Coming Death and Future Resurrection of American Higher Education: 1885–2017

Dr. Richard Bishirjian earned a Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame under the direction of Professor Gerhart Niemeyer. His last book, The Conservative Rebellion, was published by St. Augustine’s Press in 2015. Dr. Bishirjian served as President of for-profit Yorktown University for sixteen years and is now President of the American Academy of Distance Learning, a tax exempt education organization.

• PrefaceWhy American Higher Education is DyingThe College Tuition Debt Time BombWhy Higher Education Cannot AdaptFor-Profit Higher Education as “Class Enemy”Creation of an Education EntrepreneurOrigins of Yorktown UniversityDistance vs. Classroom EducationThe Role of the States in Higher Education RegulationColorado Here We Come!The Role of AccreditationThe Federal Government and Higher Education“Smart Money” and Higher EducationWhat it Costs to Enter the Higher Education MarketplaceFighting the Higher Education EstablishmentResurrection--Thirteen Ways to Reform                             American Higher Education End NotesAppendixA:                 Response to SCHEV, March 10, 2003B:                 Robert Shireman, Speech to NASASPS, April 28, 2010C:                 Public Employees by State (2014)D:                “Value Neutral” words in Learning OutcomesE:                 About the Author