Each state participates in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), which prescribes certain types of activities and organizational structures for states to direct federal investments in workforce development. Participation in WIOA requires a state to create a workforce investment board with duties such as developing, implementing and…

Findings of the 1985 National Association of College and University Business Officers' Comparative Performance Study and Endowment Questionnaire, with 277 participating institutions, are charted and discussed. (MSE)

A table lists institutions of higher education that have sold all or part of their holdings in companies with operations in South Africa. Most of the institutions that have partially divested use the Sullivan Principles, which set equal-employment standards for U.S. corporations, as a guideline. (MLW)

A national ranking of 508 colleges and universities, based on the size of their endowment funds and life-income-fund assets, is presented. Over 80% of endowment wealth is held by 124 institutions; 31 institutions have over $1 billion in endowment assets. Returns averaged 18% in the last fiscal year; there was little change in investment patterns.…

Results of the National Association of College and University Business Officers' annual study of endowment funds and investment performance are summarized. Analysis focuses on size of investment holdings, expenditures, institutional investment patterns, and trends. Data are presented on investment pool asset allocation patterns and rank 495…

Information from the 1978 Comparative Performance Study and investment questionnaire conducted by the National Association of College and University Business Officers is presented. One hundred forty-four institutions provided information about 164 investment pools. The Comparative Performance Study provides participating institutions with…

A national study found private giving to colleges rose substantially in 1996, largely due to strong stock market performance. Adjusted for inflation, the rate of giving was 8.8% at a time when costs rose 2% and enrollments rose 1%. Research and doctoral universities received 67% of donations, and public institutions in this group fared better than…

Data from 313 colleges and universities indicate major endowments earned a return much higher than last year's and greatly exceeding the 3 percent inflation rate. Average return was still below that of major stock and bond indexes. A few institutions earned over 20 percent. Not all aspects of investment performance are reflected in these figures.…

Trends in Teachers Insurance and Annuities Association (TIAA) and College Retirement Equities Fund (CREF) investments as compared with Standard and Poor's 500 stocks are graphed for 1989-92; and increases in college administrator salaries, by institution type and job type, are tabulated for each academic year, 1988-89 through 1991-92. (MSE)

Trends in three major areas relating to higher education are charted: College Retirement Equities Fund (CREF) performance since 1990; the employment outlook until 2005 for major occupational groups; and the relationship of college faculty pay to the cost of living since 1987-88. (MSE)

Results of a national survey of college and university fiscal 1995 endowment investments found the average nominal performance (15.5%) far surpassing the previous year's return (2.9%) and higher even than double-digit returns in fiscal 1993 and 1994. Overall investment pool allocations are charted, and 460 institutions are ranked by endowment…

A 4-year study produced workable standards for capturing comparative costs useful to college administrators in fund raising, alumni administration, and public relations. The 51 institutions of higher education that completed the study reported their expenditures and gift income for the years 1985-86, 1986-87, and 1987-88. (MLW)

Data presented include a graph comparing College Retirement Equities Fund progress with a major stock price index, 1990-93; a table of median salaries of chief academic and executive officers at public, private, and church-related colleges, by enrollment; and a comparison of faculty salaries and the Consumer Price Index, 1986-87 to 1991-92. (MSE)

Ryan Information Management conducted a return on investment (ROI) study of the economic value of the Hawaii State Public Library System (HSPLS) and identified potential additional sources of operating revenue. HSPLS economic value was examined from four viewpoints, HSPLS: direct economic impact, market value, peer comparison and value to library…

Data charts show trends in investment gains for college faculty retirement funds in the stock market, 1990-93; distribution by rank, average salary, fringe benefits, and tenure status of two- and four-year college faculty in 1992-93; and the relationship between faculty salaries and the cost of living, 1986-87 to 1992-93. (MSE)