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Augustine, John H.; Fairclough, Scott – Business Officer, 1996
The investment strategy of Orange County (California), which led to insolvency of its investment pool, is analyzed and lessons applicable to institutions of higher education are examined. Focus is on two elements: leveraged investment strategy that depended on stable or declining interest rates, and a liquidity crisis. It is concluded that…
Descriptors: College Administration, Counties, Higher Education, Investment
Birkenmeyer, Clare C.; Mojock, Charles R. – Business Officer, 1994
Daytona Beach Community College (Florida) has created a health plan partnership with the local school district and county government, resulting in more favorable medical rates and lower insurance premiums. The system emphasizes preventive care, financial and benefit incentives to use preferred providers, and an extensive and comprehensive provider…
Descriptors: College Administration, Community Colleges, Costs, Health Insurance
Download full textElam, Houston G. – 1992
This book explores partnerships between state colleges and universities and local governments to build and operate facilities in light of increasingly scarce funds at the institutions. With new partnerships, institutions risk losing authority over new facilities, but the benefits of joint partnerships far outweigh the risks. Examined are three…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Buildings, Cooperative Planning, Educational Facilities
Mortenson, Thomas G. – 1994
This study documents the redistribution that began about 1980 of responsibilities for financing higher education from social resources to private resources. It also examines the issues of affordability of higher education that arises from this shift in financial responsibility. Five sets of national data from different sources are examined to…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Family Income, Federal Government, Government Role
Franklin, Paul L. – 1984
Strategies for helping recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) benefits to pursue postsecondary education are considered, based on a review of activities in Massachusetts and supplemented by findings about 11 other states and the District of Columbia. College financial aid officers, state aid agencies, and Educational…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Agency Role, Caseworkers, College Attendance
Kaplin, William A.; Lee, Barbara A. – 1995
This volume is the third edition of a comprehensive treatment of higher education law and is current through approximately August 1994. The nine chapters are divided into numerous sections and subsections. Chapter 1 provides a framework for understanding and integrating what is presented in subsequent chapters and a perspective for future…
Descriptors: Administrators, Civil Law, Colleges, Court Litigation
