Mark G. Yudof, president of the University of California, says America needs to adopt new models of financing and operating its public research universities if they are to thrive into the future.
The federal government, he argues, might need to step in and provide direct aid to colleges. States have to decide to put more money into higher education. And institutions need to rethink how they do business, including by considering options like three-year undergraduate programs and doing more with technology to deliver instruction.