The five institutional issues rated most important for 1994 by college trustees, presidents, and other leaders include tuition policy and financing; planning and budgeting needs and processes; productivity and cost control; establishing and fine-tuning institutional mission and strategy; and directions in charitable giving. (MSE)

Ten issues most likely to influence institutions this year include tuition policy and financing, capital renewal and replacement, charitable giving, scientific equipment and laboratories, endowment management and spending policy, research funding, corporate contributions, minority enrollment and hiring, debt financing and debt capacity, and cost…

According to a continuing survey of higher education leaders, the greatest external challenges for 1991 include negative public opinion, shrinking state and federal support, tax policy and disclosure issues, and changing faculty and student demographics. Some solutions and opportunities are outlined. (Author/MSE)

A survey of leaders in higher education reveals the political, social, and economic concerns that will shape the external marketplace for higher education institutions. Five "external" issues include: demographic trends; state education policy toward higher education; public opinion toward higher education; inflation; and family income…

Priority internal administrative issues include tuition policy and financing, capital renewal and replacement, faculty and staff salaries and benefits, minority hiring and enrollment, and costs and productivity. Although costs and minority issues are more prominent than in recent past, endowment management, debt financing, and charitable…

A survey of leaders in higher education management and finance indicates that critical external issues facing trustees include demographic trends, state and national education policy, public opinion, family finances, leadership, regional and sector economic performance, faculty supply, and market position. (MSE)

The top institutional priorities in higher education for 1993, as revealed in a survey of college trustees, presidents, and other educators, are tuition policy and financing; productivity and cost control; capital renewal and replacement; planning and budgeting; and funding of research and indirect-cost issues. (MSE)

An annual national survey of college and university trustees indicates five top social, political, and economic areas of concern for higher education: public opinion about higher education; demographic trends; implications of family income and savings rate; effects of recession and unemployment; and the direction of national education policy. (MSE)