You might find these papers about the future of public higher education interesting. You can find them here, as noted in an email the national AAUP sent out today.
These issues may focus on public schools, but even at a private college like Champlain we have to be aware not only of the choices our students have, in terms of where they go to school, but also of our own mission and the role tuition plays in our ability to do our job. Many of our students are incurring massive debt as they study here, and many are doing so even while working more hours than they probably should.