Saving alma mater : a rescue plan for America's public universities /

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Author / Creator:	Garland, James C., 1942-
Imprint:	Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2009.
Description:	1 online resource (xxii, 268 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Public universities and colleges -- United States -- Finance. Public universities and colleges -- Finance. United States. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11281462

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ISBN:	9780226283883 0226283887 9780226283869 0226283860 9786612426469 6612426462
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. English. Print version record.
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 new compact between state g.
Other form:	Print version: Garland, James C., 1942- Saving alma mater. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2009 9780226283869
Standard no.:	10.7208/9780226283883

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