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Why not HE? The reasons those from under-represented backgrounds decide against university

SRHE

Connor, H, Dewson, S, Tyers, C, Eccles, J, Regan, J, and Aston, J (2001) Social class and higher education: Issues affecting decisions on participation by lower social class groups , Institute for Employment Studies, [link]. Leung, FH, and Savithiri, R (2009) ‘Spotlight on focus groups’, Canadian Family Physician , 55 (2): 218-19.

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Students Increasingly Don’t Remember the 9/11 Attacks

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Brown, who was vice president of government relations and public affairs for New York University (NYU) on that day, climbed to the roof of Bobst Library when she heard that an airplane had hit the World Trade Center. College seniors were born in the fall of 2001. But some aspects of 9/11 are indelible.

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HEI Resources 2025

Higher Education Inquirer

Public Affairs. Unmaking the Public University. The Great Mistake: How We Wrecked Public Universities and How We Can Fix Them. Smart (2001). The Case Against Education: Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time and Money. Princeton University Press. Cappelli, P. Will College Pay Off?: Carney, Cary Michael (1999).

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