Higher Ed May Be Courting Trouble with Overpaid Execs and Restless Consumers
The number and complexity of state and federal regulations governing U.S. colleges and universities is on the rise. Consumerism, soaring tuition costs, burgeoning student loan debt and the high expectations of helicopter parents are all converging to put higher education under increased scrutiny. Colleges and universities beware! Higher education's "consumers" are growing angry and restless. That anger is likely to boil over on two related issues in higher education: students feeling like they don't get their money's worth and dismay over excessive executive pay.
U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings ...