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Wilson, Robin – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1985
Title III of the Higher Education Act was designed to strengthen small institutions with weak financial bases. Some contend, however, that the lawmakers who conceived the program intended the money to go only to historically Black colleges and universities. (MLW)
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Competition, Developing Institutions, Eligibility
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Partee-Scott, Glenda – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1979
Creative responses of the poorer higher education institutions to the demands of production under restraints of minimal resource allocation are described. It is suggested that similar cooperative arrangements and group efforts could help other institutions facing financial restraints. Sources for additional information are cited. (Author/SF)
Descriptors: Consortia, Cooperative Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Developing Institutions
Jaschik, Scott – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1990
At Dillard University (Louisiana), federal financial support enables the university to make fledgling programs solid. The programs are supported by the Education Department's program for "developing institutions," known as Title III after the part of the Higher Education Act that authorizes them. (MLW)
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Developing Institutions, Educational Finance, Educational Quality
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Brantley, Paul S.; And Others – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1979
Essential requisites for managing institutions in a retrenchment economy include: a clear-cut institutional mission, effective student recruiting, adequate self-knowledge, and competent and dynamic leadership. Practical implications of these conditions for administrators and institutional researchers are discussed. (Author/SF)
Descriptors: College Administration, College Planning, Developing Institutions, Educational Economics
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
College Entrance Examination Board, Washington, DC. – 1980
A brief history and some observations are given of the federal Education Amendments of 1980, amending the Higher Education Act of 1965, which provides basic authority for a variety of federal student aid and college assistance programs. Much of the current legislation is extended intact, and most of the programs are reauthorized through fiscal…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Area Studies, Continuing Education, Developing Institutions
Olagunju, Amos O. – 1981
A seven-year master plan for Barber-Scotia College, which was needed to substantiate requests for federal grants for Strengthening Developing Institutions (SDIP) under the Title III program, is described. An outline for developing a long-range plan is also presented that features: college role, admission policies, enrollment, student recruitment,…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, College Administration, College Desegregation, College Planning
Moye, Alfred L. – 1979
Title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965, Strengthening Developing Institutions, is discussed in this presentation to the House Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. The history of the Title from its inception is traced. Designed to strengthen the academic quality of financially weak institutions, Title III is viewed as a reflection of the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Developing Institutions, Educational Economics, Eligibility
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1982
The text of federal oversight hearings on Title III of the Institutional Aid Program is presented. Statements by various college administrators, higher education association representatives, and state legislators are included. The proposed regulations were issued pursuant to Title III of the Education Amendments of 1980. In addition to clarifying…
Descriptors: Accountability, Black Colleges, Community Colleges, Developing Institutions
National Advisory Committee on Black Higher Education and Black Colleges and Universities (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1979
The Second Annual Report of the National Advisory Committee on Black Higher Education and Black Colleges and Universities is presented. The Committee's purpose and functions, committee membership, meetings and activities are discussed. The Committee's discussions and special activities and research reports in progress are summarized, and the…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Black Colleges, Black Students, Developing Institutions