terminate two major "campus-based" student aid programs (Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants and National Direct Student Loans), and to reduce funding of a third, College Work-Study. The policy has been renounced by both Congress and the academic community. (LBH)

The federal government's Law Enforcement Education Program (LEEP) faces a precarious future. Three problems include: a bureaucratic tug-of-war between the Justice Department and the new Department of Education, the loss of appropriations, and a debate about the values of programs, and the types of courses and degrees offered. (MLW)