Is higher education meant to help develop an inquiring mind and a deep appreciation for the value of how knowledge enriches one’s lifelong personal and professional achievements—or, should it be simply focused on gaining the skills to pursue a well paying career?
Liberal arts (and sciences) are the best possible preparation for success in the learned professions—law, medicine, teaching—as well as in the less traditionally learned but increasingly arcane professions of business, finance, and high-tech innovation.
Do universities provide private and public benefits commensurate with their private and public costs? This is a complex, but not impossible, question to answer.
There have been dramatic changes and declines in the levels and sources of financial support for higher education in the past few decades. Why is this happening?
