In 1995 the Alabama Commission on Higher Education developed a new 5-year plan for higher education that emphasized cooperation among all stakeholders. The plan is designed to focus attention on important strategic issues facing Alabama higher education and the state, and to forge new or enhanced relationships to work cooperatively toward common…

This document provides state minimum core curricula for each two- and four-year institution of higher education in Arkansas, determined by the Department of Higher Education. Courses within this core are to apply toward the general education core curriculum requirements for baccalaureate degrees at state-supported institutions and should be fully…

This report describes changes in executive compensation in California public colleges and universities between 2002-03 and 2003-04. It also provides information comparing compensation at the two universities with comparable institutions over the last 11 years. .

This resource guide is an alphabetical listing of information on Arizona's universities, colleges, and career schools. Each institution has unique admission guidelines, program requirements, and course offerings.This guide recommends that candidates who have narrowed their school choices to several institutions should:(1) Call the schools they are…

The "Capital Construction Budget Recommendations and Prioritization 2003-2005 Biennium" provides priority and funding recommendations for capital construction budget requests at the Nebraska State Colleges, the University of Nebraska and the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture at Curtis. The Coordinating Commission for…

Examines the events leading up to the passage of the Smith-Lever Act. Reviews the formalization of early extension activities and relates the establishment of a formal relationship between federal, state, and county governments and the university to the creation of the Cooperative Extension Service. (Author/SK)

Describes the author's experience at a community college over the past 30 years. Talks about how community colleges and their students have changed. (TB)

A federal appeals court has ruled that there are legitimate reasons a state can operate a single-sex college, provided appropriate programs exist for men and women. Virginia Military Institute provides "adversative" education, grueling physical training without privacy, that would suffer if women were admitted. A proposed separate…

A federal judge's specifications for desegregating Mississippi's state colleges are excerpted from a recent court ruling. Issues addressed include the state's formula for financing colleges, whether the case should focus on students or institutions, the missions of historically black colleges and predominantly white institutions, and campus…

The State University of New York College at Brockport's experience in overcoming organizational challenges to implementing a successful sponsored research program is outlined step by step. A key to program success has been psychological support and supportive climate for faculty and staff through every stage of grant seeking. (Author/MSE)

Follows up on an article published in the Spring 1999 edition of Inquiry regarding the Work Keys system being advanced by several of the community colleges of Virginia as a means of assessing and developing occupational skills. Evaluates the Work Keys system relative to accepted curriculum design use in Virginia's business community. (VWC)

The University of Maryland Foundation is managing the endowments of three other Maryland state institutions and is negotiating to do so for two more. The foundation pools the endowment funds, decides on investment strategies, and hires companies to make the investments. The smaller colleges earn better returns, but some observers are concerned…

Examined the relationship between five independent variables (gender, race, ACT Composite Score, high school GPA, and Pell Grant status) and one dichotomous dependent variable (baccalaureate degree completion) at public colleges/universities in Mississippi. Found that high school GPA was generally the strongest predictor of degree completion,…