PRELIMINARY PROGRAM - 31st National Conference on Higher Education - March 7-10, 1976

Oct 13, 2026

Preliminary program for the 31st National Conference on Higher Education, scheduled March 7–10, 1976 at the Conrad Hilton in Chicago. It outlines conference topics and featured speakers from organizations within and outside higher education, including discussions of education purposes, student choice, quality and equality, and the liberal arts in a vocational society. The program also describes related regional conferences, workshop structure for campus teams, fees, registration details, and contact information for resource staff.

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PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

31st National Conference on Higher Education

Regional Conferences and Registration

Program Workshops and Fees

Major Speakers and Sessions

COLEGE&UNIVERSITY Epstein # PRELIMINARY PROGRAMREADIED FOR CONFERENCE Opinion shapers inside and outsidehigher education willoffer their views onthe present problems and future roles ofcolleges and universities in America at the31st Nationa Conference on Higher Edu-cation,March 7-10,1976,at the ConradHilton in Chicago.A preliminary programfor the conference,listing topics and thepeople who will address them begins onpage 7. Providing inside views: ·Stephen K.Bailey,vice presidentAmerican Council on Education,will ex-plore the idea of "Education and the freeself."Bailey will draw his remarks from hisforthcoming book,Purposes of Education,scheduled for publication on BicentennialDay ● William Birenbaum,president of Sta-ten Island Community College,will talkabout "The national disaster in New York:A case study in new opportunities forhigher education." Cross Bennett ·K.Patricia Cross,visiting universityprofessor,University of Nebraska,wil dis-cuss ways to improve student choicesamong a staggering number of educa-tional offerings.Cross also has a new bookcoming out,Accent on Learning. “EQUALITY”31stNationalConferenceon HigherEducation Among the off-campus observers of theacademic scene—those who speak abouthigher education rather than for it or fromit—are three prominent editors: ● Lerone Bennett,Jr.,senior editor ofEbony magazine,wil take part in a paneldiscussion,called "Report card onAmerica,"which will be the closing gen-eral session. ● Noel Epstein,education editor of theWashington Postwill discuss "Quality,equalityand academic hypocracy." ● And Frank Reissman,editor of SocialPolicy magazine,will talk about "The lib-eral arts in a vocationally oriented soci-ety." March 7-10,1976 Conrad Hilton,Chicago Also included in this issue(page 6)is anadvance registration form for the confer-ence. 2 Two meetings remain in this series ofthree regional conferences cosponsoredby AAHE,the Education Commission ofthe States,and the Research Project onStudents and Collective Bargaining. Ann Arbor,Michigan,February 13-15 Washington,DC,March 19-21 Ramada Inn,Rosslyn An opportunity for students,faculty,ad-ministrators,members of governingboards,and state and federal officials tolearn about and discuss: ·the impact of academic collective bar-gaining on students ● the role of student involvement in thecollective bargaining process. The registration fee($55 regular,$40 forstudents)covers the program,materials,Friday night reception,and Friday andSaturday night dinners. Resource staff will include: Kathleen Brouder,associate director ofthe Research Project on Students and Col-lective Bargaining.Before coming to theResearch Project,she was on the staff ofthe National Student Association. Neil S.Bucklew,vice president and act-ing provost,Central Michigan University.He is author of "Unionized Students onCampus,"and several similar articles. Thomas A.Emmet,special assistant tothe president,Regis College,ahighly re-garded consultant on the problems inher-ent in academic collective bargaining. Ray A.Howe,associate superintendent ofthe Dearborn Public Schoois(Michigan),author of much used publications on cam-pus employment relations. Alan R.Shark,directorof the ResearchProject on Students and Collective Bar-gaining and a staff member of the Ameri-can Association of State Colleges andUniversities. Terrence N.Tice,professor of philosophy,School of Education,University ofMichigan.He is author of Faculty Bargain-ing in the Seventies and related works. For additional information,write: Research Project on Students and Col- lective Bargaining 2000P Street NW,Suite 305 Washington,DC 20036 (202)785-2322 # Program The Michigan Union Regional Friday and Saturday January 23-24,1976 Washington Hilton Hotel Washington,DC This workshop will be similar to the highlysuccessful workshop held in February of1975,to help campus "teams"with a vari-ety of tasks and missions to improve thei

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What is the purpose of the preliminary program for this conference?

It lists conference topics and the people addressing them, outlining themes and sessions for the 31st National Conference on Higher Education.

Where and when will the 31st National Conference on Higher Education be held?

The conference is scheduled for March 7–10, 1976, at the Conrad Hilton in Chicago.

What does the program say about campus teams and workshop activities?

It describes a workshop to help campus teams set goals, establish priorities, develop plans, take action, address conflict, generate support, build community, and evaluate program effectiveness.

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