The major themes of the book are: (1) The Federal government should provide substantially greater funds for higher education, including funds to institutions for general support of educational programs. (2) The institutional support within the totality of federal support programs for higher education includes expenditures for student aid,…

This article suggests that all too often college and university financial reports are meaningless. They indicate the current funds "surplus" or "deficit" that has been the typical university response when asked how the university did that year. In place of this, the university financial support should look at the total picture of the university,…

The hearings before the subcommittee on education of the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, U.S. Senate on Federal Student Assistance Programs are reported with statements by various witnesses. Additional material includes articles concerning comparative information on family income for educational needs and an analysis of the Basic…

This preliminary report ascertains trends in state funding in higher education based on questionnaire responses of 42 of the 50 states. A more complete analysis is expected to be available at a later date. Initial results indicate (1) total state revenue increased for a 5-year period, 1967-68 through 1971-73, by approximately 67%; (2)…

This document reports the results of a study of federal aid to predominantly black colleges. The findings indicate: (1) Black colleges received 82% of their federal funds from the Department of Health, Education and Welfare (DHEW) in fiscal year 1972. (2) Outside DHEW, the primary sources of federal aid to predominantly black colleges were the…

This report examines federal aid to a representative sample of predominantly Black institutions participating in the program of the Moton College Service Bureau. Inquiries were made of each of the 83 member institutions requesting information concerning the number of proposals submitted to federal agencies during FY 1971 and 1972 and the number…

In a state government approach to providing support for higher education, there are at least three essentials of a technical nature as opposed to a policy nature. These three technical essentials are discussed in detail in terms of the practice and experience in Ohio. The essentials include: (1) program differentiation, (2) level of instruction…

This report highlights the main features of each talk and discussion given at the seminar and pinpoints conclusions reached. The seminar made a number of recommendations, which include: (1) that Unesco place greater emphasis in all future functional literacy projects on the importance of literacy as a factor in the civic and political education of…

This report deals with the graduate school of Harvard University and focuses on the problems that have been created by the school's rapid expansion in the past 10 years. Chapter 1 defines the scope of the report. Chapter 2 examines the size of the graduate school in terms of available resources and recommends a reduction in the number of graduate…

This paper discusses strategies which can help the admissions officer/registrar be more effective in having his program plans transformed into reality. The program planning process is considered from three prospectives beginning with a brief discussion of the current state of program development in higher education. It is conjectured that the…

The "Transitional Year" program is an effort on the part of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Missouri to assist academically disadvantaged students from inner city high schools in the Kansas City area. Specifically, the program attempts to meet the special educational and social needs of the inner city student when…

The 1960's were a time of constantly growing federal support for higher education, a trend which has not continued into the 1970's. From a feeling that the university could do no wrong, there is now a sense of public disenchantment. The growth of university revenues has slowed, students are disinterested and even alienated, and there is a sense of…

This report summarized statistical data on graduate student support, postdoctorals, and graduate faculty as of fall 1969 in 224 doctorate granting institutions applying for traineeship grants from the National Science Foundation for 1970. These 224 include virtually all U.S. doctoral granting institutions. Information is presented on: (1) graduate…

This report presents the findings of two surveys undertaken in 1969 and 1970 by the National Science Foundation to determine the effects of recent changes in Federal funding on various types of institutions of higher education; on faculty, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows; on science program direction; and on other aspects of higher…

The annual report of the USOE Bureau of Research for fiscal year 1967 is concerned with the various projects and programs supported by the Bureau. The introduction briefly describes the objectives relating to research, development, demonstration, dissemination, and the training of researchers. The sources of funds are listed, together with the…