Runaway college costs : how college governing boards fail to protect their students /
This book, written by two economists, argues that those who sit on boards of trustees for public universities have not used their political clout to counteract the trend toward decreased state funding of higher education and consequent increases in tuition. Instead, trustees have voted overwhelmingl...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Baltimore :
Johns Hopkins University Press,
[2020]
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| Summary: | This book, written by two economists, argues that those who sit on boards of trustees for public universities have not used their political clout to counteract the trend toward decreased state funding of higher education and consequent increases in tuition. Instead, trustees have voted overwhelmingly in favor of tuition hikes. The authors make suggestions for what boards can do to mitigate rising costs. |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 238 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781421438887 1421438887 |