The program budget is seen as usually measuring the cost of resources used in a program, but it is suggested that it should be extended to measure and evaluate program quality. Types of budgets, building a budget, politics of budgeting, and budgeting for quality are discussed. (Author/MLW)

Flexible budgeting can help coordinate and harmonize scarce financial resources in adult education. Budgets can be used as quantitative tools to manage instructional salaries, facilities, supplies, or other program support. (SK)

As increasing numbers of adults approach postsecondary education, the financial aid community must research specific issues: adult student costs, resources, aid received and aid denied, perceptions of aid offices and services, information needs, expense budgeting, aid packaging, office staffing, and publications needed. (MSE)

A Brown University (Rhode Island) case study illustrates how colleges and universities can view Title IX, which mandates gender equity in intercollegiate athletics, not as a threat but as a means for providing opportunities to advance women student athletes; debate the meaning of equal opportunity; encourage presidents and boards to greater…

A history of the North Central Conference on Summer School (NCCSS) is presented. The NCCSS is an organization of colleges and universities in the north central area of the United States that provides undergraduate and/or graduate instruction during the summer months. The organization utilizes the structure and techniques of a conference to review…