dacontinent
Preacher
This is a REALLY interesting thread. I don't think that I am really close enough to the issue at hand to offer much. I was part of the open enrollment era 33 years ago. I was accepted at every Ivy League school and any other school of my choosing, so open enrollment did not affect my own admission.
The issue came to a head in the summer of 1981 at JSU. Though I was a junior at the time, I gained access to the faculty meeting when the issue came up for discussion. I got the opportunity to address the faculty. My point then and now is simply that it does not matter who you allow into the university but who you allow out with certification (degrees). The success of the university will not be measured by the best students with degrees but by the worst of them.
I understand Pop's issues with defaults on student loans. However, protecting people from themselves is not the responsibility of the educational institution. It is right for the institution to help the prospective student to make an informed decision and then leave that decision and associated responsibility to the student.
The issue came to a head in the summer of 1981 at JSU. Though I was a junior at the time, I gained access to the faculty meeting when the issue came up for discussion. I got the opportunity to address the faculty. My point then and now is simply that it does not matter who you allow into the university but who you allow out with certification (degrees). The success of the university will not be measured by the best students with degrees but by the worst of them.
I understand Pop's issues with defaults on student loans. However, protecting people from themselves is not the responsibility of the educational institution. It is right for the institution to help the prospective student to make an informed decision and then leave that decision and associated responsibility to the student.