The Future of Higher Education: Is There a Middle Ground? July 7th, 2014 The National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) issued its survey of private, non-profit four-year colleges last week. The results — a snapshot of the health of the higher education community — speak to the condition of the patient. It’s clear that the patient is suffering…. The problem is that the origins, symptoms, and likely outcome differ by diagnosis. The very complexity of a complex, decentralized higher education system makes the treatment difficult, with the prognosis varying by specific institutional circumstance. Still, there are some common themes that are troubling.
