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dc.contributor.authorKassier, Theodore
dc.contributor.authorHill, Alexandra
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-20T01:17:38Z
dc.date.available2021-08-20T01:17:38Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11122/12232
dc.description.abstractRecent reports on higher education in the U.S. say it’s in trouble— that it’s too expensive, doesn’t offer enough need-based aid, isn’t educating people for today’s jobs, doesn’t demand enough of instructors or students, and isn’t sufficiently accountable to policymakers and taxpayers.1 Is the University of Alaska (UA)—the state’s only public university —offering a good, affordable education for Alaskans? This paper looks at that question. It first presents the available data on various measures and then summarizes successes and continuing challenges for UA. It ends with a discussion of how UA and the state are addressing higher-education issues and what other steps they might consider. UA has made substantial progress on a number of goals in the past decade. For example, it’s attracting a growing share of Alaska’s college-bound freshmen, and it’s educating many more students for jobs in high-demand areas like health care and technology. The school’s overall retention and graduation rates are improving. But UA also faces many of the same issues as other public universities— like sharp increases in tuition and significant numbers of students who come out of high school unable to read, write, or do math at college-level.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipUnderstanding Alaska (UA) is a special series of ISER research studies examining Alaska economic development issues. The studies are funded by the University of Alaska Foundation.en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherInstitute of Social and Economic Research, University of Alaska.en_US
dc.subjecthigher educationen_US
dc.subjectpublic universityen_US
dc.subjectsuccessesen_US
dc.subjectchallengesen_US
dc.subjectretention and graduationen_US
dc.subjecttuitionen_US
dc.subjecthealth careen_US
dc.subjecttechnologyen_US
dc.subjectUniversity of Alaskaen_US
dc.subjectcollegeen_US
dc.titleThe University of Alaska: How Is It Doing?en_US
dc.title.alternativeUA Research Summary No. 12en_US
dc.typeReporten_US
refterms.dateFOA2021-08-20T01:17:38Z


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