Jane Shaw, president of the John W. Pope Center for Higher Education Policy, discusses the “product” associated with higher education. Shaw says evidence suggests universities are more interested in the product of “reputation” than “education.” Shaw delivered these remarks as part of a presentation to the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society Jan. 26, 2009. To watch full-length presentations of John Locke Foundation events, click here.
Opinion
Job needs propel college reforms
I’ve long been bullish on North Carolina’s community colleges. In the past, I’ve praised the system’s cost-effectiveness, its capacity to serve nontraditional students, and the impressive labor-market returns for associate degrees and certificates in such fields as industrial technology, home repair, computer sciences, and health care. Today, I’ll offer you three pieces of good news...