How to fix higher education without destroying it

Public confidence in higher education has been eroding for years. Rising costs, uncertain job prospects and political conflict have led many people to question whether colleges still serve the public. But trying to fix that by slashing research funding or putting campuses under tighter government control could destroy a lot of what makes them valuable. Host Megan McArdle argues that universities must confront their credibility crisis by recruiting a wider range of viewpoints, stepping back f...

By Regina de Heer