Voluntary accreditation is considered to be the strength of the American educational system. Presently, the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation (COPA) is the umbrella organization in the field of accreditation representing approximately 7,000 colleges, universities, and professional programs. The major mandate of COPA is to build and strengthen…

For colleges and universities, faculty unionism has evidenced the potential to change significantly the nature of institutional relationships. Collective bargaining has brought into the system a different philosophy than the traditional scholarly one of shared authority. As a result, collective bargaining has created a new dimension for governing…

The Commission on Academic Governance was charged by the president of the University of Victoria with the responsibility of making recommendations concerning the governance of the university for the immediate future. Suggestions were made for a number of organizational changes. The duties and responsibilities were set down from all persons…

The development function of the 1970's is seen as a test of the management skills of policy-making trustees, decision-making administrators and sales management development officers to plan for and secure financial resources from constituents buffeted by new issues and new forces in American society, in the economy, and in the educational system.…

Critics of the National Education Association (NEA) have often charged that it has been dominated by school and college administrators and, therefore, has failed to reflect adequately the views of teachers, who constitute the vast majority of its membership. However, the growing militance of the NEA during the 1960's would make paradoxical the…

In response to a survey designed to determine the issues of concern existing between community college presidents and boards of trustees, 137 presidents identified and ranked the importance of ten major areas of need: (1) both parties need to understand where the line is drawn between their respective responsibilities; (2) trustees need to…

Four articles designed to assist the individual community college trustee in meeting his or her institutional commitment and to encourage trustee communication are presented. "Women in Higher Education: A Trustee's Viewpoint," by Alberta Perry, describes the specific steps a college should consider to strengthen the effectiveness of its commitment…

This report by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission to the Governor and the General Assembly identifies the major issues facing the state, and makes recommendations. Tennessee must expand educational opportunity for its young people and provide more programs and assistance for disadvantaged and low income youth. The community college program…

This booklet gives details, approved by the British Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity, of grants which will be paid by the Printing and Publishing Industry Training Board (PPITB) in the training year 1 August 1969-31 July 1970. General conditions of grant are noted first, followed by a summary of categories and rates of grant.…

The Special Trustee Committee was charged with investigating the seizure by black students of Willard Straight Hall at Cornell, and all surrounding circumstances, underlying issues and forces that have been troubling the campus. Their report describes the events that occurred between the morning of April 18, through the afternoon of April 23,…

Presented in this document is the agreement between the Board of Supervisors and the Board of Trustees of Jefferson Community College and the Faculty Association of Jefferson Community College for the period from September 1, 1973 through August 31, 1975. Presented in Part I of the agreement are articles concerning negotiation procedures,…

The Council was directed by a state House Resolution to report to the House on institutional conformance with the directive, contained in the same resolution, to: (1) adopt procedures for adequate student input in budgeting and expending services and activities fees; and (2) define those programs and activities for which revenue generated from…

Topics discussed are: (1) student aid and access to postsecondary education (Jack L. Woodward); (2) values in athletics (Grant Dungee); (3) some considerations in planning for postsecondary education (Paul G. Orr); (4) the open university as a challenge for postsecondary education in Mississippi (Cleopatra D. Thompson); and (5) comprehensive…

It is suggested that institutions, professional programs, and accrediting agencies would be better served if the staffs of statewide governing boards were more involved in the accrediting process. This opinion is shared by administrators in central offices of multicampus college and university systems, but institutions and accrediting agencies…

Traditionally California has relied on local boards to manage and control community colleges and maintain their responsiveness to local needs. This form of governance is threatened by the possibility of a dramatic shift in financial resources from the local to the state level. (LS)