What is the biggest issue facing higher education today? Do you see any solutions in sight?
LAGRANGE: The affordability of higher education. We will all have to work together to build creative approaches to improving access to our institutions. LARSON: Affordability concerns are not going away soon, and expense increases only work against cost-containment goals. The need to address growing student and parent consumerism has made us all revisit our capital plans. The cost of technology is also on the rise. However, an important issue is the effective use of the technology already acquired. We must understand how subsystems interact and determine whether their capabilities are being achieved. Thoroughness in implementation and expansion planning will reduce headaches everywhere. DIXON: Like most people, I worry about the affordability of higher education. My concern is twofold. First, we must communicate more effectively the fact that higher education offers more than career training. During their college experience, people broaden their interests and perspectives and learn to
