Graduate enrollments in mathematics are holding steady only because of an influx of foreign students, many of whom leave the United States after getting their degrees. This has led to classroom language problems and overemphasis on securing bright students and faculty from other countries. (MSE)

Higher education provides a broad array of benefits to both individuals and society. While such a statement has been a long-held belief in American higher education, only recently has the combination of social and economic benefits that accrue from the investment in higher education received sustained attention. This study attempts to build on…

The distinguishing mark of the "New South" is not stable economic prosperity for the wage-earning population and their families, but rather the absence of institutionalized, public racial segregation. (Author/GC)

Educational and economic factors in evidence in the People's Republic of China (PRC) that indicate it will become a major power by the year 2000 are described. The factors were observed during a lecture tour from December 1982 to January 1983. Following a description of the lecture tour, four characteristics of the PRC's educational system are…

Since World War II, the American economy has consistently grown. However, this economic growth has been less impressive in the past 10 years, and some significant problems have developed. These include slowed economic growth, high inflation, and high unemployment. Among the major interrelated causes of these problems have been international…

The American Council on Education and the Education Commission of the States have released a report, "One Third of a Nation," proposing that America is losing ground in achieving full minority participation in the country's life and prosperity. Specific recommendations are made for college and university action. (MSE)

The University of Miami developed its debt-ridden intercollegiate baseball program into a source of substantial income and visibility, as better players and aggressive marketing helped with the increased attendance and support. Other institutions, even in more northern climates, are following Miami's example. (MSE)

Presents data which support the positive contribution of education in (1) stimulating national economic growth, (2) reducing expenditures for human services and decreasing unemployment, and (3) increasing national defense. Considers the impact of education on reducing racial disparities, and presents a cost-benefit model of educational…

Examines the causes and impacts of agricultural decline in Ghana. Presents a macroeconomic overview and discusses the nature of decline. Emphasizes the roles of prices and migration. Examines changes in incomes and access to food as both a result and a cause of poor performance in agriculture. (CH)

Despite suspicion in some quarters that refugee resettlement has been unduly expensive, evidence indicates that the Indochinese have made steady progress toward self-sufficiency. The majority of Hmong refugees in Providence, Rhode Island, for example, which has been "heavily impacted" by the large number of Indochinese who have become…

This report was produced to mobilize support for those public policies and public-private partnerships which will increase the per capita income and reduce poverty and unemployment for Southerners. The Commission on the Future of the South developed the following 10 regional objectives to be attained for all southerners by 1992: (1) provide a…

This report examines various topics and issues related to worldwide energy productivity and energy conservation. Following an introduction, these issues are considered in 6 sections focusing on: (1) energy demand projections (with data on 1982 energy consumption in selected countries); (2) continued industrial efficiency gains (including data on…

A national study of 272 funds that gathered information on investments' market gains as well as interest and dividend income shows last year's increase in the value of the average endowment was the second-highest 1-year return recorded in the last 12 years. (MSE)

Compares the occupational and entrepreneurial opportunities after emancipation of Blacks in the West Indies and those in the US. Holds that the post-Civil War Black Codes and exclusionary policies of labor unions precluded US Blacks from developing human capital and competing economically with Whites. (GC)

The preliminary findings of a broad national study indicate that the value of college and university endowments has risen substantially for the second year in a row, outpacing inflation, due mostly to the rise in stock prices in the past year. (MSE)