Designing the new American university /
"America's research universities consistently dominate global rankings but may be entrenched in a model that no longer accomplishes their purposes. With their multiple roles of discovery, teaching, and public service, these institutions represent the gold standard in American higher educat...
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Baltimore, Maryland :
Johns Hopkins University Press,
2015.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction : solving for X with U
- American research universities at a fork in the road
- The gold standard in American higher education
- The varieties of academic tradition
- Discovery, creativity, and innovation
- Designing knowledge enterprises
- A pragmatic a pproach to innovation and sustainability
- Designing a new American university at the frontier
- Conclusion : toward more new American universities.