The Council's history and the development of its research program provide insights into the evolutionary nature of its interinstitutional research activities. A case study of the program, which has both consortial and coordinating characteristics, is described. (Author/LBH)

Distributive education (DE) teacher education universities in Indiana completed a consortium testing an exemplary plan to use in followup service activities with first- and second-year distributive education teachers. How the plan was developed and ways in which it was successful are discussed. (HD)

The nineteenth in a series of university profiles on instructional technology, this report describes the work of the New Hampshire College and University Council (NHCUC). Although the program is a fledgling one, it is a concept so potentially useful to small, poor institutions that it merits attention. (Editor/LBH)

In 1998, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) began developing what is now the Appalachian Higher Education (AHE) Network. The AHE Network, currently composed of eight centers, has the mission of increasing the college-going rate in Appalachia, the numbers of students who continue their education directly after graduating high school. This…

This article offers concrete steps schools must take to remedy the under-representation of minority persons in the health profession. Small institutions can band together in an educational consortium like the Philadelphia Center for Health Careers, Inc., to provide comprehensive information, guidance, admissions assistance, financial aid and…

The crisis in higher education has generated a movement toward statewide and regional cooperation among colleges and universities. An example is the Academic Affairs Conference of Midwestern Universities, a consortium of five institutions in Illinois and Indiana. Describes the AACMU development. (Author)

The critical issues of the effect of Consortia on cooperating institutions and interinstitutional planning are problems of reciprocity and autonomy, coordination of programs among diverse institutions, and strategies for campus involvement and leadership. (Author/JN)

Presents text of a speech presented at five of eight 2-day regional forums which identifies and clarifies the roles, responsibilities, resources, and relationships of a consortia of individuals from government, labor, education, and industry. (Editor/SB)

Contains text of a speech presented at two of eight 2-day regional forums which emphasizes the value of school-industry cooperation. (SB)

Voluntary cooperative consortia among colleges and universities are increasing and show promising potential strength. (IR)

Cooperative efforts of a research facility, university training programs and local public schools' speech services to hearing children that resulted in an experimental consortium of preservice and inservice education are described. A model for consortium development is discussed, as is the impact on personnel preparation and professional…

Describes collection evaluation tool available to Research Libraries Group (RLG) institutions which provides overview, arranged by subject, of existing collection strengths and future collecting intensities of RLG members. Antecedents of the tool and an online version are discussed. Seven references, definitions of collecting levels, and language…

Discusses the need for more involvement by Black students and scholars in the study of the needs and problems of this country's Black population. Calls for a collective effort on the part of Black institutions to systematically conduct research for and about American Blacks. (Author/BE)

Addressed are questions raised during seminars designed to bring television station and college personnel into closer working relationships, including, among others, the nature of telecourses, formation and operation of a consortium, and use of cable to deliver telecourses. (Author/JN)