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Tag Archives: Labor Costs

In Face of Failing Financial Model, What's a College to Do?

BY BRIAN C. MITCHELL There is a basic, fundamental truth about the American college or university operating model: It doesn’t work. In the second half of the 20th century, America’s colleges and universities moved toward a similar operating model, depending upon their size, purpose, and funding source. Some scaled up to the research powerhouses that…

January 19, 2017 in Budget Issues, Undergraduates.

Atlantic Documentary: The Carrier Myth

POSTED BY MARTIN KICH During the 2016 election, the Carrier factory’s decision to move jobs from Indiana to Mexico was a story that stuck. Donald Trump won a political victory when he convinced the CEO of Carrier’s parent company, United Technologies, to keep 800 jobs in Indiana. Trump’s efforts run counter to a broader global…

December 29, 2016 in Collective Bargaining, Legislative Issues, Politics.

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