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12/95/
ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED184430 AUTHOR: Bernhard, John T.; Hannah, Robert W.
TITLE: Effects of Government Regulations on Higher
Education.
YEAR PUBLISHED: (1978)
NOTE: 273 p.; For related Sloan Commission documents, see
ED 161 306, ED 176 679, ED 179 174, ED 180 273, 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. Not available in paper copy due to marginal
legibility
ABSTRACT: Results of a self-study conducted by Western
Michigan University on the effects of government
regulations on higher education are presented. The
self-study, conducted with the aid of questionnaires,
followup visits, or telephone calls, addressed the
following main concerns: (1) academic programs; (2)
maintenance, buildings, physical plant, and other related
areas; (3) personnel policies; (4)student services; and (5)
research activities. The university has started
centralizing procedures and policies for complying with
equal employment legislation and has appointed an
affirmative action officer. The Buckley Amendment made it
necessary for the records office to retain a lawyer. In
general, records office personnel feel that the legal
constraints interfere with normal services. Records office
personnel also expressed frustration over the fact that
many federal reports have been computerized by the
university at great initial expense of money, time, and
effort. Complying with the Occupational Safety and Health
Act's safety regulations has also been costly. The
administration, staffing, and operation of the office of
financial aids and scholarships is entirely dictated by
federal regulations and procedures. An outline is presented
of costs to the university to comply with federal
requirements for the following areas: facilities, personnel
policies and action, students, and academic programs.
Financial aid reports and forms/responses of the self-study
are appended. (SW)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Academic-Records; Affirmative-Action; Case
Studies; College-Programs; Educational-Finance; Employment
Practices; Facilities-; Federal-Legislation; Government
Role; Institutional-Research; Personnel-Policy;
Recordkeeping-; Records-Forms; Research-Projects; Safety-;
Student-Financial-Aid; Work-Environment
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Compliance-Legal; *Federal-Regulation;
*Government-School-Relationship; *Higher-Education; *Self
Evaluation-Groups
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