Higher Education and the Gift of Desperation

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….. a faltering economy has raised questions in the public’s mind about the value of a college education and every revenue stream upon which institutions of higher learning depend has come under pressure.

Drew Faust, President of Harvard 2013

I recently helped to conduct a workshop for a group of faculty facing large program cuts at the University of Wisconsin…