Characteristics of new students who received fellowships, assistantships, and loans at a large public research university in the Midwest are discussed. The purpose was to determine which of the characteristics led to an increased likelihood of receiving support: undergraduate grades, GRE scores, gender, ethnicity, citzenship, age, and field of…

A study is discussed that examined the role of student aid, gender, ethnic status, academic performance in high school, and age on attrition rates, showing how each of these variables affects attrition rates during each of the 3 successive years of undergraduate education. (MLW)

Black progress is tied to the overriding national concern for economic development and the challenge of international competition. The experience of black colleges shows that unequally prepared students can be educated to high levels of performance. Some public policy initiatives are suggested. (MLW)

California state commission recommendations cover a wide range of issues, including freshmen and sophomore enrollment at universities, minority student and faculty recruitment, and the tenure review process. The plans would update the 1960 Master Plan for Higher Education. (LB)

The obstacles to aid-and-access research on minority students include: inadequate models of the decision process, heterogeneous subpopulations, and the momentary equality of 1977. Until research yields qualitative knowledge of why similarly situated teenagers make different decisions about college, analysis of minority aid-and-entry decisions will…

Income-contingent student loans are examined in the context of an overall aid program, with an emphasis on placing realistic limits on individual debt burden while broadening loan use. A model for simulating borrowing and cumulative debt limits in different countries' educational circumstances is presented and illustrated with United States data.…

The question of a balance in the supporting roles of students and families, governments, and institutions in college financing is discussed. In the context of that analysis, the question is then whether the current student aid system is the most cost-effective and fair way of meeting national needs. (MLW)

Describes a study which found that financial aid promotes institutional choice when academic achievement and school costs are held constant. Contrary to conventional wisdom, the independent effects of race and sex are not significant determinants of whether aid recipients can afford their college choice: parental income is of far greater…

The decline in minority graduate enrollments, its implications for minority employment in academe, and institutional and foundation efforts to break the cycle through fellowships, student recruitment, and retention programs are discussed. (MSE)

A new report by Frank Newman, president of the Education Commission of the States, calls for a fundamental reexamination of national policy toward higher education in student financial aid, access to higher education, improvement of scientific research and technological development, and changes in undergraduate programs to make students more…

The Southern Regional Education Board found, after examining the transcripts of 6,000 college graduates, that strengthening the general education curriculum is the key to improving teacher training, and that the states must show greater leadership in specific areas in this reform effort. (MSE)

Enrollment management--including diverse functions such as institutional mission clarification, long-range planning, academic program development, marketing, recruiting, admissions, financial aid, orientation, registration, retention, and career planning and placement--intimately involves academic departments, their leaders, and faculty as well as…

An eight-point plan was developed by the University of North Carolina at Greensboro to address concerns expressed by enrolled and prospective students and to minimize student discouragement. It includes supporting the application process, aid program and options counseling, information dissemination, emphasis on student self-help opportunities and…

The relationship of student aid with degree attainment are examined using a sample of aid recipients, nonrecipients who applied for aid but were not eligible, and a representative group of controls selected from the 1970-71 entering freshman class at Washington State University. (Author/MLW)

One of the most important factors affecting the choices of many foreign students for study in the United States is the availability of financial aid. Availability of places and the competition for them vary. Access to undergraduate engineering programs is seen as almost impossible. (MLW)