Comments on: Raising the Bar on Campus http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/blog/raising-the-bar-on-campus/ Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:49:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Jeff Salisbury http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/blog/raising-the-bar-on-campus/#comment-1608 Jeff Salisbury Fri, 09 Nov 2007 21:20:46 +0000 http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/blog/raising-the-bar-on-campus/#comment-1608 Well, good for GVSU. But just to keep things in perspective for here: http://www.usnews.com/articles/business/paying-for-college/2007/10/26/a-costly-cap-and-gown.html?s_cid=et-1029 Okay, so colleges are raising tuition and fees faster than inflation. And many colleges report increasing enrollment. YET, they also report increasing rate of enrollees requiring remedial classes, not finishing in 4 years, or dropping out altogether. We're sending too many kids to college, forcing college-prep curriculum on too many kids not destined for college in the first place. Looks to me like the colleges have discovered a great way to boost their business, start screaming at state legislatures for more money for more buildings and equipment, scream at high schools for not preparing enough customers---er, kids for college... What a racket. Well, good for GVSU. But just to keep things in perspective for here: http://www.usnews.com/articles/business/paying-for-college/2007/10/26/a-costly-cap-and-gown.html?s_cid=et-1029

Okay, so colleges are raising tuition and fees faster than inflation. And many colleges report increasing enrollment. YET, they also report increasing rate of enrollees requiring remedial classes, not finishing in 4 years, or dropping out altogether.

We're sending too many kids to college, forcing college-prep curriculum on too many kids not destined for college in the first place.

Looks to me like the colleges have discovered a great way to boost their business, start screaming at state legislatures for more money for more buildings and equipment, scream at high schools for not preparing enough customers---er, kids for college...

What a racket.

]]> By: Greg Rosine http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/blog/raising-the-bar-on-campus/#comment-1596 Greg Rosine Fri, 09 Nov 2007 19:37:47 +0000 http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/blog/raising-the-bar-on-campus/#comment-1596 John, I hope all is going well with you and "The Center". I would like to get together over a cup of coffee sometime soon. One of the things you may want to check out is the Voluntary System for Accountability being developed by AASCU and NASULGC. WMU is one of those participating. The template for our future reports can be found at http://www.nasulgc.org/NetCommunity/Document.Doc?id=418 WMU is one of only 4 universities in Michigan that is participating in a national study on the engagement of students and making that information available to the public. Check out the following article in Inside Higher Eduation. http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2007/11/07/nsse Greg John,

I hope all is going well with you and "The Center". I would like to get together over a cup of coffee sometime soon.

One of the things you may want to check out is the Voluntary System for Accountability being developed by AASCU and NASULGC. WMU is one of those participating. The template for our future reports can be found at http://www.nasulgc.org/NetCommunity/Document.Doc?id=418

WMU is one of only 4 universities in Michigan that is participating in a national study on the engagement of students and making that information available to the public. Check out the following article in Inside Higher Eduation. http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2007/11/07/nsse

Greg

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