Subject: External Relations and Public Affairs

Miami-Dade Community College (A)

Miami-Dade Community College (A)

The president of the Miami-Dade Community College Kendall Campus spends eighteen months working for the passage of a referendum that would earmark property taxes in Dade County, Florida, to create… READ MORE

Miami-Dade Community College (B)

Miami-Dade Community College (B)

Despite the hurricane, voters pass the tax referendum creating an endowment fund for the college. Controversy erupts when the college uses half of the money for across-the-board salary increases for… READ MORE

University of Colorado System

University of Colorado System

The University of Colorado system is facing major challenges when, in July 2006, Bud Peterson steps into his new role as Chancellor of the Boulder campus. In recent years, the… READ MORE

Harriman College

Harriman College

Startled by statistics on poverty and education in her county, Karen Davis, Director of Adult Programs at Harriman College, considers creating a program at the school to help single mothers… READ MORE

The Kentucky Appropriations Process (A)

The Kentucky Appropriations Process (A)

Faced with inadequate resources, businesses unsatisfied with the quality of their employees, and a series of crises surrounding the state government’s handling of higher education, Jim King, Vice President for… READ MORE