Higher Education Reform

A Student's-Eye View of Education's Fall and Decline
Explores : why : a : more : innovative : and : progressive : approach : to : education : is : held : back : by : an : institutional : mindset : that : is : threatened : by, : and : even : hostile : to, : revolutionary : changes.
http://edutrue.tripod.com/b-files/decline.html

American Council of Alumni and Trustees
Committed : to : academic : excellence : and : freedom : of : expression : in : higher : education.
http://www.goacta.org

Coalition for Higher Education Act Reform
Recommends : revision : of : the : U.S. : Higher : Education : Act : which : denies : or : delays : financial : aid : to : students : with : drug : offenses.
http://www.raiseyourvoice.com/

Critical Mass
Dedicated : to : commentary : on : the : state : of : American : academe.
http://www.erinoconnor.org/

Discourse on Shamefulness
An : essay : that : argues : for : the : traditional : literary : canon : at : the : English : Department : in : the : University : of : Houston.
http://www.abortionessay.com/essay/files/Shamefulness/

Foundation Coalition
An : NSF-sponsored : initiative : funding : systemic : reform : in : undergraduate : engineering : education : at : seven : schools.
http://fc1.tamu.edu/

Foundation Coalition Program
Overview, : online : tour, : new : items, : success : stories, : coalition : differences, : people, : related : links, : resources, : and : a : site : map.
http://fc1.tamu.edu/

Foundation for Individual Rights in Education
"FIRE : is : a : nonprofit : educational : foundation : devoted : to : free : speech, : individual : liberty, : religious : freedom, : the : rights : of : conscience, : legal : equality, : due : process, : and : academic : freedom" : in : American : universities.
http://www.thefire.org/index.php3

Higher Education Act: Reauthorization Status and Issues
A : review : of : U.S. : federal : education : policy, : including : the : Higher : Education : Act, : Pell : Grants, : student : loans, : teacher : training, : and : distance : education.
http://www.policyalmanac.org/education/archive/crs_higher_education.shtml

Impact of Internet on Higher Education
Report : examining : major : university : presidents' : perceptions : of : the : impact : of : Internet : on : education : & : pressures : that : promote : & : inhibit.
http://members.aol.com/rebryn/

National Alliance for College Athletics Reform
Dedicated : to : insuring : that : big-time : college : sports : do : not : compromise : the : educational : missions : of : colleges : and : universities.
http://members.aol.com/NAFCAR/

National Alliance for College Athletics Reform
Organization : for : fighting : college : sports : corruption.
http://members.aol.com/NAFCAR/

National Association For College Athletic Reform (NAFCAR)
Considers : NCAA : sports : to : be : exploitative : and : corrupt, : and : seeks : aggressive : reforms : to : re-emphasize : academics : to : student : athletes.
http://members.aol.com/NAFCAR/

Pope Center for Higher Education Policy
Conservative : public : policy : organization : publishing : white : papers : and : other : reports : on : how : to : improve : higher : education. : Global : in : interest, : but : having : a : special : emphasis : on : North : Carolina.
http://www.popecenter.org/

Re-envisioning the Ph.D. Project
Dedicated : to : fostering : national/international : discussion : and : initiatives : that : address : the : question: : How : can : we : re-envision : the : Ph.D. : to : meet : the : societal : needs : of : the : 21st : Century?
http://www.grad.washington.edu/envision/

Re-envisioning the Ph.D. Project
Dedicated : to : fostering : national/international : discussion : and : initiatives : that : address : the : question: : How : can : we : re-envision : the : Ph.D. : to : meet : the : societal : needs : of : the : 21st : Century?
http://www.grad.washington.edu/envision/

Rutgers After Lawrence: Reforming a Once-Great University
Faculty : essay : on : the : reforms : needed : at : Rutgers : University : to : strengthen : academics : and : reduce : the : destructive : impact : of : Division : I : athletics.
http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~wcd/oharalet.htm

Society for Academic Freedom and Scholarship
Goals, : activities, : newsletter, : membership : info, : and : articles : on : current : issues : from : SAFS, : which : seeks : to : uphold : academic : freedom : and : high : standards : against : political : correctness : at : universities : in : Canada.
http://www.safs.ca/

Student Diversity Program at Cal State Fullerton
The : SDP : is : designed : to : address : the : retention : of : "At : Risk" : students. : Using : unconventional : methods : of : intervention, : SDP : has : demonstrated : over : 90% : success : at : California : State : University, : Fullerton.
http://www.fullerton.edu/studentdiversity/

Student Loan Hell
Biblical : argument : for : abolishing : the : ban : on : student : loan : bankruptcy : discharge, : as : well : as : links : to : other : student : loan : information : sites.
http://geocities.com/studentloanhell/

The Collegiate Way: Residential Colleges and Higher Education Reform
Reforming : campus : life : by : dividing : large : universities : into : small : residential : colleges : like : those : at : Oxford : and : Cambridge.
http://www.collegiateway.org

The Futures Project
Analysis : of : the : role : market : forces : play : in : higher : education : with : the : goal : of : developing : and : implementing : thoughtful, : market-oriented : policy : options.
http://www.futuresproject.org

The Irascible Professor
Irreverent : commentary : on : the : state : of : education : in : America : today, : by : Dr. : Mark : H. : Shapiro : and : guest : writers.
http://irascibleprofessor.com

The Learning Community Commons
The : National : Learning : Communities : Project : provides : cutting-edge : academic : learning : community : work : in : undergraduate : education : across : the : United : States.
http://learningcommons.evergreen.edu

The National Academy for Academic Leadership
The : academy : educates : academic : decision : makers : to : be : leaders : institutional : change : that : improves : student : learning. : Administrators : and : faculty : will : develop : the : knowledge : and : skills : to : effect : systemic : institutional : change.
http://www.thenationalacademy.org

The Pew Charitable Trusts
Reports : from : research : grantees : addressing : issues : in : higher : education : reform.
http://www.pewtrusts.com/ideas/index.cfm?issue=22

The Shadow University: The Betrayal of Liberty of America's Campuses
How : university : administrators, : particularly : in : campus : student : affairs : divisions, : have : abridged : the : civil : liberties : of : students : and : faculty : members, : and : what : can : be : done : to : redress : the : problem.
http://www.shadowuniv.com

Tuition-free MIT
A : radical : proposal : arguing : that : schools : such : as : the : Massachusetts : Institute : of : Technology, : which : have : many : ties : to : wealthy : corporations, : should : not : charge : their : students : tuition.
http://philip.greenspun.com/school/tuition-free-mit.html

UEdge
Providing : case : study : analysis : and : informed : opinions : about : higher : education : policy : and : works : to : assist : students : and : the : general : public : to : understand : key : issues : that : affect : them.
http://www.uedge.org

University of Illinois College of Medicine Expose
A : brief : expose : by : a : former : medical : student : of : the : practices : which : occurred : at : the : largest : medical : school : in : the : Midwest : in : the : 1990s.
http://ourworld.cs.com/palexa39757/myhomepage/business.html

University Secrets: An Indictment of Higher Education
University : Secrets : is : the : full : text : of : a : book : describing : higher : education's : failure : to : educate : students : and : its : exploitive : transfers : of : funds. : It : criticizes : grades, : SATs, : tracking, : and : housing : policies.
http://universitysecrets.com/

Vermont Campus Compact
A : higher : education : organization : promoting : greater : institutional : commitment : to : community : service, : service : learning, : and : local : partnerships
http://www.middlebury.edu/~vcc/