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Wilson, Robin – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1987
Researchers, economists, and campus administrators who have followed federal student aid programs worry that businesses have turned the Guaranteed Student Loan Program into a lucrative industry that doesn't always have the students' interest in mind, and a congressional study group is also concerned about aspects of the program. (MSE)
Descriptors: Banking, Costs, Federal Programs, Higher Education
Wilson, Robin – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1988
Student financial aid analysts are suggesting the federal government establish a government-run loan bank or trust fund to eliminate the need for lender involvement in the Guaranteed Student Loan Program, but congressional aides think that dismantling the existing program is unlikely. (MSE)
Descriptors: Banking, Change Strategies, Federal Programs, Higher Education
Nicklin, Julie – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1996
A new national survey of college fund raising practices suggests that colleges and universities are not following Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) guidelines for campaign length and donation accounting. The voluntary standards seek to build uniformity and comparability in procedures, but many institutions continue to use…
Descriptors: College Administration, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Fund Raising
Lederman, Douglas – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1991
Virtually all reform measures proposed at the National Collegiate Athletic Association annual meeting pass by wide margins. Changes include reduced coaching staffs and scholarships, phasing out of athletic dormitories and training tables, limiting practice and playing time, reduced recruitment expenditures. However, substantive change is not seen…
Descriptors: Athletic Coaches, Change Strategies, College Athletics, Higher Education
Farrell, Charles S. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1988
A historic American-Soviet agreement establishes an undergraduate student exchange program whose unique feature is that the Soviet students will be allowed to attend American institutions unchaperoned for the first time, allowing them to assimilate into American college life. (MSE)
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Higher Education, International Cooperation, International Educational Exchange
Desruisseaux, Paul – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1986
While American higher education institutions are trying to provide increased educational opportunities for Black South Africans, Black South African leaders are concerned that some educational and financial aid programs are being hastily planned and ill-conceived. (MSE)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Black Students, Foreign Countries, Foreign Students
Burd, Stephen – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1997
The Clinton Administration's proposed overhaul of the guaranteed student loan program would pay banks the amount of unpaid federal student loans, making the government the sole insurer of the loans. Guarantee agencies feel this action would strip them of their primary tasks of reimbursing lenders for unpaid loans. The initiative is intended to…
Descriptors: Banking, Budgets, Federal Government, Federal Programs
Wilson, Robin – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1998
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University conferred three doctorates in engineering on African Americans this year, who along with two more earning degrees this summer will substantially increase the pool of African American engineering Ph.D's. The university's new program is hailed by some, but criticized by others as not…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Black Students, Doctoral Degrees, Educational Trends
Chronicle of Higher Education, 1987
Excerpts from the National Collegiate Athletic Association Presidents' Commission policy paper on intercollegiate athletics reform address such issues as the college experience of athletes, awarding of student financial aid, eligibility, the effects of competition, recruitment policies, program effects on institutions as well as athletes, and…
Descriptors: Athletes, Change Strategies, College Athletics, Competition
Chronicle of Higher Education, 1996
Data on United States students studying abroad in 1994-95 include information on geographic distribution by host region and country, noting enrollment change over the previous year, program characteristics, and student characteristics. The home institutions with the highest numbers of students studying abroad are listed by type (research,…
Descriptors: Enrollment Rate, Enrollment Trends, Foreign Countries, Geographic Distribution
Atwell, Robert H. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1996
While research universities house many distinguished scholars and serve an important role, there is a significant mismatch between the doctoral students they produce and the kinds of jobs available for new faculty, for which the students are presumably being groomed. Over-reliance on the research model of doctoral education inhibits the…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, Doctoral Programs, Education Work Relationship
Chronicle of Higher Education, 1996
Data are provided on 142 college and university fund-raising campaigns, by institution type (public, private, research/doctoral, master's, liberal arts, two-year, medical centers, professional and specialized). Information includes campaign goal, beginning date, length, scope, and gift amounts (both face and present value) raised by June 30, 1995.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Finance, Fund Raising, Higher Education
Carr, Sarah – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1999
Several organizations have created leadership-development programs for college faculty and administrators preparing for a range of administrative posts, including provost, dean, director of financial aid, and president. Some programs operate on a national level, some for specific institution types and constituencies. Participants benefit from the…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Career Change, Career Development, College Faculty
Heller, Scott – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1987
English studies, especially at the graduate level, have depended on coverage of an agreed-upon group of literary works, but new scholarly approaches have led some scholars to change that group, calling into question some basic tenets of graduate education in English and suggesting a need for new directions. (MSE)
Descriptors: College English, Curriculum Development, Doctoral Dissertations, English Curriculum
Desruisseaux, Paul – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1997
Educators are pleased with the rising number of Americans studying abroad and the diverse countries attracting American students, reflecting the increasing internationalization of college curricula and availability of programs overseas. Students are asking more sophisticated questions about their destinations. Data on program types, student…
Descriptors: Enrollment Trends, Foreign Countries, Geographic Distribution, Higher Education
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