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Rine, P. Jesse – Council of Independent Colleges, 2015
If the United States is to succeed as a nation in reducing educational disparity, restoring social mobility, and retaining national competitiveness, it must make every effort to ensure that low-income and first-generation students have access to higher education and the support systems they need to obtain a college degree. This objective will…
Descriptors: Small Colleges, Private Colleges, First Generation College Students, Low Income Groups
Ivie, Rachel; Nies, Kim – Statistical Research Center of the American Institute of Physics, 2004
The decision about which college to attend can be daunting. College bound high school students may pore over catalogs, make visits to multiple campuses, and negotiate the intricacies of financial aid. There are a variety of choices, and the most basic of choices involves what type of school to attend. Should it be a well-funded research university…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Departments, Science Education, Undergraduate Study
Blue, Terry W. – 1979
Student and faculty perceptions of teaching styles, learning styles, and the use of various educational environments were compared at a small, highly selective liberal arts college. Student and faculty perceptions of the subject matter characteristics of academic departments and students' orientations to the subject matter of the departments were…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, College Instruction, Conference Reports, Departments
Kurian, George T., Ed. – 1988
An annual report of the conditions of higher education in the United States for 1986-1987 is presented. The 16 sub-sections are as follows: (1) introduction; (2) principal sectors of higher education (four papers, on research universities, liberal arts colleges, community colleges, and state colleges); (3) issues (15 papers, e.g. academic…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Collective Bargaining, College Faculty, Community Colleges