This paper explores the process of negotiation, lobbying and parliamentary debate that brought the Irish universities legislation into being in the early 1900s against a backdrop of political and religious conflict. The complex interaction between British ministers and Catholic bishops before and throughout the legislative process dictated the…

This paper offers a historical perspective on government policies for the rationalisation of higher education (HE) in Ireland through a critical re-appraisal of the initiative for "merger" of Trinity College and University College Dublin. The initiative launched by Donogh O'Malley in 1967 was the first significant attempt by an Irish…

The ideal of equality of opportunity in education remains elusive, and the nation, by most indices, has lost ground to its economic peers. (DF)

Outlines the reasons for, and the problems involved in, separation of a research center from the University of Michigan in order to become an independent research organization contracting for private and military research. (AL)

Discusses an incident at the Rockefeller University, a graduate school that concentrates in the life sciences, in which a group of philosophy faculty members were dismissed. (MLH)

Assesses the impact of the abolition of the science advisor's job upon British science policy. Provides a longitudinal view of British science policies from the early 1960's. (CP)

Presents the pressures within the University of Michigan that lead to the separation of a research center that had been conducting classified military research, (see SE 506 558). Examines the consequences for the university, including likely future relationships with the federal government. (AL)

Provides information regarding recent administrative budgetary decisions for 1982 to support basic research in the universities from Department of Defense (DOD) monies. Discusses the concern that research and training programs on campuses remain unclassified, even though DOD monies fund the programs. (CS)

Discusses various aspects of legal problems facing higher education institutions, in areas such as affirmative action, civil rights, labor relations, faculty tenure, and student rights. (MLH)

This article reviews the status of funding of the Department of Defense, presently and in earlier years. A discussion is presented on the increased emphasis towards supporting university research. (SA)

Discusses Brigham Young University's recent announcement that it will not comply with some of the new federal regulations prohibiting sex discrimination in educational institutions, on the grounds that some of these involve a clash between morality and the law. (MLH)