During the economic expansion of the past several years, interest in the subject of spending broadened as public interest groups, the media and the Senate Finance Committee voiced concerns about whether colleges and universities were distributing enough from their endowments each year. Critics argued that after many years of strong investment…

The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) Statewide Survey provides policymakers, the media, and the public with objective, advocacy-free information on the perceptions, opinions, and public policy preferences of California residents. Inaugurated in April 1998, this is the 125th PPIC Statewide Survey in a series that has generated a…

A study was conducted in the San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) to examine the potential effects upon student attendance of a proposed imposition of tuition fees for California community college students. The study investigated student plans to attend one of the SDCCD's community colleges in the event of tuition of $50 or $100 per…

The problems and outlook of small private liberal arts colleges are examined with regard to: the segment of private higher education that is in financial trouble, with a view as to why; the actions being taken by troubled schools to remedy their problems; and the effect of federal and state programs on the financial status of these institutions.…

This volume presents data for the U.S. and Canadian libraries that were members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) during the 1991-92 fiscal year. The ARL membership consisted of 108 university libraries and 12 public or private independent research libraries. Overall, the 1991-92 statistics offer a gloomy view of the traditional…