Opinion letters critique college faculty balance at Lee College
Gertrude Teter and Rene Maher respond to an editorial on campus concerns beyond clocks and pipe racks. They defend minority representation, note ignored faculty input on hiring, and recount attempts to open dialogue with administration including a meeting with the college president. They discuss advertising in The Lantern and costs of publication.
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Lee College
Degrees pay off far more than census figures suggest
A UW study by Robert Haveman and Barbara Wolfe argues college degrees yield much higher returns than typical estimates. They estimate health, parental education, and smarter consumer behavior add value, claiming an extra year of schooling could be worth thousands beyond earnings.
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Madison* WI
University of Wisconsin
Robert Haveman
Wisconsin
Barbara Wolfe
U.S. Census Bureau
Haveman
Wolfe
Education funding debate and college enrollment notes
Heritage Foundation author Warren Robinson argues public colleges should lose government funding as salaries rise little above non graduates and societal benefits shrink. Ohio State studies show middle aged women re enrolling boost productivity, while Carnegie Foundation finds teaching in crisis with education majors scoring lower SATs and teacher salaries declining from 1973 to 1983 after inflation.
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Conservative Heritage Foundation
Penn State University
Warren Robinson
Ohio State University
Roberta Sands
Carnegie Foundation
Ernest Boyer
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