I thank those who have offered suggestions to explain the cost increases in
higher education, but from what I can see, they don't add up to enough to
explain the 14-fold increases we have seen since the seventies. My small,
private liberal arts college is undergraduate only, and so most of its
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Arizona State University Graduate College is accepting Postdoctoral
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The University of California, Merced is seeking a Manager for its Sierra
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Hi Martin---I agree with all the previous posts outlining the increased costs.
I am no economist but your 3-fold inflation rate seems low to me. I checked
out the following web site http://www.measuringworth.com/uscompare/. Assuming
that it is correct (again I make no claim as an
My experience is similar to Martin's, and I inquired about the high cost at my
last college reunion. I was told that the reason the price tag is so high is
because many students who have the academic credentials to qualify for
acceptance come from lower-income backgrounds than in earlier times.
Nobody gets a full ride from the Feds. The maximum Pell Grant this year is
$5530. Other federal aid is in the form of work-study or loans -- stuff
that the student has to work for or pay off later. The state money is
replaced by payments from the students and families (including work-study)
or
A postdoctoral position is available in the ecology and demography of
an emergent plant invasion in New York State. The postdoctoral
researcher will be working with Drs. Jessica Gurevitch, Catherine
Graham (both at Stony Brook University), and Norma Fowler (University
of Texas) on an
Coral Reef Research Opportunity - Kenya
The oceanic society is offering a research trip to coastal Kenya with Dr.
Jennifer O'Leary to help the Kenya Wildlife Service advance their use of
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protocols with KWS rangers and
