Public policy challenges facing higher education in the American West

Editors' Preface Introduction Lester F. Goodchild, Richard W. Jonsen, Patty Limerick and David A. Longanecker PART I: PUBLIC POLICY DEMOGRAPHIC BACKGROUND 1. A Demographic Profile of Higher Education in the American West Cheryl D. Blanco PART II: SEVEN REGIONAL PUBLIC POLICY CHALLENGES 2. Assessing College Access and Success in the West Mikyung Ryu 3. The Federal Government, Research Funding, and Western Higher Education Policy David A. Longanecker 4. State Policy Leadership in the Public Interest: Is Anyone at Home? Aims C. McGuiness, Jr. 5. Higher Education Finance Policy in the Western States Dennis P. Jones 6. Public Financing of Higher Education in the Western States - Changing Patterns in State Appropriations and Tuition Revenues Charles S. Lenth, Kathleen J. Zaback, Andrew M. Carlson, and Allison C. Bell 7. Technology and Distance Education: Challenges Facing the American West Sally M. Johnstone and J. Ritchie Boyd 8. The Growth of Community Colleges in the West: Conditions and Public Policy Challenges Cheryl D. Lovell PART III: A CONCLUDING COMMENTARY 9. Afterword: Where Do We Go From Here: The Policy Nexus between the West and the Federal Government David A. Longanecker