Some problems and solutions of "steady state" or nongrowth higher education institutions are considered, such as accountability, lack of funds, and lack of staff mobility. Possible remedies discussed are early retirement, fractional appointments, retrenchment, retraining, flexible ranking, and protected positions. (MLW)

Reviews contemporary financial counseling programs and their goals. A self-control approach involves the entire family and considers the possibility of other family problems. An intervention program aimed at modifying problem behavior may be developed and budgeting skills may be taught. (JAC)

Projected enrollment decreases in higher education are seen as raising problems for college administrators, since financial exigency may lead to faculty reductions. To avoid costly litigation, administrators must be certain that the process for a reduction in force spelled out in the collectively bargained contract is absolutely clear. (Author/MLW)

The period of time for which a college is reaccredited, a hotly debated issue at the annual meeting of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, is discussed. Ten-year terms have been shortened, putting a burden on institutions least able to afford the lengthy and costly process. (MLW)

Texas small schools have promising programs, innovative practices, and pressing problems. They utilize mainstreaming and provide special materials for the gifted and talented. Problems are primarily in the areas of hiring and retaining teachers, financing programs, and energy costs. (CM)

The author examines selected problems in higher education by presenting them as a series of dilemmas: intellectualism versus vocationalism; egalitarianism versus quality; the economy of the country versus the economy of the college; and government control versus university autonomy. (Author/SJL)

The challenge of geriatric medicine in an era of limited resources is addressed. Focus is on containing the costs of health care in several neglected areas of geriatrics: stroke, long-term care, patient and family counseling, and death. (JMD)

As long as the public authorities appear more anxious to save the "Lockheeds" of higher education and underwrite the middle class student, the future of public higher education in the City University of New York is grim. (Author/EB)

Discusses some of the problems faced by Black colleges and their role in Black achievement. Suggests some policies and goals that focus on the survival and progress for Black colleges and for Blacks. (EB)

The author notes four potential limitations to the effective use of Zero Based Budgeting (ZBB) by Canadian school systems: provincial legislation, educational policies, attitudes toward technology, and salary negotiations. He examines the possible consequences of introducing ZBB into a school system. (SJL)

Internal Revenue Service actions in two areas are of particular concern to colleges: its campaign to remove the tax-exempt status of institutions that engage in racial discrimination, and its efforts to tax unrelated business incomes of tax-exempt organizations. Problems created by these actions are discussed. (JMD)

Independent schools must regain a sense of union in an underlying purpose and reaffirm their commitment to attaining excellence while resisting the goals that are simpler and easier to measure. (Author/RK)

The AAUP investigating committee reports on the mass dismissals faced by teachers at the City University of New York, which was a direct result of the fiscal disaster in New York City. A chronology of major events in the city and the university is presented along with an assessment of their impact. (LBH)

Examines data from 1980, 1985, and 1990 that measure how colleges in the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) changed their patterns of resource allocation in response to reduced resources. Shows that VCCS colleges reduced staff, utilized more part-time faculty, increased student faculty ratios and reduced expenditures. Includes 10 data tables…

Investigates the extent to which external pressures on community colleges have affected the traditional mission of educational access. Findings show that the community colleges in Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Oregon, and Washington resisted restructuring and retrenchment to preserve student access. Contains 1 data table and 42…