Damn, dude. Chillax. I also said "are" and could have just as easily said "will" as "would." As far as "who says", how 'bout the editor of the chronicle of higher education?
http://www.jeffselingo.com/about/
sigh So instead of reacting, try listening. That's the former editor of the Chronicle of Higher Education, arguing in not one, not two, but three books about the coming disruption in college structure. This is not unlike the editor of Hot Rod Magazine writing a book about the 'tuner possibilities of Nissans and Mazdas since Ford and Chevy are obsolete. It's akin to the editor of Guns and Ammo magazine arguing that gun control is going to be better for recreational shooters. And he's not recommending changes. You said "who says it's at a tipping point?" Well, the people who oughtta know. The MacCarthur foundation paid out 250m last year. Not sure what they spent on their initiative, but it was a non-negligible sum. The Bill & Melinda Gates foundation isn't exactly poor, either, nor are they known for doing little. We're in a position where I say "things are changing" and you caps-lock your way to NO WE AREN'T and then I say "no, really, we are," and you're still getting up in my grille. Read the damn book. Then come back and shout at me. If you'd asked for more, I would have given you more... but if you're just gonna get spittle on my glasses I got better shit to do with my day.
Not the intent, and I'm sorry that's what came across. Unless there are measurable real-world consequences, even a single persons anecdote, I have a really hard time believing that any amount, of any amount of money spent, accomplished good. I have a few different sources who have been involved with government budget allocation at several levels, and I learned from them that a million dollars here, a million dollars there, can vanish, and nobody knows what it actually did. I'll add the book to the library awaiting my academic digestion.you're still getting up in my grille.