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Another embarrassing moment in university spending
Published on Friday, Dec 14, 2007
Still, Lester Lefton, the university's well-traveled president, didn't stop there. In an August letter, Lefton gushed that ''I will pay for three installments (for a total of $88,000) for your doctoral work at Case Western Reserve University.'' What Lefton meant to say, of course, is that Ohio taxpayers are picking up most of Mahon's annual $33,900 tuition and fees at the Weatherhead School of Management.
Don't be upset about Mahon attending Case, which offers a special doctoral program to working professionals. Kent's programs in business administration prepare students for college-level teaching. That track doesn't suit the needs of Mahon or the university administration. What's maddening, as reported by Carol Biliczky, a Beacon Journal staff writer, is that footing such a bill is so rare — paying tuition for employees who travel off campus for a degree.
The only other documented case at Kent involved a one-time stipend of $30,517 for doctoral work at the University of Pittsburgh. Administrators similarly situated at other public colleges in the area received (at most) $4,000 per year from their institutions to attend the Case management program.
If Mahon had gone to Kent, he could have done so for free, saving $8,000 in tuition. Why not provide him with that amount to attend Case? He could use his raise to cover the rest. Or Mahon (like many students) could borrow the money. After all, if Kent gains from his added knowledge, so does Mahon.
Worth stressing is that such news, like earlier revelations about Lefton's $40,000 trip to Europe, risks eroding the new climate of cooperation between higher education and the Statehouse, lawmakers increasing budget support in return for universities holding the line on tuition. Soon, a report will surface on greater collaboration within higher education in Northeast Ohio. Then, Chancellor Eric Fingerhut will unveil a 10-year master plan for the state. Amid all of this, careless spending harms the chance of moving forward for the benefit of all students.
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