In the mid 1970's the goals of student financial aid revolve around the idea of removing financial barriers to access and reasonable choice. Students should be able to choose an institution based on rational decision making rather than monetary considerations. To this end the Federal Government, the states, and other sources of student financial…

On June 3, and June 4, 1975, hearings were held before the House Subcommittee on Communications regarding the Telecommunications Facilities and Demonstration Act of 1975, H.R.4564. The bill has been submitted by the administration to provide the authority for the support of demonstration projects in telecommunications concerning the distribution…

This paper contains a report concerning trends of enrollment and financial support in graduate science education submitted to the National Board on Graduate Education. For the study, three surveys were utilized: (1) National Science Foundation's (NSF) annual surveys of graduate student support, fiscal years 1968-73; (2) National Research Council…

Five universities receiving aid from the Rockefeller Foundation are discussed. The American University has had difficulty initially interdisciplinary environmental studies. Problems include insufficient financial independence, autonomous faculty nature, seniority system, students, and departmental structure. Penn State's efforts involve…

Among the many truisms in the management of higher education is that success in a college or university development program depends heavily upon the knowledge, skills and attitude of the president. Yet most presidents come to the job whith minimal experience in fund raising. The presidential selection process itself tends to underemphasize this…

This address cites studies, reports, and conferences having to do with the integration of physical education and athletics in Canadian universities. Some of the things the speaker notes are that (1) most Canadian colleges are integrated, and those that are not wish they were; (2) most researchers recommend integrating sports and offering them in…

The handbook is designed for use when requesting State or Federal vocational education funds for projects concerning research and development, teacher education, education professional development, exemplary programs, dissemination-diffusion programs, vocational guidance, planning, data collection and utilization, evaluation, and curriculum…

In order to consider how medical education is financed guidelines have to be developed that accurately estimate the costs of the resources required for contemporary medical education. It is then necessary to estimate the cost of undergraduate medical education within the perspective of the total education and training of the physician and the…

Since the formal organization of the Michigan Library Consortium, its financial support has come through membership fees and a grant from the Michigan State Library from Title III funds. The financing of the consortium is already a complex operation and will become even more complex as new programs are undertaken, since funds have been accepted…

The document is a copy of Public Law 93-508 enacted by the 93rd Congress, December 3, 1974 to amend title 38, United States Code. Cited as the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, it provides for: increased vocational rehabilitation subsistence allowances, educational and training assistance allowances, and special allowances…

This report presents the results of the 1973 survey of industrial research and development and is the 19th in a series extending back to 1953. Data obtained are designed to provide useful information to those concerned with evaluating the role of research and development in furthering the national welfare and in allocation of scientific resources.…

This report presents data compiled as part of a comprehensive program to measure and analyze the nation's resources expended for research and development. R&D spending in the United States is expected to reach $38.1 billion in 1976, 8 percent above the 1975 level. For the first time in three years, R&D funds are expected to increase in…

This publication presents data on research and development expenditures in fiscal year 1975 at all institutions granting doctorate or master's degrees in the sciences and engineering and all others that spend $50,000 or more for research and development. The expenditures are characterized according to source of funds, type of R & D activity, and…

This document presents verbatim transcripts and prepared statements from the hearings on Student Financial Assistance before the Special Subcommittee on Education. The report reviews some of the financial aid programs available as they pertain to the current and projected needs and costs of students attending postsecondary educational…

An analysis of the current literature presents a mixed picture of the financial crises affecting colleges and universities all over the country. This report presents an overview of the way in which this financial situation appears to have developed and the variety of suggested solutions. Sources of income for an institution are reviewed and ways…