How is it that the institutions that bill themselves the most "egalitarian" in the country turn out to be the most status conscious, hierarchical and venal? This book reviewed in the WSJ attempts to explain this vile paradox. Higher Education? - WSJ.com: "Recently, though, a new public skepticism has surfaced, with galling facts to back it up. Over the past 30 years, the average cost of college tuition and fees has risen 250% for private schools and nearly 300% for public schools (in constant dollars). The salaries of professors have also risen much faster than those of other occupations. At Stanford, to take but one example, the salaries of full professors have leapt 58% in constant dollars since the mid-1980s. College presidents do even better. From 1992 to 2008, NYU's presidential salary climbed to $1.27 million from $443,000. By 2008, a dozen presidents had passed the million-dollar mark."
It goes without saying that our Christian colleges and seminaries need to answer the same questions.....
Where ARE the pastors?
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