Observations were conducted in three county councils to find out whether the government's ambition to develop Learning Disability Partnership Boards (as expressed in the White Paper "Valuing people") are being realized. All the partnerships practiced various inclusive activities in order to involve people with learning disabilities in…

Government investigations into alleged conflicts of interest in student-aid programs continue and now have widened to include study-abroad programs. It seems as if almost every day the news contains reports concerning possible questionable practices by colleges and universities. In this article, the authors discuss current scandals and possible…

Controversies on several campuses in recent months have aroused passions of alumni groups that have directly challenged the authority of trustees. Board members, which have ultimate fiduciary responsibility, cannot permit aggrieved, aggressive alumni to thwart change, drive strategy, or redefine the institution's mission. Alumni are the most…

When the author ran into other recent graduates at the American Library Association (ALA) annual conference in New Orleans in 2006, several told her they were not happy with their jobs. After months of searching, they settled for positions in isolated rural libraries, have jobs with little responsibility, or are expected to manage their staff…

Higher education in New Jersey has arrived at a decisive moment. After twenty years of declining State funding and increased tuitions, the fortunes of citizens and the state hang in the balance. Student access to an affordable college education and the economic prosperity of the state are at stake. Increased funding is essential, but so too are…

This handbook contains eight sections and thirty-four short chapters on topics related to being a member of a California community college governing board. The eight sections are: (1) California Community Colleges; (2) The Governing Board; (3) Toward An Effective Board; (4) Policy, Planning and Monitoring; (5) The Board and the CEO; (6)…

The purpose of this study was to gather information on what the role of university presidential spouses should be as reported by spouses and chairs of boards of trustees at member institutions of the Association of American Universities (AAU). Data were gathered from a survey that was mailed to spouses and trustees during the summer of 1989. At…

Included in this compilation are all changes in New York State Education Law enacted through the December 1981 legislative session, and all changes in the New York State Board of Regents Rules and the Education Commissioner's Regulations through December 1981, which pertain to the administration and operation of public and association libraries in…

Briefly discusses the financial pressure necessitating college closing, the timing of the announcement to the public, and the need for assisting students to make appropriate transfers. (CJ)

Statement adapted from report to appear later in 1969, entitled "Strengthening Higher Education in Colorado.

In spite of the social trust placed in junior college boards, we have no published research on the members' characteristics. Since California has led in setting up a legal basis for junior college growth, this study analyzed certain attributes of the state's trustees. Assumptions were that trustees (1) formulate basic policy, (2) act out of…

In 1967 California created a Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges to assume the responsibilities then held by the State Board of Education and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction. The law also directed the Coordinating Council for Higher Education to appoint a committee to recommend the proper functions of the new…

The University of the State of New York is unique in the Union and the oldest continuous State educational administrative agency in America. It is a university without walls, it has no employed faculty and no matriculated students; yet all students and all faculty in New York State are integral parts of it. There are many advantages and some…