privatization & the public good“the whole issue of creating educated citizens has been lost....

PRIVATIZATION &

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PRIVATIZATION &

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United States Public FTE Student Enrollment, Net Tuition, and

Educational Appropriations Per FTE Student, 1987–2012 (In

Constant 2012 Dollars)

Net Tuition per FTE

Educational Appropriations per FTE

Public FTE Enrollment

APPROPRIATIONS VERSUS ENROLLMENTRIDING THE WAVE:

Source: SHEEO

Note: Constant 2012 dollars adjusted by SHEEO Higher Education Cost Adjustment

(HECA). Educational appropriations include ARRA funds

Source: SHEEO


(HECA). Educational appropriations include ARRA funds.


PRIVATIZATION &

$3,052$10,285

$22,131 $19,679

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Total Appropriations and Net Tuition and Fees Per FTE Student

For The University Of North Carolina–Chapel Hill, 1987–2010


Net Tuition and Fees State Appropriations

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Total Educational Revenue Per FTE Student, North Carolina, Fiscal

Years 1987–2012


Net Tuition per FTE



NORTH CAROLINA TUITION AND REVENUES

Source: SHEEO, 2013



Source: Delta Cost Project dataset, 2012

Note: The fall FTE enrollment was used for FTE calculations. Constant 2010 dollars

adjusted by SHEEO Higher Education Cost Adjustment (HECA).


PRIVATIZATION &

CALIFORNIA TUITION AND REVENUES

$3,938

$11,350

$22,271

$14,061

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$10,000

$15,000

$20,000

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Total Appropriations and Net Tuition and Fees Per FTE Student

For The University Of California, Berkeley, 1987–2010 (In

Constant 2010 Dollars)


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Total Educational Revenue Per FTE Student, California, 1987–

2012 (In Constant 2012 Dollars)

Net Tuition per FTE






Source: SHEEO, 2013




PRIVATIZATION &

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Total Educational Revenue Per FTE Student, Virginia, 1987–2012


Net Tuition per FTE



VIRGINIA TUITION AND REVENUES

$5,933

$14,501

$12,296

$6,219

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$2,000

$4,000

$6,000

$8,000

$10,000

$12,000

$14,000

$16,000

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The University Of Virginia, 1987–2010 (In Constant 2010 Dollars)


Source: SHEEO, 2013







PRIVATIZATION &

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Public Flagship Universities, 2001


UC Berkeley UNC-CH UVA

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$5,000

$10,000

$15,000

$20,000

$25,000

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Public Flagship Universities, 2011


UC Berkeley UNC-CH UVA

THREE PUBLIC FLAGSHIP UNIVERSITIES 2001 - 2011

Source: IPEDS, 2012

Note: Appropriations per FTE were calculated using state appropriations divided by fall FTE enrollment.

Inflation-adjusted totals were calculated using 2011 HECA. Bubble size reflects fall FTE enrollment.


PRIVATIZATION &

STATE CONTEXT

VISION & FOCUS

AUTONOMY

FINANCE

ENROLLMENT & ACCESS

LEADERSHIP

Where did we come from?

Who are we serving?

Who “owns” us?

How are we funded?

Who are our students?

What do our leaders say and do?FOUNDATIONS OF

PRIVATIZATION


PRIVATIZATION &

GAP BETWEEN PERCIEVED VALUE AND PUBLIC INVESTMENT

“I think people understand that [higher education] is

important, but when you talk about a shrinking pie, we’re

choosing between seniors and single mothers without

childcare or the university system, which is perceived as

being able to take care of [itself].”

LEGISLATOR FROM CALIFORNIA

PUBLIC GOOD or

PRIVATE BENEFIT? Redefining Public Higher Education


PRIVATIZATION &

PUBLIC PRIVATE▅ Reduced crime rates

▅ Increased charitable giving / community service

▅ Social cohesion / appreciation of diversity

▅ Improved ability to adapt to and use technology

▅ Increased tax revenues

▅ Greater productivity

▅ Increased consumption

▅ Increased work force flexibility

▅ Decreased reliance on government financial support

▅ Improved health / life expectancy

▅ Improved quality of life for offspring

▅ Better consumer decision making

▅ Increased personal status

▅ More hobbies and leisure activities

▅ Higher salaries and benefits

▅ More stable employment

▅ Higher savings levels

▅ Improved working conditions

▅ Personal / professional mobility

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PRIVATIZATION &

52%OF OVERALL BENEFITS

ACCRUE TO SOCIETY


PRIVATIZATION &

“The whole issue of creating educated citizens has been lost. That, of course, was the

fundamental reason for public higher education. You’ll find statements that go back to the

founding of the university about the purpose of a state university is to create an educated

citizen. That’s almost completely absent from the discussion now, but the primary public

mission was historically to increase the quality of civic life, to create social cohesion. But

the word citizen never appears on a legislator’s list today.”

Robert Berdahl – former president of

the American association of universities

COMPELLING THE LEGISLATOR


PRIVATIZATION &

BUILDING A PUBLIC- PRIVATE MODEL New Models of Higher Education

“Education is not a trivial business, a private good, or a discretionary expenditure. It

is a deeply ethical undertaking at which we must succeed if we are to survive as a

free people. Privatization . . . is here to stay, but we must approach and conceive of

higher education as a public good and seek to maintain its role in society as such.

”- GORDON DAVIES


PRIVATIZATION &

A RENEWED CONVERSATION

Education as an ethical undertaking

Vice President for University

Advancement

William & Mary | [email protected]

THE PUBLIC THE PUBLIC THE PUBLIC THE PUBLIC GOODGOODGOODGOOD

PRIVATIZATION &

M A T T H E W T. L A M B E R T

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