You must answer the questions below in 4,000 or fewer words. Word count feature of MSWord will be determinant. Footnotes, endnotes, tables, figures and bibliography are not counted as part of 4,000-word limit.

Grading Criteria:

• Answering the Question: The response clearly and directly answers the question / assignment, including all components of the question / assignment.

• Support/Evidence: Claims are supported by/based in scholarly literature and/or empirical research evidence.

• Synthesis and Analysis: The response illustrates competence gained across more than one core course/topic area (synthesis), (Historical development of American Higher education; Organization and governance; Policy; Research, Statistics) while providing a coherent and well-elaborated analysis.

• Writing: The response is logically organized and precise in thought and expression. The response follows the APA style manual in use of grammar, citation/references, etc.

Question 1. In the last several decades, American higher education has experienced large and consistent annual increases in tuition and fees at both public and private institutions. Write an essay on the increasing costs of American Higher Education. In developing the essay, please address the following:

(1) From a historical perspective, how do you assess the scope of rising cost of higher education?

(2) Should we be concerned about the increasing cost? Discuss the impacts the increasing cost has had on our higher education.

(3) Given what you know about organization and governance of U.S higher education and about public policy in the U.S., what suggestions would you propose to policy-makers and higher education administrators to maintain affordability in higher education?

(4) Given the current state of knowledge and research in this area, what research would you suggest that scholars should undertake to address the challenge of maintaining affordability in the face of increasing college pricesin the future?

In your response, you should synthesize relevant information-including facts (statistics) and scholarly/empirical research literature-from multiple vantage points (e.g., historical, policymaking, and organizational perspectives). Be certain to address all four required elements above.