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9780982569177

Failing Grade Oregon's Higher Education System Goes Begging

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    9780982569177

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  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2010-12-01
  • Publisher: New Oregon Publishers

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Failing Grade: Oregon’s Higher Education System Goes Begging is a collection of two decades of witty but hard-hitting articles by the Oregonian’s chief political columnist, David Sarasohn. The columns track 20 years of cuts in funding by the Oregon legislature for Oregon’s higher educational institutions, and the concomitant dramatic decline in their quality. The appalling statistics, dismal firsthand accounts of student experiences and alarming comparisons with the achievements of nearby states are enough to shock the Oregon public and spur its state legislature into immediate, remedial action — or so the author and his publishers hope.

Author Biography

David Sarasohn has been making fun of politicians for the Oregonian since 1983. In 2008, Sarasohn was a finalist in commentary in the American Society of Newspaper Editors contest, and his work is included in Best Newspaper Writing, 2008-2009. His columns have twice won first-place awards in the Best of the West contest, and he won the 2002 Pulliam Fellowship for Editorial Writers. He has written two books, and his articles have appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, Harper's and the Nation.

Table of Contents

Forewordp. 1
Introductionp. 7
Prefacep. 15
State System Sinking in '90sp. 25
Higher Education Heading Even Lowerp. 33
In Higher-Ed Playoff, Oregon's Trailingp. 35
Oregon Studying to Be a Sidekick Statep. 39
Rising Students for Sinking Collegesp. 43
An Address to the 1992 Escapeesp. 43
Higher Education Quietly Getting Lowerp. 51
"It'll Be Like a T-Shirt That Says USSR"p. 54
Washington Investsp. 57
On Higher Ed, Not Quite High Enoughp. 60
U of O President Won't Duck the Futurep. 63
Portland State Ventures into Portlandp. 66
Oregon's Rising Role: Collegiate Colonyp. 69
State Colleges: Onward and Downwardp. 72
The Future Is Exciting-Next Doorp. 75
Llamas Carry the Load for Higher Edp. 78
Higher Ed: A Motto to Match Its Moneyp. 81
Oregon Offers Breaks Instead of Brainsp. 84
The Eyes of Texas Are on Researchp. 87
Starved Colleges Turn on Each Otherp. 90
A Prayer, and a Wing, for Higher Edp. 93
Oregon Higher Ed: Last Known Addressp. 96
Higher Ed: Washington's Got a Secretp. 99
Billing Our Childrenp. 102
Viking Queen Sets Sailp. 107
Degrees of Deeper Debtp. 110
Irate PSU Alumni Reportp. 113
Making a Universityp. 116
The Future Is Sighted Elsewhere: Newsweek's Hottest Tech Cities All Boast Higher-Ed Engines-and Guess Who Didn't Qualifyp. 119
Market Rises for Faculty, Not Oregonp. 122
Trying to Catch Up with Old Wash Techp. 127
Again Oregon Tries the Old College Trashp. 130
Salem Needs Some Higher Educationp. 133
World-Class Universities, Discountedp. 136
Oregon's Newest Varsity Letter Is an Fp. 139
Oregon's Idea of a Research Universityp. 142
Education Funding: At Least We Should Savor Oregon's Comic Aspectsp. 145
The Legislature: On Higher Ed, No Reasonable Offer Receivedp. 150
School Systems Worlds Apart: Standing on the Wrong Side of the Entrance to the Futurep. 153
Oregon's Universities: In Politics, Higher Ed Rarely Comes Up, As It Goes Downp. 156
An Assignment for Higher Edp. 159
Knowledge Is Power: Oregon Sees the Lightp. 164
Funding Higher Ed: Universities Find a Cheerleader, Still Need a Victoryp. 168
Losing by Degrees-On Higher-Ed Board, Francesconi Faces Another Fp. 171
Higher Education: How Dumb Can We Get When It Comes to Cutting Budget?p. 174
Oregon's Colleges: Lincoln Hall's Leaky Roof Is Metaphor for Higher Edp. 177
Higher Education: Budget As If the Future Were Comingp. 180
Oregon Universities: Bernstine's Exit Underscores the Erosion in Higher Educationp. 184
Subtracting Higher Edp. 187
Higher Education: Legislature to Students: Let Them Eat Cake (or Cookies)p. 190
Higher Ed: If You Build It, They'll Help Pay the Billp. 194
Community College Funding: Lower-Income Kids' Access to Higher Ed Sinkingp. 198
Higher Education: We're Losing the Tony Trans As Oregon's Universities Spiral Downp. 202
Higher Ed's Tsunamip. 206
Higher Education: Recruiting Difficulties Reflect the Sorry State of Oregon's Collegesp. 210
It's a Wrapp. 213
On a Shuttered Library, Words of Caution for Higher Edp. 217
U.S. News Numbers: Rankings of the Oregon Universities Not Classyp. 221
The Key College Ranking: How Many Make It to College Oregon Educationp. 224
Investment for a Future: Commitment to Higher Ed Takes Sharp Bouncesp. 227
Investing in Education and Community: Public-Private Partnerships Could Help Portland Studentsp. 230
Education: Oregon Could Learn from the Celtic Tigerp. 235
Presidential Politics: Clinton Gets It: Kids Need Access to Collegep. 239
E-Board Education: Facing Another Lowering of Higher Edp. 244
Thinking Big For Oregon: Save the Futurep. 247
Emerald Opportunity: Oregon Higher Ed Has Reason to Get Its Irish Upp. 251
College Track: Marathon Run for Educationp. 254
Higher Education: A Quick Way to Connect Jobs to Relief and a Route to the Futurep. 257
Higher-Ed Funding: Federal Investment at College Level Neededp. 260
Financial Aid: College Students' Next Lesson: Bad Economicsp. 263
Higher Education: When Two Trends Collide on Campus Heading Toward a Collision Coursep. 266
The Universities' Budget: In Beaver State, Higher Ed Plucked Like a Turkeyp. 269
Experience Corps: With Kids, It Turns Out Experience Does Countp. 272
Farewell to Frohnmayer: UO's Departing Chief Fought Funding Crisesp. 275
Higher Ed's Week: For Students: More Help, Higher Hurdlesp. 278
Public Corporations: In Colleges, Rearranging Can't Avoid Refinancingp. 281
Building a Bridge to College: Offering Portland Kids a Life after High Schoolp. 284
Globe is Gaining: Higher Ed Cuts True Madness of This Marchp. 287
Oregon Governor's Race: Higher-Ed (Gasp!) Gets Campaign TV Timep. 290
Resetting Expectations: Recognize the Realities of Reset-and Its Costp. 293
Escaping The Legislature: Flexibility for Higher Ed, and Maybe Some Helpp. 296
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