tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post3180128419413653351..comments2024-03-26T11:33:59.219-06:00Comments on Religion in American History: Will Get Fooled AgainPaul Harveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13881964303772343114noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-55813838477884679612009-01-18T15:35:00.000-07:002009-01-18T15:35:00.000-07:00Paul--I'm with you entirely, and await the bad new...Paul--I'm with you entirely, and await the bad news that's surely on its way up in Fort Collins. <BR/><BR/>One thing too I'd like to point out that's surely part of the reasons that higher ed costs so much more these days is that people expect so much more from colleges and universities than they did even 15 or 20 years ago. Investments in computer technology, electronically accessed databases, and a whole apparatus of counselors in offices of student life who are dispatched to deal with the problems that both students and their parents have--these things are totally new cost centers for most universities, and they're now considered just basic services that universities must offer. While fancy gyms and dorms take a lot of heat, and they're probably due for some, I think these other factors are more important.<BR/><BR/>One thing I want to ask Gov. Ritter: That parking lot CSU ripped up behind my building? If that new classroom building is on the list of suspended construction projects, can we have our old parking lot back?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-25881511902373797462009-01-16T10:42:00.000-07:002009-01-16T10:42:00.000-07:00Jason: For my own particular institution -- a smal...Jason: For my own particular institution -- a smaller branch campus of the state university -- the hit was worse, since we are relatively more dependent (about 1/3rd, as opposed to less than 10% for the system as a whole) on the state funding part of the equation. Also, our students are lower income on average than the students at the other CU campuses (largely because of our location in southern Colorado), making tuition raises more difficult for them to digest. But wait, there's more: tuition actually counts as "state revenue" and thus, when tuition rises, it counts towards the state revenue limits, meaning in effect that tuition raises tend to mandate declines in state support for higher ed. That's what I meant by the term "Orwellian."Paul Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13881964303772343114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-68071355005969914012009-01-16T10:15:00.000-07:002009-01-16T10:15:00.000-07:00I'm still reeling from the 38% comment!I'm still reeling from the 38% comment!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-19705778513964788632009-01-16T03:14:00.000-07:002009-01-16T03:14:00.000-07:00If you haven't seen it already, PBS's Declining by...If you haven't seen it already, PBS's <A HREF="http://www.decliningbydegrees.org/" REL="nofollow"><EM>Declining by Degrees</EM></A> gives insight into the arms race that is higher education.Art Remillardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03857242536492717015noreply@blogger.com