...But from the midst of decay also came urgent calls for renewal. And community colleges emerged as central players in policy makers' plans for remaking state economies in the region and retraining their work forces...As in many other Midwestern states, much of the legislative debate in Michigan in 2009, however, centered on budget matters...
An opinion article in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution earlier this week raises interesting questions about why going to college is so expensive, and points an accusing finger at professors and their research work. The article, titled "The ugly secret why tuition costs a fortune," is by John Zmirak, who is editor-in-chief of "Choosing the Right College" and Collegeguide.org...
...Liberal arts colleges have had to defend the marketability of a philosophy major for as long as competing public and private institutions have offered degrees in engineering and business, often at a lower cost. But never, perhaps, have families weighed the value of a liberal education more carefully than in the 2009-10 admissions cycle, which found the nation mired in its worst recession since the 1930s...
University of Illinois faculty leaders this morning urged the replacement of the school's president and chancellor because of an admissions scandal that has rocked the state's top public institution...While others around the state have weighed in on the future of President B. Joseph White and Chancellor Richard Herman, this marks the first time the faculty have taken a stand...
...Even for those who might not fully buy that lofty assessment of the longtime senator from Massachusetts, who died late Tuesday evening, Kennedy was the most influential U.S. senator of his generation(s), and, more narrowly, had as much impact on American higher education policy, defined broadly, as any politician in recent history...But higher education policy experts interviewed Wednesday identified many other traits and circumstances that contributed to Kennedy's impact on higher education and other social issues: passion, vision, a willingness to embrace hard work, a bipartisan approach, and expertise developed over time, to name some...
