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What the Economy Holds for Higher Education

by Mitchell Stevens, Scott Jaschik, Gaye Tuchman, and Roberta Spalter-Roth | May 20, 2009 | Spring 2009

The provocative pieces on higher education appearing in this issue, led the Contexts editorial team to wonder about the impact of the current economic crisis on colleges and universities. We asked a few experts for their opinions and this exchange includes highlights from the correspondence that followed.

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Mitchell Stevens is a sociologist of education at Stanford University.

Scott Jaschik is editor of Insider Higher Ed.

Gaye Tuchman is a sociologist at University of Connecticut and author of the forthcoming Wannabe U: Inside the Corporate University.

Roberta Spalter-Roth is director of the American Sociologist Association's Research and Development Department.

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