Could public higher education disappear?

By David L. Boren. Especially in Norman, the home of a great university, we should pay attention to a trend that gravely threatens America's future. Step by step, public higher education is disappearing across our nation. Our dominance in higher education is our greatest asset as we compete with other nations. While the U.S. has less than 6 percent of the world's population, most surveys indicate that we have 85 percent to 90 percent of the world's greatest colleges and universities. Read more...