Ehrenberg, Ronald G.

What's Happening to Public Higher Education - The Shining Financial Burden

Preface xi Introduction xiii PART I. SETTING THE STAGE 1(82) State Preferences for Higher Education Spending: A Panel Data Analysis, 1977-2001 3(34) Michael J. Rizzo Do Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty Matter? 37(14) Ronald G. Ehrenberg Liang Zhang The Increasing Use of Adjunct Instructors at Public Institutions: Are We Hurting Students? 51(20) Eric P. Bettinger Bridget Terry Long The Effect of Institutional Funding Cuts on Baccalaureate Graduation Rates in Public Higher Education 71(12) Gary L. Blose John D. Porter Edward C. Kokkelenberg PART II. INDIVIDUAL STATE EXPERIENCES 83(242) The Effects of a Changing Financial Context on the University of California 85(22) Gerald R. Kissler Ellen Switkes Assessing Public Higher Education in Georgia at the Start of the Twenty-first Century 107(28) Christopher Cornwell David B. Mustard Changing Priorities and the Evolution of Public Higher Education Finance in Illinois 135(24) F. King Alexander Daniel Layzell Michigan Public Higher Education: Recent Trends and Policy Considerations for the Coming Decade 159(24) Stephen L. Desjardins Allison Bell Iria Puyosa North Carolina's Commitment to Higher Education: Access and Affordability 183(24) Betsy E. Brown Robert L. Clark State Support for Public Higher Education in Pennsylvania 207(22) Donald E. Heller The Changing Accessibility, Affordability, and Quality of Higher Education in Texas 229(22) Lisa M. Dickson Higher Tuition, Higher Aid, and the Quest to Improve Opportunities for Low-Income Students: The Case of Virginia 251(24) Sarah Turner Public Higher Education in Washington State: Aspirations Are Misaligned with Fiscal Structure and Politics 275(28) William Zumeta Consequences of a Legacy of State Disinvestment: Plunging State Support Reduces Access and Threatens Quality at University of Wisconsin System Institutions 303(22) David W. Olien PART III. LOOKING TO THE FUTURE 325(20) Why We Won't See Any Public Universities ``Going Private'' 327(10) John D. Wiley Concluding Remarks 337(8) F. King Alexander References 345(18) Index 363(16) About the Editor and the Contributors 379