Reflect on the economic and legal pressures that faced colleges and
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ED5570: Week 9 Discussion 1: Financing Operations and Revenue Diversification
Financing college and university operations has always been a challenge. Thelin (2019)
notes that one of the most perplexing historical riddles in American higher education is
how colleges planned and then implemented their annual operating budgets (p. 98).
Thelin identifies some of the creative ways in which institutions have generated financial
support and discusses the role of philanthropists, foundations, and corporate partners in
higher education.
For this discussion, Reflect on the economic and legal pressures that faced colleges and
universities in the 1970s and 1980s, and how institutions responded. Compare these
strategies to those used by institutions today. Support your response with current higher
education literature.
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