03267nam 22006014a 450 991082404150332120200520144314.01-282-42646-X97866124264690-226-28388-710.7208/9780226283883(CKB)2550000000000087(EBL)471863(OCoLC)496099313(SSID)ssj0000365568(PQKBManifestationID)12151878(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000365568(PQKBWorkID)10414059(PQKB)10928281(StDuBDS)EDZ0000115841(MiAaPQ)EBC471863(DE-B1597)524046(DE-B1597)9780226283883(Au-PeEL)EBL471863(CaPaEBR)ebr10349932(CaONFJC)MIL242646(EXLCZ)99255000000000008720090505d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSaving alma mater[electronic resource] a rescue plan for America's public universities /James C. GarlandChicago University of Chicago Press20091 online resource (291 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-226-28386-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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 aPublic universities and collegesUnited StatesFinancepublic university, college, higher education, school, learning, united states of america, american culture, usa, undergraduate students, changing demographics, tuition, costs, income inequality, state government, affordability, financially secure, academia, efficiency, productivity, campus leadership, legislators, reforms, governing boards, finance, student needs.Public universities and collegesFinance.378.1/060973Garland James C.1942-1694498MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910824041503321Saving alma mater4073127UNINA