Tuition rising : why college costs so much / Ronald G. Ehrenberg.
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TextPublication details: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2002.Description: 1 online resource (x, 322 pages) : illustrationsContent type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780674034433
- 0674034430
- 0674009886
- 9780674009882
- College costs -- United States
- Education, Higher -- Economic aspects -- United States
- Universities and colleges -- United States -- Administration
- Enseignement supérieur -- Aspect économique -- États-Unis
- STUDY AIDS -- Financial Aid
- EDUCATION / Higher
- College costs
- Education, Higher -- Economic aspects
- Universities and colleges -- Administration
- United States
- 378.38 22
- LB2342 .E42 2002eb
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-302) and index.
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.
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