How To Save State Universities

Saving State U by Nancy Folbre is a basic book on the problems and prospects of state universities in these difficult economic times. It is a beginning book that is short and easy to read. It covers the basic topics and has good footnotes for follow up. Her thesis is that state universities were on a downward spiral long before the recession, and the impact is particularly harmful to lower and middle income students. She has some vivid examples from her inside view of the University of Massachusetts flagship campus in Amherst. This is a book to start with if you want to an overview of the interconnected problems.

Published in 2010 by The New Press