Borderless Degree Opportunities

The family garden, raising chickens, and washing clothes in the river are becoming vignettes of the past replaced by images of millions of people living in poverty in large, urban spaces. Before World War II, a father with an eighth-grade education could work in a factory and support his family. Today, both mother and father must work, and they need postsecondary training to qualify for skilled jobs—training that is unavailable to hundreds of millions of people. This chapter describes how all nations can provide affordable, universal higher education that will promote quality living and national success.