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Tuition rising : why college costs so much

Title
Tuition rising : why college costs so much / Ronald G. Ehrenberg.
Author
Ehrenberg, Ronald G.
Publication
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2000.

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Description
x, 322 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
Summary
"Ronald G. Ehrenberg explores the causes of tuition inflation, drawing on his many years as a teacher and researcher of the economics of higher education and as a senior administrator at Cornell University. Using incidents and examples from his own experience, he discusses a wide range of topics including endowment policies, admissions and financial aid policies, the funding of research, tenure and the end of mandatory retirement, information technology, libraries and distance learning, student housing, and intercollegiate athletics."--Jacket.
Subject
  • College costs > United States
  • Education, Higher > Economic aspects > United States
  • Universities and colleges > United States > Administration
  • College costs
  • Education, Higher > Economic aspects
  • Universities and colleges > Administration
  • Kostensteigerung
  • Hochschule
  • Studiengebühr
  • United States
  • USA
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-302) and index.
Contents
I: Setting the stage. Why do costs keep rising at selective private colleges and universities. Who is in charge of the university? -- II: Wealth and the quest for prestige. Endowment policies, development policies, and the color of money. Undergraduate and graduate program rankings. Admissions and financial aid policies -- III: The Primacy of science over economics. Why relative prices don't matter. Staying on the cutting edge in science -- IV: The faculty. Salaries. Tenure and the end of mandatory retirement -- V: Space. Deferred maintenance, space planning, and imperfect information. The costs of space -- VI: Academic and administrative issues. Internal transfer prices. Enrollment management. Information technology, libraries, and distance learning -- VII: The nonacademic infrastructure. Parking and transportation. Cooling systems -- VIII: Student life. Intercollegiate athletics and gender equity. Dining and housing -- IX: Conclusion. Looking to the future. A final thought.
ISBN
  • 0674003284
  • 9780674003286
LCCN
  • 00035086
  • 9780674003286
OCLC
  • ocm43706614
  • 43706614
  • SCSB-8903870
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