Debate Over A Higher Ed Bubble

Richard Vedder is a higher ed heretic. At a time when virtually everyone is pushing for more kids to go to college, the director of the Center for College Affordability & Productivity argues the traditional college deal is not what it used to be. With college graduates plentiful and jobs scarce, a diploma from a less competitive school doesn’t much impress employers, Vedder argues. And he predicts several low-ranked Michigan colleges won’t be around 10 years from now -- nor will hundreds of others across the country. Michael Boulus of the Presidents Council State Universities of Michigan says Vedder should look again. Read more at:
http://www.mlive.com/education/index.ssf/2012/06/is_michigan_higher_ed_headed_f.html