Over the last several decades, postsecondary institutions have increasingly enrolled out-of-state and international nonresident students. The increase in out-of-state enrollment has important implications for state higher education funding and policy. Public institutions, particularly research institutions, increased nonresident student enrollment…

Residential living requirements benefit students in a variety of meaningful ways. Living on campus can be an effective conduit in helping college students feel more committed and connected to their institutions. Existing research has demonstrated that students who live on-campus tend to be retained at higher rates, achieve higher grade point…

Effective July 1, 2003, House Bill (HB) 1079 allows any student, including presumed undocumented students who meet specific criteria, to pay in-state tuition at Washington's public colleges and universities. In addition to meeting certain conditions, the affidavit states that the student will file for permanent residency at the earliest…

This case details the challenges faced by various members of a 4-year university regarding Kathryn, a non-traditional transfer student and military veteran who recently returned from a traumatic deployment in Afghanistan. Precisely, this study identifies ambiguities pertaining to (a) threat assessment, (b) university weapons policies, (c) transfer…

On January 26, 1971 the Chairman of the Education Commission of the States issued a statement of principles and possible model legislation for the various states in the highly complex area of determination of student residency for tuition purposes at public institutions of higher education. The original model legislation was related to the…

Briefly describes the college and enrollment procedures, gives locations of learning centers and smaller learning units, describes Empire State's innovative learning methods (contracts, internships, field research projects, tutorials, etc.), and advanced standing system, tuition, and type of transcript. (EAK)

Freshman women in three halls (all freshman women, all undergraduate women, and coeducational) were compared on the basis of academic achievement, attitudes about the campus environment, and conduct. Results indicated that no case can be built in support of housing women in all freshman women's hall. (Author)

This study evaluates two recommendations regarding non-resident students, which called for: (1) increased fees for non-resident students, and (2) adoption by California of a residency policy which requires residence as a non-student for six months before student residency status is granted. The report begins with a summary of the study method, the…

Reviews the case law and various arguments concerning the constitutionality of tuition fees charged to nonresident college students. The article also discusses institutional and societal factors that should be considered in deciding the question. (Author/JF)

The legal issues involved in requiring students to live on campus, the parietal rule, are examined. It is suggested that the reason for establishing student housing and the rationale justifying the establishment of residence halls are important aspects of the question. Court cases are cited from 1899 that upheld the college's right to exemption…

Campus judicial affairs administrators were asked to project the future status of 18 legal issues affecting higher education. The respondents foresaw changes in residency requirements, search and seizure, and in the legal protection afforded students attending private institutions. Entrance of due process into the territory of scholastic affairs…

Legislation lowering the legal age of majority and decisions of U. S. courts in recent cases involving student residency are having reverberating effects upon postsecondary education throughout the nation. This document reviews the policies and means of Southern institutions for dealing with the admission of nonresident students and calls…

Discusses changing judicial and public attitudes regarding State and college discrimination against nonresidents. (JF)