Some practical rules for academic leaders who look to state governments as a prime source of support for their institutions. (Editor)

The tension between (1) the need for expanded educational facilities, greater democratization of opportunity, and a ready supply of skilled manpower, and (2) the costs to governments of meeting these needs has been a growing problem in Western Europe, as in the United States. From Revue Francaise de Pedagogie,'' 1971, n15, p15-21. (Editor)

An effort to find the reasons for the closing of parochial schools, 800 in the last year alone. (MB)

Good college managers can learn from good corporate management. (Author)

Higher education must give close attention to the changing fields of educational economics and public finance. (IR)

Relationship of tuition, faculty size, compensation, work load and class size. (Editor)

Projects a rise in all education expenditure items and a decline in income. (IR)

Outlines the double standards in policies and practices that have accompanied the growth of intercollegiate football. (IR)

A Federally financed and insured revolving loan fund to finance higher education for all citizens. (Editor)

Problems in the usefulness of current financial assessment methods are examined and specific suggestions are made for assessment methodology and validation procedures. Expert ratings, if improved, could be a meaningful validation criterion. Self-assessment, while useful for individual schools, is not as useful for multiple institutions as…

In trying to formulate rules governing financial exigency, professors and administrators alike should adhere to the basic ideas of the AAUP guidelines, thus affirming the values of the tenure system yet retaining the flexibility to respond intelligently to deteriorating financial circumstances. (MSE)

The roles of the institution itself, faculty, the board, and issues of curriculum, finances and financial information in college closing are discussed. The pressures generated by closing often force resolution of difficult problems, even the definition of function and purpose felt by many institutions. (MSE)