The college president is an economist. He knows numbers and history, theories and reality.
As he prepares for his Sept. 25 inauguration as Beloit Collegeâ??s 11th president, Scott Bierman surveys the landscape of higher education with cold-eyed realism. Hard times have hit Americaâ??s college campuses, endowments taking a hit during the stock market collapse, budgets tightening even as financially strapped parents seek increased financial aid for their children.