This document is concerned with the issue of who benefits from higher education and who should pay for it. Those who believe that society is the main beneficiary of higher education feel that state and federal budgets should bear the majority of educational costs; however, those who believe that the benefits of higher education are minimal in…

Recent public interest in the unique financial problems of private higher education has resulted in proposals and legislation for state support of independent institutions. Although public assistance alleviates the private colleges' financial problems, it also obligates them to increase state supervision of their activities. Several state boards…

"Options in Education" is a radio program which focuses on issues and developments in education. This transcript of the show contains discussions on learning how to be Santa Claus and on the financial status of public school districts in Compton and Beverly Hills, California; Seattle, Washington; Columbus, Ohio; Madison, Wisconsin; and…

A student at Lehman College describes student reaction to the threat of loss of free tuition and open admissions at New York City University. To money managers, he contends, they represent a "noble tradition," to students economic necessities. (Editor/JT)

The expansion of higher education institutions during the last decade has resulted in financial strain during retrenchment times as colleges and universities try to continue paying personnel and building operating expenses. The extent of the problem is addressed in this article. (LBH)

College curricula are designed for students who operate at Piaget's "formal operational" stage of mental development, a stage that the majority of college freshmen have not attained. Modification of curricula to promote development toward this stage would (1) increase student retention rates, (2) improve financial stability, and (3) promote equal…

Presents eight exercises which involve budgeting skills. These can be incorporated into political science courses to illustrate the way in which city governments raise, allocate, and manage their financial resources. (Author/AV)

Arthur J. Rosenthal, founder and proprietor of Basic Books until he sold it to Harper & Row, took over Harvard University Press in 1972. Then HUP was debt-ridden, now it is flourishing and moving in new directions. (Author/RK)

Erie County Community College (New York) has developed a zero-based program budgeting system to meet current fiscal problems and diminished resources. The system allocates resources on the basis of program effectiveness and market potential. (LH)

Tells how a high school student newspaper staff raised money for increased printing costs by publishing a special edition of the paper in which all space was bought by school groups for the purpose of promoting their activities. (GW)

The real threat to the quality of life on campus today and in the future is not so much the financial depression but the psychological depression in the academic spirit, suggests this college president. He notes that every problem also represents an opportunity for change. (LBH)

Advantages and disadvantages of academic tenure for clinical faculties, including an appraisal of its financial burdens, the utility of modified or alternative systems, and the issue of abolition of tenure, were examined through a questionnaire survey of 106 U.S. medical schools. (Editor/LBH)

Examined relationship between income change in early 1980s, outlook that parents had about their general life situation, and extent to which adolescents expected to attain job success. Showed that income loss was associated with pessimistic life outlooks in fathers and mothers. Suggests that income loss is a stressor that may disrupt family…

In almost half of the Department of Education's biennial audits of colleges receiving federal financial aid, institutions are found to have made mistakes in aid distribution, and each year the department asks colleges to return $25-million in aid money. Better oversight methods are urged. (MSE)