| Title: | Public University Governance Faces New Challenges as U.S. Public Higher Education Becomes Increasingly Market-Driven |
| Price: | $550.00 |
| Publication Date: | May 06, 2008 |
| Report Type: | Special Comment |
| Brief Excerpt: | ...As state governments again face new financial pressures from a weakening economy and slowing tax revenues, officials in many states are likely to make difficult budgetary decisions to reduce comparative funding for public universities. Such decisions would be consistent with a long-established trend of university cost-shifting towards students and private donors, as state governments struggle with funding many competing priorities. As this trend continues, the roles and responsibilities of U.S. public universit y boards are changing as public higher education institutions become increasingly market-driven and complex organizations. Boards in many states now oversee quasi-independent, highly competitive universities that generate the majority of t heir revenues from non-state sources but nonetheless retain a strong publ ic mandate. The credit implications of this shift have generally been positive as many public university ratings have been upgraded in recent years as they... |
| Word Count: | 4505 |
| Length: | 8 Pages |
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