Tuition Rising
Subtitle: Why College Costs So Much
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: September 15, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780674003286
Subjects: Funding of education; Universities / polytechnics; Education, Higher; Economic aspects; Education / Teaching; Universities and colleges; Education; USA; Finance; Economic Conditions; Higher; Education / Higher; Administration; College costs; United States
Description: "Ronald G. Ehrenberg explores the causes of tuition inflation, drawing on his many years as a teacher and researcher of the economics of higher education and as a senior administrator at Cornell University. Using incidents and examples from his own experience, he discusses a wide range of topics including endowment policies, admissions and financial aid policies, the funding of research, tenure and the end of mandatory retirement, information technology, libraries and distance learning, student housing, and intercollegiate athletics."--Jacket.