Academic Fraud and the Ponzi Scheme of 'Higher Learning'
Higher Education in Crisis

http://www.counterpunch.org/2014/09/19/academic-fraud-and-the-ponzi-scheme-of-higher-learning/
Date Written:  2014-09-19
Publisher:  CounterPunch
Year Published:  2014
Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX16862

It’s sad to say, but U.S. higher education increasingly resembles a pyramid scheme. The schools at the top continue to compete for elite students, by appealing to prospective applicants via the creation of a slew of amenities (the "climbing wall" phenomenon) and offering a unique college "experience." Non-elite colleges and universities are the losers in this process, fighting with each other for a dwindling number of state tax dollars amidst huge increases in tuition costs.

Subject Headings

• Academic Excellence
• Academics
• Higher Education
• Research
• Social Science Research
• Teaching
• Tuition Fees
• Universities