At American universities, civil rights laws need to be fully and consistently applied to admissions, hiring, and other policies. And we need to have an open discussion about whether higher ed should continue to hold the special position it has had in American society for many decades, with the many perks: exemption from taxes on both ope…
At American universities, civil rights laws need to be fully and consistently applied to admissions, hiring, and other policies. And we need to have an open discussion about whether higher ed should continue to hold the special position it has had in American society for many decades, with the many perks: exemption from taxes on both operations and endowments, exemption from antitrust enforcement, the system of tenure for both administrations and faculty. And what about accreditation bodies? Where are they?
Certainly university administrations have taken everyone for a costly ride over the last generation, destroying the affordability, quality, and openness of many campuses. Trustees and alumni have failed in their duty, in many institutions.
At American universities, civil rights laws need to be fully and consistently applied to admissions, hiring, and other policies. And we need to have an open discussion about whether higher ed should continue to hold the special position it has had in American society for many decades, with the many perks: exemption from taxes on both operations and endowments, exemption from antitrust enforcement, the system of tenure for both administrations and faculty. And what about accreditation bodies? Where are they?
Certainly university administrations have taken everyone for a costly ride over the last generation, destroying the affordability, quality, and openness of many campuses. Trustees and alumni have failed in their duty, in many institutions.
yep. for public institutions, there is pervasive legislative and executive failure to properly oversee higher education, or just plain understand it.