This report presents data compiled as a part of a comprehensive program to measure and analyze the nation's resources expended for research and development. In fiscal year 1977, Federal R&D obligations are expected to total $23.5 billion, a record high and an increase of 8.6% over 1976. This upward shift occurs despite the fact that more than…

Arguing that foreign students must be understood in terms of the actual academic and social milieu of the particular college or community rather than on sweeping psychological or social generalizations, the author suggests colleges aid them in tailor-making their own programs of orientation and continued support. (JT)

This task force report to the Association of Colleges and Universities of the State of New York appraises present anxieties and suggests that higher education in New York must speak with one voice supporting efforts to maintain funding and low tuition and efforts to narrow public-private tuition gaps. (JT)

Describes the private university library's role in a proposed national library program and reviews the contributions and resources that the library can bring to it, the financial problems entailed by participation, and sources of support. Options for funding the program are identified, and the role of MIDLNET is discussed. (Author/JD)

Six of Abraham Flexner's proposals for improving medical education in the early twentieth century are applied to modern teacher education. These include closing some schools, improving admission requirements, recruiting faculty, identifying instructional methods best suited to specific skills, insuring adequate funding, and insuring that teacher…

In this paper the history and activities of the Julius Rosenwald Fund, which was chartered in 1917 to promote better Black education and American race relations, are described as they pertain to the fund's financial support for and relationship with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the National Urban League. (WI)

Because low-wage workers are subjected to fees for services such as day care and housing, their disposable income is frequently lower than it would be if they relied on welfare assistance and received services free of charge. Based on data from Ontario, Canada. (Author)

Describes the over-all business and production operation of the "Daily Illini" at the University of Illinois to show how this college publication has assumed the burdens and responsibilities of true independence. (GW)

When the Carter Administration's budget figures first appeared in December, higher education suffered a billion-dollar cut in student aid funds. Although basic and supplemental grant allowances were later increased, other higher education programs--including college libraries, campus facilities, and nurses' training--were cut heavily. (JMD)

In this essay the author examines the state of the humanities with respect to four indicators--production. financial support, demand, and influence; offers a hopeful prognosis for the future; and prescribes ways for the humanistic disciplines to strengthen their positions, such as reinstating core curricula and teaching basic skills. (JMD)

Comments on a study of major significance entitled "Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Federal Funding of PUblic Libraries," which was prepared for NCLIS by Government Studies and Systems Inc. in 1976. This report serves as an effective background document for discussion of issues and policies. (JPF)

Discusses the relationship and the extent of cooperation which exists between the federal government and universities in the area of research funding. Looks at some of the concerns of the universities and possible trends for the future. (GA)

READ-a-thon helps young readers to develop their reading ability and also to raise money for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. (RK)

The elimination of inadequacies and inequalities existing in state education financing cannot be accomplished at the state level. The situation demands one-third federal financing rather than the present one-fourteenth. (MJB)