Readers’ Toughest Questions for University Presidents
Contending with higher education in America
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Last week, I asked: If you could question leaders of academic institutions like a member of Congress, forcing them to contend with any aspect of higher education, what would you ask them?
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Kay kept it short:
Given your massive endowments, why do you continue to serve such a limited number of students?
David posed three pointed questions:
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. told the nation, “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will
