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12/95/
ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED184461 AUTHOR: Bramlett, Linda; Marcus, Bruce
TITLE: A Self-Study on the Impact of the Federal Government
on Rice University.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1977
NOTE: 73 p.; For related Sloan Commission documents see HE
012 421-427, HE 012 429-432, HE 012 434-439, HE 012
442-445, HE 012 448-449, HE 012 465-474, HE 012 476-480, HE
012 482 490.
ABSTRACT: Results of a self-study conducted by Rice
University, Texas, on the impact of federal legislation,
especially nondiscrimination legislation, and the influence
of federally-sponsored research are described. A survey was
conducted of department chairmen, administrative staff, and
a few selected faculty through interviewing and
questionnaire administration. Among the legislation that
has had the greatest impact on the university are the Civil
Rights Act of 1964 and the required compliance with
Executive Order 11246, Title IX, and the Rehabilitation Act
of 1973. Title IX has changed the university's policy and
practices relating to athletics and particularly the
intercollegiate athletic program. Action has been taken to
make the university accessible to the handicapped, but
structural modifications of all existing facilities would
impose a significant financial burden. Some major changes
have occurred which have affected the university's
traditional hiring philosophy and practices, administrative
procedures, and finances. Equal Educational Opportunity
legislation and affirmative action regulations were cited
as the federal legislation that had the greatest impact on
the university in the last decade. The Occupational Safety
and Health Act and the Buckley Amendment have also affected
the university. The federal government has been the
principal sponsor of research. Problems created by changes
in government funding priorities and problems encountered
in reporting and documentation required for federal grants
and contracts are reviewed. (SW)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Academic-Records; Accessibility-for
Disabled; Access-to-Education; Affirmative-Action;
Athletics ; Case-Studies; Civil-Rights;
Educational-Finance; Employment-Practices; Equal-Education;
Federal-Aid; Financial-Support; Government-Role;
Institutional-Research; Personnel-Policy; Privacy-;
Private-Colleges; Research Projects; Safety-;
Self-Evaluation-Groups; Work-Environment
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Compliance-Legal; *Federal-Legislation;
*Federal-Regulation; *Government-School-Relationship;
*Higher-Education
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