Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act and Related Measures, Part I. Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, Ninety-Sixth Congress, First Session (March 20, 28, 29; April 10 and 26, 1979).

Overview & Synopsis

The transcript of the March 1979 hearings in the U.S. House of Representatives on the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act and related measures are compiled in this document. The hearings were held to review not only the programs that expire in 1979 but all higher education programs that come under the jurisdiction of the House Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. Included in the testimony are discussions concerning: state educational opportunity programs, equal opportunity in higher education, student services, veterans programs, civil rights, Upward Bound Project, United States Student Association, college assistance migrant program, American Indian higher education, minorities in higher education, cooperative education, community and junior colleges, adult education, interinstitutional programs, library schools, developing institutions, and student financial aid programs. Testimony is presented by both government officials and institutional representatives. (SF)