This book explores the state of higher education at century's
end and the challenges awaiting it in the next millennium. It
assesses changes in the student population, the role of faculty,
spending patterns, government support, the role of intercollegiate
athletics, the nature of presidential leadership, and the impact of
technological change. This volume is a call to educators, parents,
and taxpayers alike to enter into a dialogue about the future
directions of higher education that they are willing to
support.
Because in the last few decades higher education has attempted
to extend both its reach and scope despite the finite nature of
resources at its disposal, the new millennium will mark a time when
colleges and universities must clearly delimit and prioritize their
goals. This volume is a call to educators, parents, and taxpayers
alike to enter into a dialogue about the future directions of
higher education that they are willing to support.
The role of higher education in a high-tech, interdependent
world economy has never been more important than it is today. Yet,
never before has its future been so cloudy. Changes in the nature
of the student population, tuition increases that consistently
outpace the cost of living, increasing conflict between faculty and
administration personnel, attacks on tenure, the
professionalization of collegiate sports, and political attacks and
threats to state funding are all transforming an institution in
ways that are, as yet, uncertain at best. This volume reviews the
source and impact of change on today's colleges and universities.
Leading scholars contribute chapters on specific aspects of
collegiate life and the way internal and external forces are
changing the scope and function of higher education.
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