A Master Plan for Higher Education in Illinois; Phase III - An Integrated State System.

Overview & Synopsis

This report addresses a number of critical issues and recommends a variety of steps designed to enable the entire community of Illinois higher education, public and private, to respond. Study committees were appointed by the Board of Higher Education to investigate the following areas: admission and retention of students; institutional size and capacity; teacher preparation; social work education; public administration; legal education; graduate education in the social sciences, engineering, business, biological sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, computer sciences, the humanities and arts, and agriculture; library facilities; community services and continuing education; social justice and higher education in Illinois; higher education and urban poverty; and preparation of junior college teachers. The Board approved all of the recommendations of the staff as they appear in the report. (HS)