Samuels, Robert, 1961-

Why public higher education should be free : how to decrease costs and increase quality at American universities / Robert Samuels. - 1 online resource (191 pages)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Why tuition goes up and quality goes down -- Where the money goes in research universities -- Shortchanging undergraduate instruction -- The role of faculty and graduate students -- The rise of the administrative class -- The university as hedge fund -- The high cost of research -- Technology to the rescue? -- Making all public higher education free -- Educating students for a multicultural democracy.

9780813561257 (e-book)


Universities and colleges--Finance.--United States
Educational accountability--United States.


Electronic books.

LB2342 / .S28 2013eb

378.1/06