Saving alma mater : a rescue plan for America's public universities / James C. Garland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Garland, James C., 1942-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public universities and colleges--United States--Finance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (291 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

America's public universities educate 80% of our nation's college students. But in the wake of rising demands on state treasuries, changing demographics, growing income inequality, and legislative indifference, many of these institutions have fallen into decline. Tuition costs have skyrocketed, class sizes have gone up, the number of courses offered has gone down, and the overall quality of education has decreased significantly. Here James C. Garland draws on more than thirty years of experience as a professor, administrator, and university president to argue that a

Contents:

Where the money comes from

Market forces in higher education

Why public universities cannot restrain costs

The university prime directive

The faculty are the university

The cargo cult college

The blessing and curse of shared governance

What price shared governance?

The shape of things to come

Leadership begins with the trustees

The role of governing boards in the new era

Recruiting presidential leadership

Reforming the academic culture

A proposal for deregulation of public universities.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612426469

9781282426467

128242646X

9780226283883

0226283887

OCLC:

496099313