Although "naming rights" have proliferated in American higher education for the past several decades, the phenomenon has recently expanded to extraordinary lengths. In this area, academe fits right in with the larger culture, which has named everything from AutoZone Park to Gillette Stadium to the children's wing of your local hospital. Anything…

This study investigated corporate attitudes toward giving to American higher education in order to contribute insight into corporate philanthropy and to facilitate better understanding and improve university and college fund raising strategies. The research design used was ex post facto. A survey instrument was developed to collect attitudinal and…

Questions the rush to support business-school partnerships as the panacea for American education. Lists the benefits of such arrangements. Discusses successful partnerships' characteristics and discusses possible future avenues for partnerships. (CH)

Reviews school-business collaborations in 23 large cities and 85 public school districts from the perspective of superintendents and business leaders. Discusses business' goals and what is involved in business-school partnerships. (MD)

This report focuses on business partnerships with schools. Supporters of school-business partnerships point out many potential benefits to schools, students, businesses, employees, and the community at large, while critics warn against the harmful effects of what they term "schoolhouse commercialism." Topics addressed include corporate…

One way to channel support to schools from local businesses is to invite them to donate funds to school libraries. Soliciting their assistance also increases the number of supporters within the community. (MLF)

The tripling of corporate money in research support at Colorado School of Mines has had a considerable impact on contractual considerations. Governmental agencies normally encourage publication of research while private corporations discourage same. Negotiation processes with companies are discussed. (MLW)

Lists corporations that match gifts of their employees to junior/community colleges. (DMM)

Presents the third annual listing of the HISPANIC 100, the 100 companies providing the most opportunities for Hispanics. Surveys over 500 major U.S. corporations, asking specific questions about these companies' commitment to the advancement of Hispanics. Summarizes the companies' policies, programs, and expenditures relating to assisting…

One answer to the lack of resources in academic and industrial organizations is the formation of business/education relationships that typically provide economic support to academic institutions and needed personnel to specific corporations. Although there are problems associated with the formation of such alliances, it appears that their use is…

A number of bodies have produced guidelines concerning financial support from commercial companies for continuing medical education. Basic principles include independence of the continuing education provider, balanced content, no unusual benefits, and disclosure of potential for bias. (SK)

Describes international efforts to improve environmental education with an emphasis on conserving and preserving nature. Problems include lack of educator training and contradictory information in the media. Governments and corporations are becoming involved in environmental education. The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development…

Describes the rise of an academic-industrial complex through which American and multinational corporations siphon the publicly created resources of universities and thereby convert publicly financed research into private gain. Asserts that this new corporate dominance represents an unprecedented intrusion into the heart of academic freedom which…

Describes different types of partnerships between schools and businesses, discussing the benefits of and drawbacks to the commercial aspects of programs like Pizza Hut's, in which children who read a certain number of books receive free pizza, and programs like Dominos', in which schools receive materials or money in return for students buying…

Our review of Henry Giroux's Stealing Innocence, Alex Molnar's Giving Kids the Business, and Kenneth Saltman's Collateral Damage describes how these authors assess the problems posed by contemporary corporate influences on public schools and considers the solutions they offer to counter those influences. We also examine Henry Levin's edited…