Survival in the 1980s [microform] : Quality, Mission, and Financing Options / Robert A. Wilson, Ed

Proceedings of the 1982 University of Arizona conference cover two- and four-year college conference sessions, as well as state and institutional perspectives. Topics include college planning in Mexico, consequences of budget reduction strategies, quality and financial structures, public and private competition, state-level formulas, student aid and the federal demise, fiscal stress and resources allocation, and excellence in higher education. Among the 30 papers and authors are the following: "Survival in the 1980s" (Clark Kerr); "Challenges of Excellence in Higher Education" (David Pierpont Gardner); "The National University of Mexico" (Jose Narro, Alfredo L. Fernandez); "Maintaining Quality Programs During Periods of Fiscal Stress" (Robert K. Thompson); "Institutional Management Flexibility: A Strategy for Dealing with Funding Reductions" (Edward A. Carter, Jack C. Blanton); "State Policy Options for Financing Higher Education" (Norman M. Fischer); "Trends in Higher Education Financing" (Paul Brinkman); "Enhancing Institutional and Program Quality" (Clifton F. Conrad); and "A Planning, Budgeting, and Evaluation System: Lessons from Experience" (Leif S. Hartmark). (SW)