Higher education in India has returned to normal after cessation of the declared Emergency by Indira Gandhi, with increased student and faculty militancy as well as the emergence of strong pressures for increased governmental control over the university. (LBH)

Second in a series of articles on the federal involvement in education, this article deals with the funding and control of academic research and biomedicine. Emphasis is on the relationship between government funding and government intervention, particularly in research universities and medical schools. (LBH)

Voluntary self-regulation through regional accrediting associations is under criticism from both federal and state centers. The charge is that the colleges in defensive times become easier on each other. It is claimed that with so much money coming from government, peer-evaluation of colleges cannot be trusted. (MLW)

Addressed are the issues of government/school relationship and the increasing centralization of postsecondary education. Drawing from the experiences of foreign countries, the value of institutional differentiation, and the need for planning and autonomous action for differentiation, coordination, and change are discussed. (JMD)

Convinced that what the state touches it secularizes, a growing number of religious institutions are challenging the federal government and risking a reduction in federal funding. The cases of Wheaton College and Brigham Young University are described. (Editor/LBH)

Third in a series on the government's partnership with education, this article examines compliance costs in higher education, which seem to have had greater impact than the costs in industrial corporations. Focus is on the American Council of Education and Harvard cost studies, as well as the importance of indirect cost calculations, institutional…

A scandal relating to examination-fixing in the University of Bombay led to the resignation of its vice chancellor, followed by the chief minister of the state of Maharashtra. The intersection of politics and education, and the use of educational institutions for political or patronage purposes was at the heart of the problem. (MLW)

William G. Bowen, president of Princeton University and an authority on education-government relations, is interviewed. Focus is on the relationship between institutions of higher education and the federal government. Topics discussed in this context include coooeration between colleges and universities, federal aid, and research funding. (JMD)

The Sloan Commission on Government and Higher Education Report, which tries to reconcile the demand for government aid with the maintenance of institutional independence, is discussed. The response to the commission's report is described. The commission's influence is seen to be undercut by its composition--mostly members of private institutions.…

Colleges, universities, and the government have been trying to find the appropriate balance between autonomy and accountability, restraint and regulations. It is suggested that decisions should be made at the appropriate level within an organization, and over-regulation costs more in diminished creativity than could be saved through tight…

By summer of 1978, the Office of Civil Rights expects higher education institutions to be in compliance with Title IX of the Higher Education Act, the provision mandating equal treatment of the sexes. Implications are discussed, especially in the areas of access for the handicapped and the tuition tax credit. (LBH)