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8.3.2 Building Relationships between Students
and Potential Employers ..................................166
8.3.2.1 Cooperative Education
and Internships ................................166
8.3.2.2 Working Directly with Students ....167
8.3.3 Creating the Mechanism for Recruiting ......168
8.4 Driving Forces for Change ..........................................170
8.5 Impact of Building Bridges to Potential
Employers on Higher Education Outcomes .............170
8.6 Summary of Recommendations .................................171
References .................................................................................172

Chapter 9 Government’s Role in Higher Education ...................... 173

9.1 Making Public Colleges and Universities
Tuition-Free ...................................................................175
9.2 Eliminating or Dramatically Reducing Subsidies ....179
9.3 Government’s Role in Funding Higher Education .......182
9.3.1 State and Local Funding .................................183
9.3.1.1 State and Local General-
Purpose Appropriations ..................183
9.3.1.2 State Financial Aid Grants ..............186
9.3.1.3 State Research, Agriculture,
and Medical Education
Appropriations .................................186
9.3.1.4 Lack of Funding for
Outreach and Engagement .............187
9.3.2 Federal Funding ...............................................187
9.3.2.1 Pell Grants and Other
Grant Programs................................187
9.3.2.2 Student Loans ...................................188
9.3.2.3 Work-Study Jobs ...............................188
9.3.2.4 Research Grants ...............................189
9.3.2.5 Veteran Education Benefits
and General-Purpose
Appropriations ............................. 190
9.3.2.6 Problems with Private,
For-Profit Universities .................... 190