So Everything That We Have Read and Heard Is Wrong?

Writing for the New York Times (June 24, 2014), in a column titled “The Reality of Student Debt Is Different than the Cliches,” David Leonhardt reviews a recent study released by the Brookings Institute. These are the main assertions: (1) Student debt, on average, has actually not increased significantly. (2) Because the earnings of college…

FACCC Responds to ACCJC Audit Report

The following media release was issued today by the Faculty Association for the California Community Colleges (FACCC).  With members at all 112 California community colleges, FACC describes itself as “a statewide professional membership association that advocates solely for all California Community College faculty.  Since 1953, FACCC has provided focused representation for the community college faculty…

California State Auditor Slams ACCJC

As the one-year anniversary of the decision by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) to revoke the accreditation of City College of San Francisco (CCSF) approaches, the Commission is coming under increasing criticism.  Today the California Bureau of State Audits (BSA) released its report on the ACCJC’s treatment of community colleges. The…

Reinvesting in Higher Ed: A Lesson from Four States

An “On the Issues” Post from the Campaign for the Future of Higher Education [http://futureofhighered.org] _______________   Jeff Kolnick CFHE Guest Columnist   The dramatic increase in college tuition and fees over the past dozen years is justifiably big news. Few doubt that the massive disinvestment of public dollars is responsible for much of the…