Robert Zemsky

Labor, Markets, and Educational Restructuring

Using a theoretical framework developed by Professor Akira Arimoto to describe recent changes in the Japanese system of higher education, Robert Zemsky discusses what happens when higher education becomes the norm in a society and when this massification of a higher education system gives way to post-massification. Zemsky demonstrates how, in the current era of post-massification, American higher education is a system under duress, at a time when the economy, shifting demographics, and political lassitude have forced a restructuring of the enterprise. He examines trends such as the price-income squeeze, where the economic returns to college have fallen while the cost has risen; the bifurcation of institutions into outlets and medallions; the reduced demand for young workers; and the dynamics of local labor and education markets. Zemsky concludes that, once the market for college graduates becomes saturated in a locality, the boundary between massification and post-massification is crossed, leading to a restratification of both educational attainment and economic advantage.

In Pursuit of Prestige: Strategy and Competition in U.S. Higher Education (review)

tivity, but it serves to illustrate the great and time-consuming effort that a whistle-blower should expect. While not the intent of this book, this exhaustive task, together with the acknowledged high risks of sanctions against the accuser(s), may be sufficient to discourage one to act on their conscience of professional standards, rendered unable to muster their ethical courage. On the other hand, exposure to this book prior to an incident of misconduct may well deter a would-be transgressor or provide a whistle-blower with the capabilities to enact their professional duty. The book concisely lists recommendations to the whistle-blower, the accused, and the academic institution involved. It addresses tactics of prevention, including both a series of constructive measures as well as establishing penalties and invoking fear as deterrents to misfeasance and malfeasance. Finally, it also provides an overview of plagiarism detection software, including an Appendix, which contains a detailed description of new detection software by contributor Jozef Colpaert.

Lower College Costs and Improved Student Learning: Real Answers Missing from the Spellings Commission Report.

The Secretary of Educations Commission on the Future of Higher Education too often focused on whats wrong with American higher education and too seldom offered real solutions to vexing problems. Commission member Robert Zemsky takes a look at how two issues in particular, high costs and inadequate student learning, might have been better addressed by the Spellings commission.

The Structure of College Choice.

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