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Chapter 1 Setting the Stage Chapter 2 State Preferences for Higher Education Spending: A Panel Data Analysis, 1977-2001 Chapter 3 Do Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty Matter? Chapter 4 The Increasing Use of Adjunct Instructors at Public Institutions: Are We Hurting Students? Chapter 5 The Effect of Institutional Funding Cuts on Baccalaureate Graduation Rates in Public Higher Education Chapter 6 Individual State Experiences Chapter 7 The Effects of a Changing Financial Context on the University of California Chapter 8 Assessing Public Higher Education in Georgia at the Start of the 21st Century Chapter 9 Changing Priorities and the Evolution of Public Higher Education Finance in Illinois Chapter 10 Michigan Public Higher Education: Recent Trends and Policy Considerations for the Coming Decade Chapter 11 North Carolina's Commitment to Higher Education: Access and Affordability Chapter 12 State Support for Public Higher Education in Pennsylvania Chapter 13 The Changing Accessibility, Affordability and Quality of Higher Education in Texas Chapter 14 Higher Tuition, Higher Aid, and the Quest to Improve Opportunities for Low-Income Students: The Case of Virginia Chapter 15 Consequences of a Legacy of State Disinvestment: Plunging State Support Reduces Access and Threatens Quality at University of Wisconsin System Institutions Chapter 16 Public Higher Education in Washington State: Aspirations Are Misaligned with Fiscal Structure and Politics Chapter 17 Looking to the Future Chapter 18 Why We Won't See Any Public Universities "Going Private" Chapter 19 Concluding Remarks

RONALD G. EHRENBERG is Irving M. Ives Professor of Industrial and Labor Relations and Economics, Cornell University, and director of the Cornell Higher Education Research Institute. He is also chair of the American Association of University Professors Committee on the Economic Status for the Faculty. Dr. Ehrenberg holds a Ph.D. in economics from Northwestern University and is the author or co-author of 16 books and more than 110 papers.