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Understanding Higher Education Costs

Colleges and universities must be more proactive in describing to a wider public their of fiscal and human resources because, among other reasons, a careful analysis reveals counterintuitive results that support a finding that higher education has been fiscally responsible.

From Volume 33 Number 3 | March–May 2005

Abstract: Public discussion of higher education costs frequently confuses price with expenditure. This article examines factors associated with increases in the sticker price of a college education and the expenditures incurred by institutions in delivering that education. The discussion suggests that while growth in college tuition is real, access to higher education has not been reduced. Moreover, data indicate that colleges and universities have been responsible fiscal stewards in containing costs over which they have control.

Institutions Mentioned: University of Delaware
Planning Types: Resource Planning, Academic Planning
Tags: Communication, Cost of Higher Ed, Faculty, Tuition Pricing

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Book Review: Honoring the Trust

Quality and Cost Containment in Higher Education

By: David E. Hollowell

From Volume 33 Number 2 | December–February 2004

Planning Types: Resource Planning
Tags: Cost of Higher Ed

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Distance Education and Digital Intellectual Property Issues

By: David C. DiRamio,Gerald C. Kops

Information technologies shine a bright light on weaknesses in intellectual property laws, and that light may shine the brightest in distance education, where practical and effective policies and procedures are needed right now.

From Volume 32 Number 3 | March–May 2004

Abstract: While many colleges and universities enthusiastically push forward to create new online courses, important campus policies regarding copyright and academic intellectual property in the digital age lag behind. Policy questions regarding ownership and control of online courses and how the new TEACH Act affects the concept of fair use of copyrighted materials continue to go unanswered on many campuses. Results from a survey of more than 180 faculty and administrators representing 60 colleges and universities reveal that policies vary widely by institution type and across higher education as a whole.