higher education
Survey results released in mid-February show that many Americans believe colleges and universities operate too much like businesses — treating students as “customers” and focusing too much on bottom-line strategies rather than on providing a quality education.
The survey — conducted by Public Agenda and the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education — indicates the percentage of respondents holding that that view increased from 52 percent to 60 percent in 2007.
When it comes to making sure college campuses allow public access to crime records, the adage “one step forward and two steps back” certainly applies.
All colleges and universities — particularly publicly funded ones — ought to treat crimes on campus the same way crimes get treated off campus.
