Runaway college costs : how college governing boards fail to protect their students / James V. Koch and Richard J. Cebula.

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"This book, written by two economists, argues that those who sit on boards of trustees for public universities have not used their political clout to counteract the trend toward decreased state funding of higher education and consequent increases in tuition. Instead trustees have voted overwhelmingl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Koch, James V., 1942- (Author)
Cebula, Richard J. (Author)
Language:English
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2020.
Subjects:
Public universities and colleges > United States > Finance.
Public universities and colleges > United States > Administration.
College trustees > United States.
College costs > United States.
Tuition > United States.
Education, Higher > Economic aspects > United States.
Higher education and state > United States.
College costs.
College trustees.
Education, Higher > Economic aspects.
Higher education and state.
Public universities and colleges > Administration.
Public universities and colleges > Finance.
Tuition.
United States.
Physical Description:viii, 238 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Their answer always is yes : higher education cost inflation and governing boards
  • Governing boards and economic mobility
  • Who's in charge and does it make any difference?
  • Tuition and fees, governing boards, and state financial support
  • We can do better I : governing boards, legislatures, and governors
  • We can do better II : looking inside our public colleges and universities
  • A proposed action agenda for governing boards.