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Shiffrin, Mark A. – Change, 1978
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)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Affirmative Action, Compliance (Legal), Developing Institutions
Katsinas, Stephen G.; Opp, Ronald D. – 2001
Title III, the Strengthening Institutions Program, is one of the most important federal programs for rural community colleges. Created by the Higher Education Act of 1965, Title III provides institutional aid to qualified colleges and universities that serve large numbers of first-generation, low-income students and students from groups…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Colleges, Developing Institutions, Economically Disadvantaged
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Weaver, Frederick S.; And Others – Journal of Black Studies, 1992
Prospects and problems facing historically black institutions/colleges (HBIs) are reviewed, beginning with data from 38 publicly supported 4-year HBIs. Alternative models for HBIs include the following: (1) comprehensive public institutions; (2) academically specialized institutions for particular programs; and (3) comprehensive public…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Black Community, Black Education, Developing Institutions
Norman, Myra – 1986
Changes in institutional viability were studied for Tuskegee Institute and six black land grant institutions that had received grants between 1974-1977 from the federal Advanced Institutional Development Program (AIDP). The study instrument consisted of 59 financial and nonfinancial indicators, most of which were developed by Kevin J. Gilmartin.…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Black Colleges, Curriculum Development, Developing Institutions
Toppe, Christopher; Brubaker, Paul – 1978
The summative evaluation of the Small College Consortium (SCC) for the school year 1977-78 examined the project to assess: its perceived impact; the effectiveness of the project staff; the adequacy of the budget available to each college; the degree to which comprehensive, integrated, ongoing development has taken hold; perceived needs for future…
Descriptors: College Administration, Consortia, Developing Institutions, Federal Programs
O'Connell, William R., Jr. – 1969
This project was undertaken to encourage and aid developing predominantly Negro colleges in the South in adopting new approaches for improving curricula and instruction. The chief means for doing so was a conference on innovation in November 1967 attended by representatives of the administration, faculty, and students of 27 institutions. The…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Business Education, Conferences, Curriculum
Woodbury, Roger; And Others – 1976
This study used the Bayesian Theorem and cost/effectiveness analysis to measure the short and long range effectiveness and minimum costs of individualized instructional units constructed by educational development officers for use with low-income students at four North Carolina technical institutes designated as developing institutions. Students…
Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, Behavioral Objectives, Cost Effectiveness, Curriculum Evaluation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1985
Hearings on reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965 focus on Title III or institutional aid. Title III is the largest nonstudent assistance program and was established to strengthen the academic quality of developing colleges by financing special projects and programs at individual colleges and by increasing the use of consortia and…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Community Colleges, Developing Institutions, Eligibility
St. John, Edward P. – 1977
This case study of Xavier University is part of a study of selected developing colleges and universities funded in the Advanced Program of Title III of the Higher Education Act. Xavier's unique role as the only historically Black Catholic college in the U.S. is noted and its recent financial crisis and resulting need for a sounder management…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Black Colleges, Case Studies, College Administration
Staats, Elmer B. – 1975
The success of the Developing Institutions program in strengthening the nation's higher education resources is discussed by the Comptroller General of the United States. The program is authorized by Title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended. Uses of Title III funds and eligibility requirements are described, along with…
Descriptors: Developing Institutions, Developmental Programs, Educational Assessment, Educational Development
Miller, James L., Jr.; And Others – 1970
This document reports the results of a study to examine program uses and effectiveness in selected 4-year colleges funded under Title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965. The study identifies (1) promising programs or supplements to existing programs as a result of Title III funding; (2) probable reasons why programs are promising; (3)…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, College Administration, Curriculum Development, Developing Institutions
Ah Nee-Benham, Maenette Kape'ahiokalani Padeken, Ed.; Stein, Wayne J., Ed. – 2003
In 1994, the W. K. Kellogg Foundation entered into a 7-year initiative with the tribally controlled colleges and universities, called the Native American Higher Education Initiative (NAHEI). The 13 chapters in this book tell the story of NAHEI, focusing on the development and strengthening of tribal colleges and the role of institutional…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, College Environment, College Faculty, Colleges
Groff, Warren H. – 1991
This paper examines institutional restructuring in higher education for the 1990s and the 21st century and the leadership required for that restructuring. Following an overview and a discussion of selected pertinent demographic, social, economic, technological, and political variables, the paper focuses on the strategic importance of Mid-America…
Descriptors: Developing Institutions, Economic Change, Educational Change, Futures (of Society)
Person, Carl S. – 1984
The impact of federal funds on private, historically black institutions was studied. The focus was whether funding under Title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 made a difference to the survival or stability of 45 four-year and 5 two-year colleges. The following information was used to analyze fiscal years (FY) 1977 and 1982: current funds…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, College Instruction, Developing Institutions, Endowment Funds
St. John, Edward P. – 1977
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University at Greensboro is described in this case report, one of a series in a study of developing colleges and universities funded in the Advance Program of Title III. Historically a black institution, A & T now provides diverse academic programs to an increasingly diverse student population.…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Agricultural Colleges, Black Colleges, Case Studies
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