Discusses the relationship between innovative public library services and library administration's need to seek cooperative relationships with outside organizations to implement such services. The formation of the Consortium for Public Library Innovation (1976) is described, and a list of references is provided. (FM)

A Catholic college is a learning community that acknowledges the compatibility of faith and reason. The commitment of church related colleges is analyzed including commitments to truth, religious-lay colleagueship, and diversity in college boards. (MLW)

The summary, conclusions, and recommendations of the first nationwide survey of student board members are presented. Every state but Nevada now has some. Many feel their role is token; most think they provide "student perspective." (Editor/LBH)

Boards should have structured relationships with both groups, suggests this University of Minnesota president. His university board has a Student Concerns Committee and meets regularly with key faculty committees. Informal contacts are also acceptable and even desirable when used with caution. (Editor/LBH)

Considers the distribution of powers of decision-making and responsibility resulting from different patterns of educational administration, with particular reference to the United Kingdom but with some international comparisons. (Author/RK)

Presents a trustee's perspective on the types of problems, essential decisions, and successes associated with the establishment of Burlington Community College (New Jersey), an institution committed from its outset to innovative instructional methods and to the facilities and staffing patterns required to support them. (JDS)

Discusses effective methods for selecting volunteers to become school board members. Focuses on ensuring that the prospective candidates understand the extent of their commitment. Suggests that organizations choose people who will make significant contributions to the board through active recruitment efforts or by posting announcements to call…

Argues that trustees at public colleges and universities need to take a more activist role in the governance of their institutions. Maintains that trustees have ceded too much of their power to appointed campus executives, and then given these executives too much authority to run the institutions. Many trustees also fail to address broad academic…

The responsibility for intercollegiate athletics belongs squarely in the hands of the president and provost. Trustees need to see that their president accepts this responsibility. Intercollegiate athletics need to be monitored. It is suggested that people who understand athletics be attached to visiting accrediting teams. (MLW)

At Southern Methodist University, the athletic problems were merely the tip of the iceberg. The real scandal was the way the university was organized and run. Some implications for American higher education in general are presented. (MLW)

The problem within almost all colleges and universities is not avarice but the fact that many of their practices run counter to two trends shaping the American economy: abandonment of cost-plus pricing and a willingness to reduce employment to make an enterprise more competitive and profitable. (Author/MSE)

Some advice is offered to trustees who find themselves in the position of having to close an institution in the face of seemingly conflicting legal standards. (Author/MLW)

While conventional wisdom says that college and university endowment spending policies must retain the real economic value of their endowments over the long term, senior administrators and trustees should review endowment spending regularly and determine what excess dollars are available for investment in programs, infrastructure, and other high…

Responding to diminished public esteem means intensifying efforts to create an ethical college climate. Educators face these ethical challenges: managing institutions ethically; teaching ethics to students, both in class and in dealing with student behavior in an educational setting; and serving as ethical leaders for the wider community. (MSE)

By committing to the development of partnerships between businesses and their institutions, board members will reinforce higher education's role in making the country competitive again. The result will be a nation whose workers are continuously educated and a university whose role in workforce development is more widely understood and valued.…