This publication presents information regarding higher education opportunities for minorities and women, progressing from general to specific information. All information is sequenced in an alphabetical order by title or description of the listing. Section I contains general information about books, brochures, lists, and publications that describe…

This statement before the United States House of Representatives Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education reviews what students and their parents know about college costs and student aid, and examines the types of tuition-guarantee programs and their effectiveness. It reports that students have limited knowledge of the cost of attending different…

Programs within the jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education are reviewed, and the impact of the fiscal year 1984 budget recommendations is analyzed. Conclusions include the following: the Administration's student aid recommendations represent major policy recommendations rather than budgetary changes; the proposed elimination…

While costs are increasing and revenues from endowment earnings and gifts decreasing, private and public institutions are being forced to cut spending. The author outlines a national program of competitive fellowship awards designed to help meet these problems and to sustain the quality of higher education. (Editor/JT)

Reviews questions posed by the draft guidelines issued in June 1974 by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (DHEW) for implementation of the provisions of Title IX of the Education Ammendments of 1972 requiring nondiscrimination on the basis of sex in educational programs and activities receiving or benefiting from federal financial…

Current and former fellows of the Garden State Graduate Fellowship Program were surveyed to evaluate the outcome of the program in general and to compare sources of financial support among different fields. Of the 317 current and former fellows, 189, or 60%, responded to the survey. The survey instrument gathered data on completion of degrees,…

This guide for students, who are considering graduate school, offers specific guidelines organized in the form of 10 "steps". The introductory chapter identifies three goals in graduate study: to qualify professionally, to improve career posture, and to provide the satisfaction that higher learning offers. A chapter is given, devoted to each of…

This statement of the Director of Education and Employment Issues of the General Accounting Office's Human Resources Division discusses how the Stafford Student Loan program works, the growth in loans guaranteed and defaulted, and the concerns surrounding the financial problems being experienced by the Higher Education Assistance Foundation…

A survey was conducted of the graduating class of 1989 at Massachusetts' Tufts University to examine the relationship between the receipt of financial aid and levels of student satisfaction with various aspects and services at Tufts University. The following questions were explored: (1) Do aid recipients' evaluations of university services differ…

This study provides insight into selected factors which affect choice of teaching as a career as well as choice of a college. Sixty-one percent of the 142 high school students in the sample who marked teaching as their planned career indicated that scholarships were "very important" to career choice. Thirty-two percent indicated that it was…

A survey on the Guaranteed Student Loan Program (GSL) was conducted in 1986 by the Consumer Bankers Association (CBA). Responses by 103 member institutions provided information on student loan operations, the student lending climate, and proposed amendments to the GSL program. Institutions were divided into four asset categories. The larger…

A congressional report is presented on a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program and to revise and extend the program for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC). The National Health Service Corps Amendments Act of 1987 extends authorizations for 3 fiscal years (FY…

The Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives met at St. Michael's College in Vermont to conduct the first hearing for the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (due to take place in three years). Statements were heard on general higher education problems and financial aid from…

This summary report is one of a series addressing major policy, management, or program issues facing Congress and the administration. The issues identified in this report indicate the need to: reduce the cost and preserve the integrity of higher education student loan and grant programs; enhance the federal role in monitoring lenders, agencies,…

An Internal Revenue Code provision (section 127) that allows taxpayers to exclude from gross income the amounts their employer paid for their education expired at the end of 1987. Several bills have been introduced in the 100th Congress to reauthorize section 127. Without the exclusion, individuals may have to pay taxes on such assistance unless…