Decisions involving formats, methods, standards and priorities employed in the development of the Iowa State plan for administering the details of the Higher Education Act of 1963 are described. Forms used for project funds requests, summary data for institution applications and comparative figures with other states are included. (HH)

The commission summarizes its activities in the five areas of construction grants, equipment grants, scholarships, guaranteed student loans, and a survey of physical facilities. The commission administers the federal construction and equipment grants awarded under the Higher Education Facilities Acts of 1963 and 1965. Summaries include grants…

Policies formulated for the seven state and nine private institutions of higher education in South Dakota are outlined in their separate phases of system development, data gathering, and data analysis. This scheme was developed to facilitate data reporting in federal grant applications. Areas of research include the functions, administration, and…

An address given by Russell E. Train in Los Angeles early 1978 is presented. In this address environmental issues and problems are discussed and growing institutional and public environmental efforts are explained. (MDR)

Current decision-making practices at a sample of institutions offer suggestions about desirable faculty and administrator roles in the planning process. (Author/LBH)

Colleges and universities need to redesign their curricula to revitalize the American labor force. In determining higher education's role in meeting the labor force needs of the next decade, three prime issues are discussed: funding, organizing, and relevance. (MLW)

A college course designed to introduce students to the administration of voluntary associations is described. Course goals and objectives are discussed, and course requirements and the grading system are reviewed. Sources of teaching materials are provided. The appendix contains a list of national organizations that provide training materials and…

Presents a typology of institutional racism: (1) pre-requisites which exclude dis-proportionate numbers of blacks; (2) freezing, which occurs when standards are rigorously applied to all applicants, but only after most whites qualified during a period of less stringent requirements, and, (3) mapping, consisting of drawing geographical lines so as…

Specific areas in higher education where congressional and administrative emphases are changing and where improved academic communications could clarify the Federal role. (Editor/IR)

In support of a balanced Federal aid program. (IR)

Diagnosing an institution's areas of weakness - and prescribing reforms - are the first steps to the recovery of higher education. (Editor)

Medical schools need to stress programs specifically concerned with interesting physicians involved in new plans for the health services. (IR)

Emphasizes the need for maintaining managerial authority based on subordinates' belief in the relevant expertness, power or normativeness of management. Organizational evaluation data can enhance or diminish these bases of managerial authority in a variety of ways, making management dependent for its authority on evaluation. (Author/WAS)