This book presents the reactions and experiences in retirement of TIAA-CREF (Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association-College Retirement Equities Fund) annuitants. Chapters cover general attitude toward retirement, when to retire, where to live; financial status, problems, and advice; aging and health; activities during retirement; relations…

This bulletin contains brief summaries from the full report, "Federal Support to Universities, Colleges, and Selected Nonprofit Institutions, Fiscal Year 1973," obtainable from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. Data tables showing trends in federal obligations to universities and colleges…

This report was based on a survey to determine how students in the health professions of medicine osteopathy, dentistry, optometry, pharmacy, podiatry, and veterinary medicine financed their educations during the 1970-71 school year. The purpose of this nationwide survey was to provide information on patterns of student expenses and on the sources…

This survey was designed to measure the level of professional development of student financial aid administrators; their academic background, their professional characteristics, and their needs for future development. A questionnaire was mailed to student aid administrators at 600 institutions of higher education located in nine southern states. A…

Several articles present suggestions on how to prepare a sound proposal for foundation or government funding. The special characteristics of foundations are described, and information is given on matters of policy and personal relationships. A sample proposal serves to illustrate the basic sections found in most proposals. The university offices…

Highlighted in this newsletter are the following points, made through charts, tables, and diagrams: (1) Federal obligations to institutions of higher education for all purposes climbed by $643 million, or 18% in fiscal year 1972. (2) Federal academic science funding, that includes all funding categories except the nonscience area, increased by…

This final report explores four general areas on the financing of postsecondary education: (1) the costs and impacts of current governmental aid programs to postsecondary education; (2) the costs and impacts of alternative financing patterns in relation to national objectives for postsecondary education; (3) the nature and causes of financial…

The report provides a narrative summary of the Institute's activities during the year July 1, 1972 through June 30, 1973. Following a listing of the staff and facilities available, the report cites the sources of financial support received in 1972-73. The remainder of the report lists the research and development projects for that time period as…

The author demonstrates mathematically that shifting from a grant to loan financing system for students lengthens the time before a graduate breaks even. The implication is that all loan financing for which the repayment is concentrated in the earlier years of working life has some deterrent effect upon college attendance because the net payoff is…

The various forms of financial stress that academic institutions may face are examined. The Earl Cheit and Alice Rivlin concepts of financial stress are reviewed. The author then offers five conceptually different models of financial stress which are briefly discussed: (1) expanded academic aspiration; (2) time passing; (3) stabilization after…

This report on the Federal College Work-Study (CWS) Program is based on data obtained from students holding CWS jobs, employers hiring students under the program, financial aid personnel administering the program at the institutional level, and officials implementing the program at the regional and national levels. The objectives of the study were…

This report discusses federal government support of day care services. Two alternatives are presented: (1) services designed, regulated and funded by a central agency, and (2) services provided through a free market industry in which decisions about regulations and care would be made by consumers, with only minimal central regulation. The market…

In assessing the impact of Oregon's program of state assistance of independent colleges, this study examines two critical dimensions of the receiving institutions: (1) the impact of their financial health; and (2) the subjective reactions of their administrative personnel in terms of how the funds are used and what, if any, special problems or…

This information brief contains the objectives of the National Commission on the Financing of Postsecondary Education. These objectives include: a description of the present conditions that are relevant to the role of postsecondary education in our society; a summary of the purposes, scope and dimensions of postsecondary education, a synthesis of…

There are fewer American Indians in higher education than most other minority groups. Among the few who are enrolled, there is a large percentage of dropouts. It has been extremely difficult to recruit, select, and keep Indian students, even at the graduate level. Several recommendations for obtaining more active Indian participation in higher…