Essays on Higher Education

The purpose of this three-essay dissertation is to explore important topics in higher education. In 2010, the Department of Education proposed the controversial Gainful Employment (GE) Regulations that represent a major shift in federal policy and raises the question of the future of higher education. Under GE, certain institutions, mainly for-profit, are required to disclose information about student outcomes and to ensure graduates are meeting the debt to earnings ratios dictated in the regulations. Institutions that fail to meet the requirements risk losing eligibility for financial aid. The first two essays explore the preliminary impact of GE on enrollment and institutional expenditures. Another important topic in higher education is the importance of mentoring. Essay three explores faculty mentoring within schools of public affairs and asks which factors contribute to effective mentoring programs.

Author

• Fountain, Joselynn Hawkins

Language

• en

Keyword

• faculty mentoring
• institutional expenditures
• enrollment
• student debt
• Gainful Employment Regulations
• For-profit Institutions

Date created

• 2017

Type of Work

• Dissertation

License

• All rights reserved

Rights statement

• In Copyright

GW Unit

• Public Policy & Administration

Degree

• Ph.D.

Advisor

• Cellini, Stephanie R

Committee Member(s)

• Nakib, Yas
• Newcomer, Kathryn

Persistent URL

•  https://scholarspace.library.gwu.edu/etd/0r9673887