Discusses recent changes in higher education, involving psychological depression of faculty and academic administrators due to public skepticism toward colleges and universities. Suggests college and university professors establish a balance among teaching, fundamental research, and service to recreate the boom days of the mid-1960's. (CC)

Job posting, a system which allows properly qualified employees to apply for other jobs within their companies, has developed into a highly successful personnel practice and can be successfully used by companies. (Author/BP)

Pursuant to the July 1979 Remedial Order of the Federal District Court, this document represents the Cleveland Board of Education Administrative Regulations for the desegregation of the Cleveland school system. Seventeen areas are covered by the regulations: transportation, student assignments, safety and security, community relations, student…

A commission of 23 faculty members, students, and an alumnus was appointed to study problems arising from student demonstrations at the University of Minnesota in the fall of 1967, and to recommend policies by which the university could deal with such problems. The commission, appointed by the university's president, was to formulate guidelines by…

To stimulate innovation and the modification of instructional practices as well as to encourage discussion and experimentation aimed at the development of theories about the process of change, some of the new techniques and practices in use at a few colleges and universities are discussed and mechanisms are suggested for generating change.…

Since most of the part-time faculty at Montgomery College (Maryland) teach in the evening, communication with administrators, division chairmen, and department chairmen is often difficult. This handbook was compiled to summarize information useful to part-time faculty members. After a general introduction to the philosophy, objectives, and…

General information on faculty personnel policies and benefits, instructional policies, and services are included in the 1972 faculty handbook for Louisiana State University in New Orleans. (JT)

Outlines of basic information on administrative organization, instructional policies, and conditions of faculty employment are included in this 1975-76 faculty handbook for Bloomsburg State College, Pennsylvania. (JT)

The second revision of this handbook was developed as a practical tool for insurance management for school administrators. The question-and-answer format has been used to enable the busy school administrator to quickly locate and identify his immediate area of concern. The insurance areas discussed are: insurance on real and personal property…

Nationwide, the most frequently reported minimum age for entrance to kindergarten is five on or before the following January first. The most frequently reported minimum age for children to enter first grade is six years on or before January first. These are the findings of a survey completed in 1974. The results further showed that the most common…

Questionnaires designed to find out how institutional policies for evaluating special degrees affected institutional practices in determining initial rank, salary level, tenure status, and eligibility for promotion of faculty members were sent to 27 institutions. The special degrees fell in 4 categories: (1) faculty members with a degree in law…

Cuyahoga Community College (Ohio) conducted this statistical study of community-junior colleges' academic policy concerning the elimination of academic dismissal and failing grades. To obtain data, a sample of 100 institutions was selected from the 698 regionally accredited junior colleges. Percentage representation in the sample was based on the…

This report contains the results of a survey conducted by the Division of Educational Programs and Research of Michigan State University that attempted to obtain specific information concerning the policies of other large universities on issues relating to student life. Questions were asked on (1) student participation in academic governance, (2)…

This kit concerns school board policies that support better school public relations. Its function is two-fold: (1) to draw the board's attention to the importance of getting policy guidelines down in writing; and (2) to provide source materials helpful to the task. There are three underlying premises developed by this kit. The first is that…