To. One is theres a changing social compact between companies and the work force and companies are increasingly looking for individuals who have some important technical skill which is why Stem Education is so important. We were fortunate to see an 8. 6 increase in our enrollment of students in engineering programs and i think students are realizing that skrg these skills is important because its what employers are looking for. Were talking with james linder, the interim president of the university of nebraska lincoln, part of cspan buss big 10 college tour. We kicked that off this weekend. We will continue next week, a monthlong series here on washington journal talking to University President s about Higher Education issues. We want to get your thoughts as well so weve divided the lines by students, parents, educators and nebraska residents. There they are on your screen. Parents 2025853881, educate orts 2 025853882. Nebraska residents well hear from you, 2025853883. Also send us an
We have such programs here in nebraska between our different campuses, between the Community Colleges and our state and the university. We actually have a unique program where we are piloting reverse transfer of credit back to Trinity College is so someone who did not complete their Associates Degree in actually used some of their University Courses for that purpose. The more dialogue there is between institutions the more efficient it is in the more cost is reduced as you point out. Host dr. Linder you said earlier 300 million for research at the university of nebraska lincoln. What is the University Researching and what are the different areas and what is the main focus . Guest obviously there are a variety of areas but being that we are in an agricultural state some of our focuses are on how you properly use Water Resources and how you grow food with less water. We face a population crisis in this world. We will have more and more mouths that need to be fed and they need to be fed t
Well, i think that compensation of football coaches is very high. And each university exists in a marketplace, unfortunately. Having a cap on football coaches salaries would be an interesting national discussion. But its not one i want to participate in. Why not . You sound reluctant. Explain that. I think that the question about capping any professions salary, whether its a coach, entertaining, ceo is a more complex discussion than we could take on this morning. But we do live in a marketplace. If youre trying to attract top tier coaches at any school, youre competing with those coaches for the employment of those coaches with other schools and i think thats whats driven these salaries to a level where they are. Dr. Linder at the university of nebraska lincoln, what is the state of tenured professors . How many do you have . How does the process work . At the university of nebraska lincoln, the tenure density is around 60 . And the process at the university of nebraska lincoln is a fa
Well, i think that compensation of football coaches is very high. And each university exists in a marketplace, unfortunately. Having a cap on football coaches salaries would be an interesting national discussion. But its not one i want to participate in. Why not . You sound reluctant. Explain that. I think that the question about capping any professions salary, whether its a coach, entertaining, ceo is a more complex discussion than we could take on this morning. But we do live in a marketplace. If youre trying to attract top tier coaches at any school, youre competing with those coaches for the employment of those coaches with other schools and i think thats whats driven these salaries to a level where they are. Dr. Linder at the university of nebraska lincoln, what is the state of tenured professors . How many do you have . How does the process work . At the university of nebraska lincoln, the tenure density is around 60 . And the process at the university of nebraska lincoln is a fa
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