Responding to one of the major recommendations in THE NEGRO AND HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE SOUTH--that special financial support be provided for predominantly Negro colleges and universities in order to forge a single high quality system of higher education for the South--the Southern Regional Education Board appointed a task force to examine closely…

American colleges and universities have long been deeply involved in research sponsored by the federal government. The total cost of such research, which is conducted primarily in the service of government missions, has been borne jointly by the government and the universities. In recent years, a growing concern with the costs of…

This manual provides a financial history of Utah's institutions of higher education from 1959-69. Total expenditures and revenues for educational and general purposes are included. Comparative information is given for each institution on: instruction, administrative and general operations, library and museum, physical plant operation and…

To develop community service programs of genuine value, the junior college must have access to adequate funds. The usual sources are regular college funds; fees from enrollees; company, agency, or association sponsorship; and special funds. This paper deals mainly with the special sources--the local district, state board, federal grants, and…

This selected bibliography of materials published by all Federal and many state agencies from 1962 to 1968 is divided into four sections. One deals with occupational and industry manpower literature, including occupational outlook service information, occupational and industry manpower studies, job descriptions, and Federal government careers. The…

Information has been compiled on the patterns of community college finance in 42 states. The author found substantial differences with regard to public responsibility for financing community colleges. Differences were also found in the areas of control and coordination of the colleges and sources of funds for financing their operations and capital…

The programs described in the documents chosen for this review might provide some answers for colleges and universities interested in establishing, or already conducting, programs for high-risk disadvantaged students. The success of these programs indicates that institutions are able to extend their educational services to high-risk students and…

This statement by the American Library Association (ALA) for the Subcommittee on Legislative Appropriations of the House Committee on Appropriations endorses the Library of Congress request for funding in 1975 and requests that funding be increased for the Office of Superintendent of Documents for the same period. The value and importance of…

Public discussion has never witnessed such a welter of proposals for dealing with problems of higher educational finance--proposals for shifting the burden of financing from the present to the future, from the taxpayer to the student, from aiding the institutions to aiding the students, from aid based on need to vouchers for everyone. At its 1974…

The purpose of this paper is to describe and analyze a recent experience with the passage of legislation in Minnesota that gave financial relief to foreign students in public and private colleges. This bill provides for (1) grants of authority to public institutions to waive the nonresident rate of tuition, while expecting the grantees to pay at…

This collection and analysis of data on minorities in engineering emphasizes: minority engineering students by field, men; minority engineering students by field, women; minority engineering students by degree level; class standing of women and minority engineering students; high school background and standing of women and minority engineering…

The major themes of the book are: (1) The Federal government should provide substantially greater funds for higher education, including funds to institutions for general support of educational programs. (2) The institutional support within the totality of federal support programs for higher education includes expenditures for student aid,…

This article suggests that all too often college and university financial reports are meaningless. They indicate the current funds "surplus" or "deficit" that has been the typical university response when asked how the university did that year. In place of this, the university financial support should look at the total picture of the university,…

The hearings before the subcommittee on education of the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, U.S. Senate on Federal Student Assistance Programs are reported with statements by various witnesses. Additional material includes articles concerning comparative information on family income for educational needs and an analysis of the Basic…

This preliminary report ascertains trends in state funding in higher education based on questionnaire responses of 42 of the 50 states. A more complete analysis is expected to be available at a later date. Initial results indicate (1) total state revenue increased for a 5-year period, 1967-68 through 1971-73, by approximately 67%; (2)…