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Politics
Bumpy road ahead for 2005: Neglected in Bush’s first term, higher ed now faces some unwelcome attempts to “fix it”Funding concerns underscore key issues important to higher education as the second George W. Bush administration and a new Congress get under way in Washington. (February 2005) If federal aid drops, some fear college might slip out of reach A proposed overhaul of federal financial aid programs threatens to eliminate long-standing programs that encourage low-income high school students to attend college. The proposals are part of President Bush’s $2.7 trillion budget. Additionally, Congress plans to reauthorize the Higher Education Act, which governs most of the governments student aid programs. (February 2005) Straight A’s: Public Education Policy and Progress In his 2006 fiscal Budget, President Bush plans to cut education spending by 0.9%. The President as earmarked $1.5 billion for his high-school initiative but this will be paid for from cuts in education spending totaling $2.17 billion. That is a reduction of 0.9 percent from the previous year’s budget. (February 2005) Leadership development: A strategic imperative for higher education The author argues that colleges must put a priority on leadership development and foster a campus culture that is conducive to “learning to lead.” (2005) The Bologna Process: As Seen From the Outside Across the Atlantic, unbeknownst to many Americans, higher education in Europe is undergoing a profound transformation. More and more countries are uprooting their traditional systems of education, which feature long degrees, in favor of a two-tiered model based on bachelor’s and master’s degrees. These changes have significant implications for the U.S. and the market for international students. (September 2003) Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act: Issues and options The current authorization of the Higher Education Act will end, and the HEA will expire, on September 30 2004, with the option of Congress extending or “reauthorizing,” it. Each reauthorization offers Congress, the Department of Education (ED) and the higher education community and opportunity to reexamine the purposes of the Act and the programs that serve those purposes. (March 2003) Developing the high performance organization: Impediments to change and innovation in colleges and universities This article focuses on the difficulty colleges face in enacting and fostering change. and techniques that have been effectively employed to address these barriers. (November 2000) The coming transformation of the American universityThis article posits that universities must change in two key ways to address what the author considers to be the primary mission of American colleges and universities—to increase the intellectual capital of the nation, and the world. First, universities must assess the quality of a college education, and change to fit into a more diverse educational market where students have many more options for higher education that include Internet-based courses of study. Second, universities must take stronger leadership in shaping curricular and pedagogical expectations, both at the K-12 level of education and in higher education. (November 2000)
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