Nineteen members of the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education, as well as other educational administrators, teachers, and writers, comment on a review of the Commission's study of higher education. (Author/PG)

Clark Kerr reviews 13 years with the Carnegie Commission and Carnegie Council, recalling concerns, approaches, reconsiderations, and results. The goal of both the Commission and the Council was to make effective public policy toward higher education and increase understanding of higher education. (Author/MLW)

Author investigated how the fine arts can become a more accepted and integrated part of higher education. (Author/RK)

The major theme of the Carnegie Commission's report is that higher education has a good record for integrity. However, there are serious concerns: grade inflation, recruiting practices, vandalism. Governing boards can play an important role in addressing the problems. One example is the survey inspired by the University of Delaware board.…

Findings of the Carnegie Commission on selective admissions and the consideration of race as a criterion relevant to admissions decision are reported. The two-step process recommended includes first eliminating from consideration applicants who do not meet the minimal standard of admissibility, and second, considering racial experience along with…

This is a report of the observations and activities of a group of Americans who visited China to study the Chinese attempt to integrate education with work. As well as general observations by the 22 group members, accounts are included of visits made to specific schools and workplaces. In addition, the report contains a background paper on…

Demographers estimate the US population will zoom to 320 million by the year 2000, 85% of whom will concentrate in some 200 metropolitan areas. Large segments of the population already live in the cities, which suffer from problems that provide interested urban universities with opportunities for meaningful urban studies and programs. It is…