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Young, Jeffrey R. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1997
Developers of Internet 2, an improved computerized information system designed for research purposes, are seeking federal support, suggesting that the new network's benefits would extend well beyond the academic realm. The educators behind the system propose that the system will create not only better electronics, but also new network applications…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Efficiency, Federal Aid, Federal Government
Burd, Stephen – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1998
A top aide to Vice President Gore has been chosen to lead the U.S. Department of Education's effort to modernize delivery of financial aid to students and colleges. His office is the first federal government entity to be run as a "performance-based organization." Some fear he may politicize the office that lawmakers specified be led by a…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Federal Programs, Higher Education, Management Systems
Young, Jeffrey R. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1997
Internet 2, a project intended to provide member universities with new computer network services and faster connections, is criticized for growing too large and too difficult to administer cooperatively. Its organizers are working closely with the Clinton Administration's Next Generation Internet Initiative, but some lawmakers feel the program is…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Consortia, Efficiency, Government School Relationship
Jaschik, Scott – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1994
The Supreme Court's 1992 decision on desegregation in state higher education systems is criticized for lacking force and creating confusion. The ruling encourages states to support historically black colleges by adding academic programs. Some feel the ruling will not help most black students, who are enrolled in predominantly white institutions.…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Black Education, College Desegregation, Court Litigation
Nicklin, Julie L. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1997
The 22-year-old Whitaker Foundation, the largest private supporter of biomedical engineering, will close in 2006 to avoid becoming a bureaucracy in search of a reason for being. The foundation, with assets of about $442 million, will increase payouts until 1999, then decrease them as it spends its way out of existence. About 95% of grants go to…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Biomedicine, Bureaucracy, Higher Education
Chronicle of Higher Education, 1986
The text of the American Council on Education's draft of proposed guidelines for drug testing of college athletes is provided. The purpose of programs for testing intercollegiate athletes for use of drugs, it is suggested, should be to prevent use of performance-enhancing drugs that undermine the integrity of athletic competition. (MLW) PUBTYPE-055
Descriptors: Athletes, College Students, Drug Abuse, Drug Use
College Presidents and Sports Officials Trade Ideas on Athletic Reforms; Many See Signs of Progress.
Lederman, Douglas – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1988
While the National Collegiate Athletic Association made no policy changes in its recent meeting, many presidents, athletics directors, and other sports officials attending may have made substantial progress toward reform through extensive exchange of ideas on the notion of federation within divisions, the legislative process, and financial aid…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Athletics, College Presidents, Higher Education
Mercer, Joye – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1994
Budget cuts at the University of California at Los Angeles are causing drastic reduction of some community services, particularly in health clinics. At the same time, a controversial public-policy and social-research school will be created from existing graduate programs. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Role, Community Health Services, Community Services, Financial Exigency
Jacobson, Robert L. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1986
Foreign language teachers' organization leaders criticize the ideas and planning behind a privately-funded National Foreign Language Center, charging that: they were not adequately involved in its preparation, adult language education would be overemphasized, the funds could be used otherwise, and a tendency toward a single language education…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Federal Programs, Higher Education
Jacobson, Robert L. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1986
A legislative proposal by the Association of American Universities calls for creation of a federal agency similar to the National Science Foundation to develop and promote a national policy of support for foreign language, area, and international studies research and instruction at colleges, universities, and other institutions. (MSE)
Descriptors: Agency Role, Area Studies, Federal Government, Higher Education
Murphy, Harold L. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1995
Excerpts from the ruling of federal district court Judge Harold L. Murphy outline steps that Alabama should take to desegregate its public colleges, and include comments on why many white students do not attend black colleges, the transfer of programs from white to historically black institutions, and use of scholarships to attract white students…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, College Desegregation, Court Litigation, Enrollment Influences