Funding for state colleges continues to attract attention in the press. An interesting opinion piece appeared in Sunday’s NYTimes. The author argues that health care budgets and state funding of colleges are related. Over the decades as state spending on medical programs has increased, funding for higher education has decreased. If we do a better…Continue Reading Health Care and Higher Education
PINO: Public-in-name-only
Recently I’ve found myself straying in this blog, moving beyond things ancient to comment on issues related to higher education. These are important issues, and people need to understand the problems that we are facing in this country. One major issue is the lack of direct funding for public colleges and universities. Many institutions are…Continue Reading PINO: Public-in-name-only
More Administrators, Fewer Professors
Sunday’s New York Times education supplement had an interesting story about the rise of college administrators. In 1976 there were, on average, 42 full-time administrators for every 1,000 college students. In 2008, that number had risen to 84 administrators. At the same time, the number of full-time faculty members dropped from 65 per 1,000 students…Continue Reading More Administrators, Fewer Professors
Tenure, RIP
The number of tenured faculty members at U.S. colleges and universities has decreased dramatically over the past three decades. What does this mean for higher education? Read the story posted by the Chronicle of Higher Education to find out….Continue Reading Tenure, RIP