The goals set forth for the National Science Foundation by its new director, Richard C. Atkinson, are detailed. The new director seeks to restructure the agency's applied research programs and to secure more funds for basic research. (BT)

Describes the operating procedures that have enabled students at Carleton College to publish a daily newspaper, the only daily paper in the United States published by a college as small as Carleton. (GW)

Fee-waiver programs for older persons wishing to take college courses, widely established throughout the United States for a decade are not meeting the needs of either older persons or universities. Previews assumptions and characteristic policies of fee-waiver programs and contrasts them with characteristics of preparing recommendations for…

The literature on nonclassroom learning provides information on the benefits, implementation, costs, and means of assessment and suggests that a key factor in successful implementation is academic leadership. (MSE)

The authors argue that the central struggle of correctional education organizational history has been to secure, consolidate, and improve correctional education services. They state that establishing a correctional school district is helpful in achieving this goal. Strategies are recommended. (Author/CH)

Analyzes nine ethnographic educational evaluation studies and shows how the theories chosen resulted from a negotiation of values among three participant groups: evaluators, funders, and practitioners. The studies reveal that the funder-evaluator relationship can become explosive when value differences are pronounced. Therefore, the evaluator…

Institutions can capitalize on the ties alumni and friends have to a particular unit of the university. The question of how to organize fund-raising efforts both to take advantage of this loyalty and to get individual units more involved is discussed. Four models are described. (MLW)

Colleges have raised their expectations about the kind of contributions they can attract from individuals, paying particular attention to "ultimate gifts" that an individual can make only once in a lifetime. Recent successful fund-raising is also due in part to improved college fund-raising capabilities. (MSE)

Deep divisions in public opinion on human rights goals are transforming the American population into two societies that are separate and unequal. Halting the transformation requires long-term programs that educate the public about racism, communicate to increase dialogue about human rights goals, advocate changes in legislation, and celebrate…

Four articles on direct mail include "On Target"; "Writing Better Letters" (Conrad Squires); "Divide and Conquer" (Lee Royce); and "Fifty Ways to Increase Your Response Rate" (Judy Myers). (MLW)

Although it is generally assumed that a visible, successful sports program adds to an institution's financial well-being, most fund raisers and those who have studied the relationship between athletic success and fund raising do not agree. (MSE)

An international plan to boost student mobility within the European Community will provide grants to institutions, faculty, and students to fund projects and cover the costs of travel, language preparation, and cost-of-living differential for study in participating countries. International tuition waivers and policies for recognizing course…

In an unprecedented move, revenue generated by the University of Kentucky's athletic program will be transferred to the university's general operating fund for 1988-89 and 1989-90 for general support of academic programs. Previously, funds have been donated to endow academic scholarships and to build a new aquatic center. (MSE)

Study of trends in financing public library buildings reviews data on federal, state, local, and private funding sources since the Carnegie era, and discusses statistics on expenditures by category, including construction, equipment, and site. Data are presented in 12 tables and graphs. (30 references) (MES)

Tables comparing the federal budget for funds for higher education in fiscal 1987, the President's request for 1988, and the actual funds for fiscal 1988 are presented. (MLW)