Oversight Hearing on the Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, First Session, Hearing Held in New Brunswick, NJ, June 21, 1991, Volume 4This document presents testimony and statements from one of a series of Congressional field hearings intended to critically review all the programs associated with the Higher Education Act of 1965. Issues addressed in the testimony and prepared statements include: how the United States can maximize the number of students, including non-traditional students and first generation students, in postsecondary education; how the United States can encourage more students to pursue graduate studies, including women and minorities in underrepresented fields; means of improving the financial aid system in order to reach the entire spectrum of middle America; means of improving educational quality; and ways of allowing students to choose among the entire spectrum of postsecondary opportunities while minimizing loan defaults. The testimony and statements include numerous observations concerning the status of higher education in the State of New Jersey. Testimony was delivered by presidents, deans, directors of financial aid and student representatives from various New Jersey universities and colleges, as well as by officers of several governmental and other agencies concerned with education. Eighteen prepared statements, letters, and supplemental materials are included. (GLR) |
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