The article below points to another piece of the “perfect storm” that’s building for higher education — at least here in the U.S.
After having followed one of Ray Schroeder’s blogs — Recession Realities in Higher Education — as well as other resources (such as the New York Times, CNN.com, The Chronicle of Higher Education, InsideHigherEd.com, and others), I think that that we in higher education are just beginning to see the affects of the economic situation. I believe it will be the effects of the Internet, various information technologies, the Forthcoming Walmart of Education (and/or open education), and the economic situation that will truly force change throughout higher ed.
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‘Daunting’ outlook will mean bulging deficits — from Money.CNN.com by Jeanne Sahadi