Support Activities Focused on the Leadership Role of the Liberal Arts Colleges in Maintaining America's Scientific Productivity into the 21st Century

代表30所顶尖文理学院的独立学院办公室将开展为期一年的活动，重点关注文理学院在维持21世纪美国科学生产力方面的领导作用。获选为文科界别代表的计划参加者将：-找出教育界这一部门所面临的挑战，包括检讨现有的研究；-审查目前正在进行的方案，以应对这些挑战，并确定现有资源是否充足，以支持这些方案；-确定在未来十年需要采取哪些步骤，以维持和扩大私立文理学院的能力，以保持其在科学管道和发展科学素养社会中的关键环节的地位；-拟订立场文件，确定采取这些步骤的行动计划议程，并计划在1990年秋季召开一次国民大会审议该行动计划。受资助者、独立学院办公室、参与学院和其他组织将额外贡献70%的奖金用于项目的运营。

The Independent Colleges Office, representing 30 leading liberal arts colleges will conduct a year of activities focused on the leadership role of the liberal arts colleges in maintaining America's scientific productivity into the 21st century.Project participants, selected to be representative of the broader liberal arts constituency, will: - identify the challenges facing this sector of the educational community, including a review of existing studies; - examine current programs underway to address those challenges and ascertain the adequacy of available resources to support those programs; - determine what steps need to be taken during the coming decade to sustain and expand the capacity of the private liberal arts college to maintain its position as a critical link in the scientific pipeline and in the development of a scientifically literate society; - develop position papers that establish an agenda for a Plan of Action to undertake those steps and plan a National Assembly for the Fall of 1990 to consider that Plan of Action. The grantee, the Independent College Office, participating colleges, and other organizations will contribute an additional 70% of the award toward the operation of the project.