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The Future of the Public University in America: Beyond the Crossroads
James J. Duderstadt
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Description for The Future of the Public University in America: Beyond the Crossroads
Paperback. The authors conclude by suggesting strategies at the state and federal level to preserve and strengthen public higher education as a resource for future generations. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 375.
In the United States, public colleges and universities educate more than 80 percent of the nation's 11 million college students. Public universities conduct the majority of the country's campus-based research and produce most of the nation's doctors, lawyers, engineers, teachers, and other professionals and public leaders. They provide critical services such as agricultural and industrial technology, health care, and economic development, and they help students of all ages develop more rewarding careers and more meaningful lives. Written for everyone who is interested in and concerned about the nation's public universities, The Future of the Public University in America offers a ... Read more
In the United States, public colleges and universities educate more than 80 percent of the nation's 11 million college students. Public universities conduct the majority of the country's campus-based research and produce most of the nation's doctors, lawyers, engineers, teachers, and other professionals and public leaders. They provide critical services such as agricultural and industrial technology, health care, and economic development, and they help students of all ages develop more rewarding careers and more meaningful lives. Written for everyone who is interested in and concerned about the nation's public universities, The Future of the Public University in America offers a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801880629
SKU
V9780801880629
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About James J. Duderstadt
James J. Duderstadt is president emeritus and university professor of science and engineering at the University of Michigan. Farris W. Womack served as the chief financial officer at the University of Michigan and the University of North Carolina. He also served as the chief financial officer of the State of Arkansas and the State of North Carolina.
Reviews for The Future of the Public University in America: Beyond the Crossroads
Duderstadt and Womack paint a picture of the present and allow us to glimpse, along with them, a future, seen through the proverbial glass, darkly.
Tom Abeles On the Horizon The university is about ideas-incubating a few self-reflective new ones about its own role and function has to be helpful.
Theodora J. Kalikow Connection They have certainly done ... Read more
Tom Abeles On the Horizon The university is about ideas-incubating a few self-reflective new ones about its own role and function has to be helpful.
Theodora J. Kalikow Connection They have certainly done ... Read more