经济大衰退对美国高等教育的影响

American Higher Education in the Midst of the Great Recession

最近的经济衰退对美国高等教育构成了严峻的挑战。本文介绍经济衰退对美国高等教育财政的影响,概述美国联邦政府、州级政府和高等院校应对经济衰退的策略以及经济衰退对高等教育入学机会和大学生学业的消极影响,并探讨经济衰退中的美国高等教育状况对高等教育管理和高等院校战略规划的启示。

The recent economic recession has posed serious challenges to American higher education. This paper introduces the impact of the recession on higher education finance in the United States, describes the responses of federal and state governments and higher education institutions to the crisis, and sketches the negative impact of the crisis on student access and success. Implications for higher education administration and strategic planning are discussed.