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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 104 295 BE 006 423 TITLE Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Education ofthe Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, United States Senate, Ninety-Third Congress, Second Session on Lxamination of the Financial Plight, the Stability and Conditions of Higher Education Institutions. INSTITUTION Congress of the U.S., Washington, D.C. Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. PUB DATE 74 NOTE 369p.; Several pages may reproduce poorly EDRS PRICE HF-50.76 HC-318.40 PLUS POSTAGE DESCRIPTORS Colleges; *Educational Finance; *Federal Legislation; Financial Needs; *Financial Problems; *Higher Education; Institutional Environment; Private Schools; State Colleges; State Universities; *Universities ABSTRACT Oversight hearings before the subcommittee on Education of the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare,United States Senate, Ninety-third Congress examinethe financial plight, and the stability .nd conditions of higher educationinstitutions. Testimony and statistical data are presented. (NJN) HIGHER EDUCATION OVERSIGHT, 1974 HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION OF THE 115 COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND PUBLIC WELFARE UNITED STATES SENATE NINETY-THIRD CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON EXAMINATION OF THE FINANCIAL PLIGHT, THE STABILITY AND CONDITIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS NOVEMBER 20 AND 27, 1974 U S DEPARTMENT np HEOI TH. EDUCATION &WELFARE- NATIONAL iNsi; ru OF -"""?!4EDUCA A'.A. ,NKt A R F " ":**4 A. ."!,:. OR -7, CO Nn' '4F. ...;r1C.A! F"'",Aa. Y QiPki .N31, I. TL C.. ; Y Printed for the use of the Committee on Labor nnd Public Welfare J U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 48-034 WASHINGTON :1910 Eil COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND PUBLIC WELFARE HARRISON A. WILLIAMS, JR., New Jersey, Chairman JENNINGS RANDOLPH, West Virginia JACOB K. JAVITS, New York CLAIBORNE. PELL, Rhode Island I'ETER II. DOMINICK, Colorado EDWARD M. KENN E JY, Massachusetts RICHARD S. SCHWEIKER, Pennsylvania GAYLORD NELSON, Wisconsin ROBERT TAFT, 'ht., Ohio WALTER F. MONDALE, Minnesota J. GLENN BEALL, JR., Maryland THOMAS F. EAULETON, Missouri ROBERT T. STAFFORD, Vermont ALAN CRANSTON, California HAROLD E. HUGHES, Iowa WILLIAM D. HATHAWAY, Maine Joszeit I'. MCMURRAY, Staff Director and Chkf Legislative Counsel :MARJORIE M. WHITTAKER, Chief Ckrk RoY H. MILLEN:lost, Minority Staff Director JAY B. CUTLER, MiHOTity Counsel SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION CLAIBORNE PELL, Rhode Island, Chairman JENNINGS RANDOLPH, West Virginia PETER II. DOMINICK, Colorado HARRISON A. WILLIAMS, JR., Now Jersey JACOB K. JAVITS, New York EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts RICHARD S. SCHWEIKE B., Pennsylvania WALTER F. MONDALE, Minnesota J. GLENN BEALL, JR.. Maryland THOMAS F. EAGLETON, Missouri ROBERT T. STAFFORD, Vermont ALAN CRANt,TON, California WILLIAM D. IIATIIAWAY, Maine STEPHEN J. WEXLER. Counsel RICHARD D. SMITH, Associate Counsel RoY H. MILLENsoN, Minority Projetsional Staff Member CONTENTS CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF WITNESSES TUESDAY, NOVEMBEP 26, 1974 Page Bailey, Dr. Stephen K., vice president, American Councilon Education; Keith Spalding, president, Franklin and Marshall College, chairman, board of directors, Association of American Colleges; J. Harry Smith, chancellor, Essex County College; Dale R. Corson, president, Cornell University; Robert. J. Kibbee, chancellor, City University of New York; Richard R. Bond, president, University of Northern Colorado,a panel representing the major subdivisions of education 3 Randolph, Hon. Jennings, a U.S. Senator from the State of West Virginia__ 2 Smith, J. Harry, president, Essex County, College, Newark, N.J 20 Bond, Richard It., president, University of Northern Colorado 27 Corson. Dale R., president, Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y 31 Spalding, Keith, president, Franklin and Marshall College, chairman, board of directors, Association of American Colleges 37 Kibbee, Robert J., chancellor of the City University of New York_ TA WEDNESDAY, NOvEMPER 27, 1974 Kane, Joseph P., associate director, Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities; Rev. James Finlay, S.J., president, Fordham University; Dr. Carl Fjellman, president, Upsala College; and the Very Reverend Thomas R. Peterson, 0. P., president, Providence College,a panel representing religions-oriented colleges 122 Richard A. Fulton, executive director and general counsel, Association of Independent Colleges and Schools; Dana Hart, executive secretary of the Accrediting Commission of the Association of Independent Colleges and Schools; George Brennan, president, Bay State Junior College of Business in Boston; and Eugene Axelrod, president, CLASCO Division MCI) Enterprises, Inc., the management company which owns the NVtohington Seaool for Secretaries and the Computer Learning Center; a panel representing the Association of Independent Colleges and Schools 156 Fisher, Miles M. IV, executive secretary, National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education; Dr. Charles A. Lyons, Jr., chancellor, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, N.C., president, National Associatioe for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education; Dr. J. Louis Stokes, president, Utica Junior College, Utica, Miss.; and Dr. Milton K. Curry, Jr., president, Bishop College, Dallas, Tex 334 STATEMENTS Association of American Colleges, prepared statement 40 Association of Independent Colleges and Schools 170 Bailey, Dr. Stephen K., vice president, American Council on Education; Keith Spalding, president, Franklin and Marshall College, chairman, hoard of directors, Association of American Colleges; J. Harry Smith, chancellor, Ess( x County College; Dale R. Corson, president, Cornell University; Robert J. Kibbee, chancellor, City University of New York; Richard It. Bond, president University of Northern Colorado, a panel representing the major subdivisions of education 3 Bond, Richard R., president, University of Northern Colorado 27 CLASCO Division MCI) Enterprises, Inc., Eugene Axelrod, president (with exhibits and attachments) 187 IV Page Corson, Dale It., president, Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y 31 Fisher, Miles M. IV, executive secretary, National Association for Equal Opportunity in higher Education; Dr. Charles A. Lyons, Jr., elianeellor, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, N.C., president, National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education; Dr. J. Louis Stokes, president, Utica Junior College, Utica, Miss.; and Dr. Milton K. Curry, Jr., president, Bishop College, Dallas, Tex :334 Prepared statement_ 346 Fulton, Itichar0 A., executive director and general counsel, Association of Independent Colleges atm Schools; Dana Hart, executive secretary of the Accrediting Commission of the Association of Independent Colleges and Schools; George Brennan, president, Bay State Junior College of Business in Boston; and Eugene Axelrod, president, Clasco Division MC D Enterprises, Inc., the management company which owns the Washington School for Secretaries and the Computer Learning Center; a panel representing the Association of Independent Colleges and Scho ds 156 Prepared joint statement (wit h attachments) 170 Kane, Joseph P., associate director, Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities; Rev. James Finlay, S.J., president, Fordhan University; Dr. Carl Fjellman, president, Upsala College: and the Very Reverend Thomas It. Peterson, O.P., president, Providence College, a panel rep- resenting religious-oriented colleges 122 Kibhee, Robert J., chancellor of the City University of New York National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, pre- pared statement 346 Randolph, lion. Jennings, a U.S. Senator from the State of West Virginia__ 2 Smith, J. Harry, president, Essex County, College, Newark, N.J 20 Spalding,Keith, president, Franklin and Marshall College, chairman, board of directors, Association of American Colleges 37 Prepared statement 40 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Articles, publications, etc.: Financial information for Senate subcommittee, memorandum from William II. Walton, treasurer, Upsala College to Dr. Carl Fjellman, president, Upsala College, Nov. 25, 1974 132 General Health of Higher Education Today: The Dilemma of His- torically Black Public Colleges and Universities, by Dr. Charles A. Lyons, Jr., chancellor, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, N.C., Nov. 27, 1974 357 Office memorandum, Delta College, Michigan, Re Price Comparison_ 23 ReflectionsonStudent FinancialAidPolicies, by Miles Mark Fisher IV, executive secretary, National Association for Equal Op- portunity in higher Education :351 Selected charts: ('hart1.- Education participation rates by income level, race and Spanish origin, October 1972 (excluding high school dropouts) _ S ('hart 2.Population trends in United States: Selected age groups, 1960-80 9 Chart 3.Attitudes of noncollege youth toward work and education 1973 10 Chart 4. Percent of State populations within commuting distance of a free-access college. 11 ('hart 5.--Percent of high school graduates enrolling as first-time undergraduates, fall 1968, by State 12 Chart Ii. -Cost increases in fuel, by region, 1972-73 to 1973-74 13 ('hart 7.Current funds revenues as a percent of expenditures of institutions of higher education, by control of institution: Aggregate United States 14 Chart S.-- Ten-year comparison of ennillment and educational and general budget of Iiiram College, 1964-74 _ ._ . _ . 15 ('hart 9.The Federal share of n -viiits of institutions of higher education, by control of institutions 16 V Selected Charts- -Continued Page Chart 10.--Trtnd,-. in Federal need-based stutieut grants, in million dollars.. .. - 17 ('hart1 1.--Trends