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ERIC #:
EJ446111
Title:
Earmarks Seen Helping Colleges to Hold Down Overhead Rules.
Authors:
Cordes, Colleen
Descriptors:
Costs; Facility Improvement; Federal Aid; Federal Government; Federal Regulation; Higher Education; Operating Expenses; Public Policy; Research Projects; Research Universities
Source:
Chronicle of Higher Education, v38 n39 pA23 Jun 3 1992
A study found that a typical research university would raise its overhead rate significantly if it constructed a new building by borrowing or using its own money, but, if it won a congressional earmark, the overhead rate could decline slightly. This encourages colleges to seek construction money directly from Congress. (MSE)
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