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Accountability is also promoted by the competition among colleges and universities to attract students in an open and competitive environment . As we look ahead , the Task Force is committed to leaving no stone unturned as we seek to reduce costs and enhance non-tuition income . I do not know of any benefits to be gained by consuming oxygen or other gases . Because plant material consists largely of cell walls made of cellulose , which mammals cannot digest , the guts of herbivores contain a mini ecosystem of micro-organisms which can digest it , and are then digested by the mammal . With increasing use of the tax code and a growing population of non-traditional students , Congress will once again debate the specifics of determining a student ’ s ability to contribute toward their education . On the one hand , we want to encourage as much simplification of the need analysis as possible , on the other hand , the addition of tax credits and other measures has made it more complex to determine what families can be expected to contribute toward college expenses . I 'm afraid I do not know the titles of any recent publications , but you should be able to find some by asking in a large bookstore , or searching Amazon . In fact , concern for the competitiveness of faculty salaries led the University to adopt a five-year plan — now concluded — to reduce the gap between Penn State 's faculty salaries and those at peer institutions . After the redesign , we were able to reduce by 50 percent the number of graduate assistants needed to support the course – the cost equivalent of about $ 150,000 per year . The course was redesigned to reduce the number of lectures and add a series of problems and exercises that students could complete in a computer lab or at home . I do n't , however , know of any scientific research into the subject . In the longer run , those campuses that can refill their student pipelines will resume the growth in their permanent budgets , while others than cannot sustain their enrollments must reduce their expenditures accordingly .