Public Higher Education That Works - 9780807786444

Public Higher Education That WorksOne College's Path to Academic Success and Financial Stability\nAuthor(s): Mitchel B. Wallerstein\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Teachers' College Press, United States\nImprint: Teachers' College Press\nISBN-13: 9780807786444, 978-0807786444\nSynopsis\nDiscover how one public higher education institution was able to succeed despite the many obstacles and challenges that it faced. This is the story of how and why Baruch College of The City University of New York became a \""positive outlier,\"" overcoming serious financial constraints, physical space limitations, and other difficulties to be highly ranked academically and financially stable. During a tumultuous time for public higher education, Baruch has graduated tens of thousands of smart and striving individuals (the majority of whom were the first in their family ever to attend college) with little or no educational debt. As the former president of the college, Mitchel Wallerstein analyzes the less.