has posted a transcript of his #askDHE comments about #collegeclosure: blog.bierfaristo.com/content/commen… And thanks @MindyForMA and @Jo_Comerford for their leadership supporting public higher education.
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Comments by @Amherst_Paul on additional knock-on effects of #collegeclosures, particularly regarding the disposition of the land: in return for tax-free land, perhaps towns should get right of first refusal regarding potential development. #askdhe
Lynne Griesemer points out the knock-on effects of #collegeclosures, e.g. need for increased police coverage when college police force reduced or eliminated. #askdhe
Note that folks here are watching the #askdhe hashtag and can bring questions about #collegeclosures forward.
First comment by Ken Rosenthal: "Be cautious of focusing attention on the risks of closure to avoid creating a self-fulfilling prophecy." #askdhe
Comment period on #collegeclosure regs currently open. BHE will vote during fall. #askdhe
"There are ~120 institutions and most are doing quite well, thank you very much." Really? Over the next 10 years? Given current trends? #collegeclosures #askdhe
Current regulations around #collegeclosures offer limited sanctions (deaccreditation & refer to AGO), neither good. Proposed changes re: scope, proactivity, better definitions, required notice, contingency planning, & confidentiality. #askdhe
Primary cause of #collegeclosures according to @massdhe: demography. But what about the role of inquality? And decline in state aid? And how much of change in demography is driven by inquality? #askdhe