Solutions to the urban crisis, the Vietnam war, and other national problems require, and could be met by, the knowledge and manpower developed in American colleges and universities. But a severe financial crisis increasingly threatens even their normal operations. Enrollments have risen by about 3.5 million since 1930, with a large segment of this…

Author pointed out a few facts describing the financial conditions and problems under which the state's community colleges are operating. (Author/RK)

THE PROBLEMS ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH LONG-TERM LOANS TO STUDENTS (ESPECIALLY NATIONAL DEFENSE STUDENT LOANS) ARE IDENTIFIED AND ANALYZED. MAJOR PROBLEMS INCLUDE--(1) THE ACCUMULATION OF A LARGE DEBT OFTEN UNJUSTLY INFLUENCES A STUDENT'S DECISION REGARDING GRADUATE OR PROFESSIONAL TRAINING, (2) REPAYMENT OF A DEBT BY AN ALUMNUS OFTEN SUBSTITUTES…

A short-term training institute at Idaho State University for student financial aid administrators and other student assistance personnel was reviewed. The objectives of the lectures, seminars, and field trips were to measure and specify which attitudes and behaviors were appropriate to the role of financial aid officer and to measure attitudinal…

This paper provides a model of optimal financial aid policies for a selective university. The model implies that the financial aid package to be offered to each category of admitted applicants depends on the elasticity of the fraction who accept offers of admission with respect to the financial aid package offered them. (Author/SSH)

A historical perspective on the organization and administration of the National Direct Student Loan (NDSL) Program is reported in this study, particularly as it relates to persisting concerns about the default rate. Chapter 1 explains the origin, purpose, and provisions of the program. Chapter 2 provides an overview of the study, including both…

This document presents an overview of the status of Federal legislation for and appropriations to education for the fiscal year 1971. Federal assistance to higher education is discussed, and the amendments to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the National School Lunch Act, and the Special Milk Program are explained. Tables list…

As part of a series of field hearings across the nation on the reauthorization of the Higher Education of 1965, the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education met in Pleasant Hill, California, to hear testimony specifically on access to education for children of lower and middle class families in California. Discussed were the rising cost of higher…

As part of a series of field hearings across the nation on the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965, the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education met in Great Falls, Montana, to hear testimony specifically on access to education for children of middle class farm families in Montana. In the course of the hearing witnesses touched on…