Thursday, June 28, 2012

EDUCATION - Public Universities' Problems

"Public Universities Grapple with Money, Technology and Mission" PBS Newshour 6/27/2012

Excerpt

SUMMARY: A recent battle involving University of Virginia's president is highlighting the increasing pressures facing public universities. Jeffrey Brown discusses the national context with Gordon Gee of Ohio State University, George Cohen of University of Virginia Law School and Anne Neal of the American Council of Trustees and Alumni.

JEFFREY BROWN (Newshour): And now: the role and future of public universities.

The battle over the top leadership at the University of Virginia came to a dramatic and surprising end yesterday. The university's governing board voted to reinstate president Teresa Sullivan, capping what had been a painful spectacle for a school whose roots go back to founder Thomas Jefferson.


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