Favorite Quotes

“In the ‘new age’ the possibility of economic mobility through a university education has been converted into the right to a university education as part of equal opportunity. The university has become Plato’s paradigm for democracy and available to everyone without the necessity of accepting responsibility or meeting prerequisites.” – Herbert London (London included this passage in his introduction to the second edition of a book by Jacques Barzun.)  APA Citation is: Barzun, J. (1993). The American university: How it runs, where it is going (2nd ed.). Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

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Ohio University economist Richard Vedder authored Going Broke By Degree: Why College Costs Too Much. In it, he states ”There is no question that some academic research is highly beneficial to society….however…in the absence of federal grants to universities, a significant portion of that research would be done anyhow, and some that would be discontinued is of dubious value in any case.”

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In his book, former Harvard University president Derek Bok writes something federal policymakers should never forget: ‘‘Universities share one characteristic with compulsive gamblers and exiled royalty: there is never enough money to satisfy their desires.’’ Citation here:

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Michael D. Parson (Florida International University professor of higher education) wrote in the Chronicle Review that to many people “higher education has become just another special interest seeking a federal handout.” Citation here:

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“When your values are clear to you, making decisions becomes easier.” ~Roy Disney

 

 

APA STANDARD FORMAT FOR CITING BOOK IN REFERENCE LIST:

Kidder, T. (1981). The soul of a new machine. Boston: Little, Brown & Company.