02474nam 2200481 450 991081693990332120200520144314.01-59813-330-6(CKB)4100000008275161(MiAaPQ)EBC5772184(Au-PeEL)EBL5772184(OCoLC)1101186393(EXLCZ)99410000000827516120190522d2019 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierRestoring the promise higher education in America /Richard K. VedderOakland, California :Independent Institute,[2019]20191 online resource1-59813-327-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Higher education's triple crisis -- Why go to college anyway? -- College is too costly -- Students aren't learning critical knowledge and employable skills -- College graduates are underemployed -- How did we get here? -- Nearly four centuries of higher learning -- Why fees and costs are rising so fast -- Why endowments don't lower the cost of tuition -- The federal student financial assistance debt crisis -- Where does all the money go? -- Universities? : Spending perversities -- Nonacademic activities and rip-offs -- The edifice complex -- The costly enterprise of intercollegiate athletics -- Is educating students a top priority? -- The conundrum of research -- The academic cartel of accreditation -- The scandal of diversity -- The weaknesses of current university governance -- Where do we go from here? -- The three I's of university reform -- The failure of government higher education policy -- Reforming higher education.Education, HigherAims and objectivesUnited StatesEducation, HigherUnited StatesFinancePublic universities and collegesUnited StatesFinanceHigher education and stateUnited StatesEducation, HigherAims and objectivesEducation, HigherFinance.Public universities and collegesFinance.Higher education and state378.73Vedder Richard K.143510MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910816939903321Restoring the promise4047582UNINA