Revenue and expenditure of higher education

      1. Barr & McClellan focus on revenue and expenditures in" rel="nofollow">in chapter 2 which are two areas of higher education that are often misunderstood by the public. Harvard opened its doors in" rel="nofollow">in 1636 and just seven years later had to launch a fundraisin" rel="nofollow">ing campaign to sustain" rel="nofollow">in the resources needed to operate. Although it is hard for many in" rel="nofollow">in academia to hear, revenue is a real and necessary aspect to higher education. 2.  Take some time and watch the Revisionist History Podcast: My Little Hundred Million (40 min" rel="nofollow">in) Then answer the followin" rel="nofollow">ing questions:1. What are your in" rel="nofollow">initial thoughts/reactions to listenin" rel="nofollow">ing?2. Where do you see weak-lin" rel="nofollow">ink strategy (the view of the author) benefitin" rel="nofollow">ing higher education and its students?3. List and describe at least two reasons/examples of why a strong-lin" rel="nofollow">ink strategy is beneficial and necessary? (1 page with textbook reference + two additional references) 3.  Read John Thelin" rel="nofollow">in's article discussin" rel="nofollow">ing the history of fundin" rel="nofollow">ing higher education. Then fin" rel="nofollow">ind a current academic article discussin" rel="nofollow">ing college affordability. In your response, please highlight a few of Thelin" rel="nofollow">in's poin" rel="nofollow">ints, summarize your current article, and draw conclusions based on the texts.      

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