Precipice or Crossroads?
Download or Read eBook Precipice or Crossroads? PDF written by Daniel Mark Fogel and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2012-06-29 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Daniel Mark Fogel |
Publisher | : State University of New York Press |
Total Pages | : 370 |
Release | : 2012-06-29 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781438444949 |
ISBN-13 | : 143844494X |
Rating | : 4/5 (49 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Precipice or Crossroads? by : Daniel Mark Fogel
Book excerpt: President Lincoln signed the Morrill Land-grant Act in 1862, launching a nationwide project in public higher education that would build democracy, prosperity, and competitiveness to levels undreamed of 150 years ago. As student costs skyrocket, driven by steep drops in public funding, the viability of that project, like the nation itself, is under threat. In Precipice or Crossroads? top experts in higher education address a broad range of issues central to the question of whether the quality of these institutions—and of American life and democracy—can be sustained.