| Description |
1 online resource (x, 322 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Note |
With a new preface. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-302) and index. |
| Contents |
I: Setting the stage. Why do costs keep rising at selective private colleges and universities. Who is in charge of the university? -- II: Wealth and the quest for prestige. Endowment policies, development policies, and the color of money. Undergraduate and graduate program rankings. Admissions and financial aid policies -- III: The Primacy of science over economics. Why relative prices don't matter. Staying on the cutting edge in science -- IV: The faculty. Salaries. Tenure and the end of mandatory retirement -- V: Space. Deferred maintenance, space planning, and imperfect information. The costs of space -- VI: Academic and administrative issues. Internal transfer prices. Enrollment management. Information technology, libraries, and distance learning -- VII: The nonacademic infrastructure. Parking and transportation. Cooling systems -- VIII: Student life. Intercollegiate athletics and gender equity. Dining and housing -- IX: Conclusion. Looking to the future. A final thought. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
College costs -- United States.
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College costs. |
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United States. |
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Education, Higher -- Economic aspects -- United States.
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Education, Higher -- Economic aspects. |
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Universities and colleges -- United States -- Administration.
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Universities and colleges. |
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Administration. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Ehrenberg, Ronald G. Tuition rising. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2002 0674009886 9780674009882 (OCoLC)50987531 |
| ISBN |
9780674034433 (electronic book) |
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0674034430 (electronic book) |
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9780674009882 |
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