The WSJ offers Cuts Reach Campus Oasis, by Joel Millman today, and provides an interesting view on a region (the Idaho/Washington border where two major land-grant schools, Washington State University and the University of Idaho, sit 8 miles from one another) dependent on higher education and it success, yet just beginning to really integrate the benefits of the campus ecosystem with the broader region and private economy. The traditional campus oasis.
Millman explains that the recession has meant a 20% decrease in funding for both schools and for the first ever time at WSU, revenue from tuition is greater than state appropriations.
To read the full, original article click on this link: Is the Campus and Oasis or Not: WSJ Unclear | Campus Entrepreneurship
