Higher education fostering economic growth

There is a major shift happening in this country as higher education is being asked—more and more—to perform roles that help foster economic growth in local economies.

Recent articles supporting this belief include:

• The Impact of Colleges and Universities on the Economy of Southwestern Ohio
  
  
• Estimating the Economic Impact of Universities: The Case of Bowling Green State University
  
  
• Colleges Consider their Roles in Economic Development
  
  
• Mackinac Center for Public Policy, Higher Education and Economic Development
  
  
• Ohio’s top research universities have $6.2 billion annual impact, new study shows
  
  
• Ann Arbor Business Review, State’s Universities drive economic development