By Steven Mintz. Must reading for anyone interested in the future of public higher education is Jason E. Lane and Dr. Bruce Johnstone’s Higher Education Systems 3.0 (SUNY Press, 2013), which examines the shifting role of multi-campus university systems. Today, 59 multi-campus public university systems operate in 37 states, serving roughly three quarters of all students at four-year public colleges and universities. Read more...