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所顶尖文科大学的独立学院办公室将进行为期一年的活动，重点是文科学院在保持美国进入21世纪的科学生产力方面的领导作用。项目参与者被选为更广泛的文科选民的代表，将：-确定教育界这一部门面临的挑战，包括对现有研究的审查；-审查目前正在实施的应对这些挑战的方案，并确定现有资源是否足以支持这些方案；-确定在未来十年中需要采取哪些步骤来维持和扩大私立文理学院的能力，以保持其作为科学管道中的关键环节，以及发展一个有科学素养的社会的关键环节；-编写立场文件，确定采取这些步骤的行动计划的议程，并计划在1990年秋季举行国民议会审议该行动计划。受赠人、独立学院办公室、参与学院和其他组织将为该项目的运作额外贡献70%的奖金。

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.