Comments on the declining interest in foreign language and culture studies as a manifestation of ethnocentrism negatively affecting our international policies and our understanding of the differences within American society. Mentions the American Association of State Colleges and Universities' policy statement and the New Jersey's state-wide plan…

Decries decline in humanities enrollment figures forced by a society that demands accountability of its educational system. Sees reduction or removal of core-curriculum as opposed to majors' requirements as a development leading to an impoverishment of humanistic values. Advocates cooperative experimentation in curriculum design as a possible…

Proection of faculty employment and student enrollment at Montana State through the 1980s provides a basis for studying faculty attrition during declining enrollment. Projections indicate an average of 12 faculty members per year will have to be terminated and some tenured faculty laid off. (Author/LC)

Discusses organizational issues under the constraints of enrollment decline, focusing particularly on the politics of local autonomy and responsiveness to community attitudes regarding program modifications and school closing. (Author/MLF)

There are several alternatives to closing a small elementary school. The choice among them will be influenced by the beliefs of policy makers and by a number of situational factors. Analysis of these factors is likely to lead to a more defensible and a less arbitrary choice. (Author/SJL)

Higher education need not be obtained in residency at a college or university. Some alternatives that may be widely employed in the future are examined. (Author/MLF)

The ten-campus University of Hawaii system is experiencing a 15% cut in state funding since 1995, tuition rates rising 70% by 1997-98, sharply declining enrollment, rising deferred maintenance, and loss of 900 teaching and staff positions. An ambitious long-term plan aims to turn the system into the leading center of higher learning in the Asian…

Many of the demographic forces that affect enrollment projections can be anticipated: (1) changes in the birthrate; (2) immigration flows to the United States; (3) migration within the U.S.; and (4) policy decisions. Advises that enrollment projections be monitored yearly, and describes the cohort-survival method and the pupil-yield technique of…

A national survey shows that the total number of foreign students from all countries rose almost two percent to reach a record number, but the undergraduate foreign enrollment declined by three percent. More institutions enrolled foreign students, and the top six nations sending students were all Asian. (MSE)

Data from 1981-90 graduating classes at the 81 medical schools graduating the most family physicians confirmed that declining class size correlates with even greater decline in production of family physicians. Percentage changes in number of graduates and family practice graduates are tabulated for the 31 schools with largest enrollment declines.…

In response to declining dental hygiene education enrollments, the only dental school in Virginia plans to increase recruitment and expand use of existing programs. Strategies include hiring a statewide recruitment officer, establishing a forgivable loan program, increasing program capacity, and starting new programs when funding is available.…

For large numbers of international students, U.S. community colleges are the gateway to U.S. higher education. Community colleges offer lower cost, high quality programs in a wide variety of disciplines in smaller class sizes. At the same time, admission requirements are more flexible than at four-year institutions. International students seeking…

Each fall, Illinois community colleges report their preliminary fall enrollment figures to the Illinois Community College Board. Data from the 49 community colleges for fall 1995 indicate that the number of students enrolled in credit courses as of the end of registration for the term was 336,690, a decrease of 10,289 students (-3.0%) from fall…

This report from the Chancellor to the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges highlights the consequences of 1983-84 budget cuts for the state's community colleges. First, the projected effects of the Governor's veto of $232 million in community college funding are outlined, i.e., a 12% decline in real buying power for the…

Statistics suggest that American Indian higher education in Oklahoma has made significant progress over the past quarter century. However, a new era of higher education is beginning in which higher admission standards, higher tuition costs, and decreased financial aid will take their toll on American Indian enrollment. An estimated 25-40% of…