State and Federal Government and Higher Education

3 credits · Peabody College - Professional

This course is a seminar for advanced graduate students which focuses on the intersection of institutions, actors, and processes that result in the formation of public policy for higher education at both the state and federal levels of American government. It pursues this focus by examining the fluid political environment in which government operates, the fundamental conflicts governments act to mediate, the governmental process by which policies are formulated, and the outcomes of policies that are enacted. The course emphasizes both the varied theoretical perspectives on the formation of higher education policy and the numerous contemporary policy challenges confronting campus and state officials. [3]