Forbes – Ryan Craig
“Despite unbundling in other industries like music, television, and air travel, five years ago the value of the college bundle – what higher education institutions charge tuition and fees for – remained plausible and meaningful, albeit precarious, prompting my Cassandra cry College Disrupted: The Great Unbundling of Higher Education. There were two dimensions to the college bundle. First, temporal: a commitment that spans at least four years. Second, spatial: the sprawling, expansive bundle included remedial coursework, general education courses and advanced courses in the major, as well as student support, housing, food service, research, libraries, IT systems, sports, facilities management, healthcare, support of student organizations, admissions, ostensibly career services, and the many other provinces of deanlets.” (more)