ASCU Supports Carnegie Initiative for Higher Education Infrastructure Investment

Higher Education Investment Act - An Open Letter to President-Elect Obama and His Administration - Carnegie Corporation of New York, December 15, 2008

 

For nearly a century, education, our democracy and international peace have been the main concerns of Carnegie Corporation of New York.  During the past decade, they have focused on several major issues of critical importance to our nation, including K-16 education, school reform, teacher education, strengthening our schools of journalism and immigrant integration.  In recent years, Carnegie Corporation have become increasingly worried about the current status and the future of public higher education in our nation.  In October, the Corporation invited a select but representative group of leaders of American public higher education to begin a discussion about the challenges faced by their institutions both individually and collectively.  What has already become clear is that there is pressing need to help colleges and universities in the public sector to mobilize their resources and harness their capacity in order to play a central role in rebuilding America's economy and in meeting our society's most crucial needs:  an educated citizenry and a competent workforce.  These are necessary in order to strengthen our democracy and our ability to compete in a global economy.  Therefore, we present the text of the Higher Education Investment Act, which was drafted and endorsed by some of the most significant leaders in American public higher education, to President-Elect Obama, his proposed administration, and to the American public.

 

Each of the nine New Jersey state colleges and universities endorse the statement, which ASCU Chief Executive Officer Darryl Greer, signed on their behalf.  ASCU looks forward to working with the President-Elect, Congress and our Governor and Legislature in New Jersey, on the proposal to invest in higher education.

 

To view the Higher Education Investment Act:  An Open Letter to President-Elect Obama and His Administration, click here.