In the wake of the financial crisis, trustees of many endowed nonprofit institutions realized that their portfolio was riskier than they thought and their own ability to tolerate loss wasn't as strong as they imagined. What can board and investment committee members do to improve their ability to assess their--and their institution's--capacity for…

"Updating Board Bylaws: A Guide for Colleges and Universities" represents the latest thinking on good governance in higher education by providing a concise deconstruction of the essential clauses in college, university, and system bylaws. Written by Robert O'Neil, former professor of law and president of the University of Wisconsin System and the…

The Student Transitions Project Steering Committee's terms of reference allow it to appoint sub-committees to provide advice. Recently, the committee appointed a Mobility of Transfer Students Sub-Committee (formerly the Enrolment Planning Data Sub-Committee, a sub-committee of the British Columbia Council on Admissions and Transfer). The…

Following a brief historical chronology of the International Federation for Documentation (FID), the organization's statutes are presented in the original French text and in English. The rules of procedures outline membership policy, conduct of technical bodies, FID conferences, publications, and regional commissions. Terms of reference are…

Describes present administrative structure in large public universities based on data collected from 54 of the 63 state-supported universities with more than 10,000 students, and states urgent need for new, efficient forms of administrative organization of a university or any unit within it. (IR)

Presented in this bulletin is the text of the hearing before the Committee on Commerce, United States Senate, ninety-second Congress, concerning coversion of the Nation to a metric system of weights and measures. Bill S. 2483 calls for providing a national program in order to make the international metric system the official and standard system of…

Model bylaws for independent colleges are presented to assist the institutions in writing or revising their own bylaws. The model is designed to provide the basis, and not to be taken verbatim, for discussion on the form of governance that may be established by private institutions. The bylaw articles concern: powers of trustees; membership of…

This study was conducted to determine the prevalent practices of selected institutions of higher education concerning student membership on academic committees, and on certain other governing groups. Questionnaires were sent to 85 institutions and 59 were returned and analyzed. More than 85% of those that replied indicated that students serve on…

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Board of Directors has decided not to re-examine a rule limiting the committees on which the Division I-A football conferences are entitled to hold a majority. Critics of the rule saw inequities in committee membership that would cause major teams to be governed by decisions of members…

Confusion over American Historical Association policy on the composition of conference sessions, as illustrated in a recent incident over a panel's membership, reflects common concern in scholarly circles over women scholars' participation and representation in discussion. At issue are quotas vs. affirmative action principles. (MSE)

In discussing the current status and role of the admissions counselor, the author maintains that the admissions officer, if he is to function effectively as the college's educational emissary, must have a thorough understanding of the curriculum and must either serve on curriculum committees or have faculty status. He deplores the fact that this…

Description of responsibilities for the faculty committees, instructional policies, employment policies (appointment, promotion, and tenure), and the constitution and bylaws of the Massachusetts College of Art are included in its 1970 faculty handbook. (JT)

Considers the conflict betweeen a college's goals and its actual functioning in terms of contracts and the market value of faculty and administration; departmental operating and capital budgets and faculty hiring and spending restrictions; classroom evaluations and administrative authority; and committee assignments and access to the power…

The chairman of the newly-formed Commission on College Retirement outlines the group's objectives, approaches, and anticipated projects and encourages and provides an address for correspondence. A list of commission members and their affiliations is also included. (MSE)

A prototype policy operation manual for the school-based decision-making councils of elementary schools in the school districts of Kentucky is presented in ths document. Guidelines are offered to help the councils adopt policies consistent with the Kentucky Education Reform Act of 1990, which are based on school improvement and extended ownership.…