4 Dynamics Undermining American Higher Education

I was challenged the other day about higher education's apparent failures. This is my reply. I hope you like it. Best, Bob

Recent news stories criticize college and universities for being more concerned about money and profits than about serving students and the public. High student and campus debt as well as low graduation rates are cited. Survey results suggest that many are questioning the value as well as the cost of higher education.

Higher education’s serious fault lines were evident even before COVID-19 interrupted the Spring 2020 semester and beyond. Consequently, the disruptions since have been more severe than expected and the recovery has taken longer.

Much has been said about the heavy reliance on student tuition supported by ever more student debt, increasing levels of tuition discounting, rising levels of campus debt for facilities, expanded commitments to marketing and branding that seem to exceed attention given to academic quality, and generally poor student success metrics, among others.

However, much less has been said about four other dynamics in contemporary higher education. These dynamics, which have disrupted relations between and among boards of trustees, presidents, campus faculty, and the broader community, have undermined the foundations of American higher education. In this essay, I explore these dynamics. Please click the link: https://www.higheredjobs.com/Articles/articleDisplay.cfm?ID=3822&Title=4%20Dynamics%20Undermining%20American%20Higher%20Education

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