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5 mai 2016

The Privatization of Higher Education in the United States

IAU_Horizons_Vol_21_3_Couv_ENThis issue is fully devoted to the presentation of IAU projects and initiatives. It focuses specifically on the preparations for the IAU 15th General Conference; provides a full report of the outcomes of the IAU 2015 International Conference and details results and opportunities linked to the IAU key thematic priorities of work. As well please read about the new Members welcomed since October ; read the papers selected for two dossiers, one on The blurring divide between public and private higher education: where does it lead?, with papers from Pakistan, France, Saudi Arabia and the US and the second on the initiatives developed to assist Refugees wishing to integrate higher education. IAU Horizons, vol.21, no.3.
The Privatization of Higher Education in the United States
Like much else in the United States, higher education is complex and diverse. Four essential realities must be kept in mind with regard to understanding privatization trends. First, privatization is part of a broader debate about the public good and the private good. The idea that higher education is a private good and thus should be paid for by the user – students – has come to dominate much social thinking. Some would call this neoliberalism. Secondly, the enrolment expansion over the past half-century combined with the financial strains of the recent “great recession”, have placed great stress on public funding. Third, the United States has always had a strong private higher education sector. Indeed, private colleges and universities (including 2-year institutions) outnumber public ones by 2,441 to 1,699 – although 80 percent of enrolments are in the public sector. Finally, a fourth reality is the fact that higher education is a responsibility of the 50 states, not the federal government, and thus both funding and regulatory forces are largely at the state level. More in IAU Horizons, vol.21, no.3.

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