Uncertain Future of American Public Higher Education

Daniel M. Johnson is President Emeritus at the University of Toledo, USA. He has also served in senior leadership positions in public higher education in Texas, Alaska, and the United Arab Emirates. www.danjohnsonstrategicleadership.com

• 1. Introduction.- 2.Tuition Crisis: The Cost and Financing of Public Higher Education.- 3. Seat Time Academic Credit: What Does it Really Measure?.- 4. Tenure: Lifetime Employment in a Fast Changing World.- 5. Campuses: Overvalued, Underused, and Very Costly.- 6. Lectures, Textbooks, Academic Calendar, and Administration: An Agenda for Change.- 7. Duplication of Programs: Where Do We Draw the Line?.- 8. Intercollegiate Sports: Challenges to the Academic Mission?.- 9. Presidential Selection, Salaries, and Moral Leadership.- 10. Student Demographics: The Coming Changes and Challenges for Higher Education.- 11. University Governance: Structures, Roles, and Responsibilities.- 12. Accreditation: How it Works and Is it Working?.- 13. Attacking the Problems: Student-Centered Strategies for Governors, Governing Boards, and University Presidents.- 14. Epilogue: Theoretical Perspectives on Change.