February 11, 2008

2-Year-College Leader Has Advice and Criticism for Peers at 4-Year Institutions

By Jeffrey J. Selingo

San Diego

Colleges could play a far greater role in improving the educational attainment of Americans if they focused their efforts on classroom instruction, better measurements of learning, and new methods to finance institutions, Gail O. Mellow, president of City University of New York's LaGuardia Community College, told college leaders here on Sunday evening at the opening session of the American Council on Education's annual meeting.

For a gathering that typically attracts far more

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