Costs

American colleges and universities spend billions of dollars a year from state, federal, and private sources. The following articles identify ways to cut costs and ensure that public investment in higher education provides value to students, taxpayers, and society.



Obama Fudges Some Figures

A careful look at Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows that most of the jobs in the fastest-growing occupations don’t require any college education.


Behind Closed Doors

The N.C. Senate’s secretive method for electing Board of Governors members screams for greater transparency—and maybe some new people in charge.


UNC Budget Holds Its Own

The governor’s proposed biennium budget deals only a mild blow to blow the university system and slightly expands community college funding.



Term Limits for Tenure

Some professors say it causes inefficiencies, inhibits innovations, and stifles the very freedom of expression it was supposed to defend.