American public higher education appears to be in a state of crisis. Declining funding for public colleges and universities has led to declining faculty salaries relative to those of private institutions and to increasing tuition, threatening access and compromising quality. Ronald G. Ehrenberg and a team of experts examine the current state of public higher education, the public policies that shape it, and what the future may hold for institutions and their student… More >>
#1 by New York maven on July 2, 2010 - 5:26 pm
This is an important book in the field of public higher education, and it raises significant issues for policy makers. By looking at the shifting burdens of the costs of public higher education, it makes explicit the issues in access for qualified students to public higher education.
Rating: 5 / 5