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A Larger Sense of Purpose: Higher Education and Society
Harold T. Shapiro
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Description for A Larger Sense of Purpose: Higher Education and Society
Hardback. Takes up topics of debate in higher education: What are the nature and objectives of a liberal education? What are the university's responsibilities for the moral education of students? This book contains essays on ethics, the academic curriculum, and the differences between private and public higher education. Series: The William G. Bowen Memorial Series in Higher Education. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNA; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 241 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
Universities were once largely insular institutions whose purview extended no further than the campus gates. Not anymore. Today's universities have evolved into multifaceted organizations with complex connections to government, business, and the community. This thought-provoking book by Harold Shapiro, former president of both Princeton University and the University of Michigan, and Chairman of the National Bioethics Advisory Commission under President Bill Clinton, explores the role the modern university should play as an ethical force and societal steward. Based on the 2003 Clark Kerr lectures, A Larger Sense of Purpose draws from Shapiro's twenty-five years of experience leading major research universities ... Read more
Universities were once largely insular institutions whose purview extended no further than the campus gates. Not anymore. Today's universities have evolved into multifaceted organizations with complex connections to government, business, and the community. This thought-provoking book by Harold Shapiro, former president of both Princeton University and the University of Michigan, and Chairman of the National Bioethics Advisory Commission under President Bill Clinton, explores the role the modern university should play as an ethical force and societal steward. Based on the 2003 Clark Kerr lectures, A Larger Sense of Purpose draws from Shapiro's twenty-five years of experience leading major research universities ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Series
The William G. Bowen Memorial Series in Higher Education
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691123639
SKU
V9780691123639
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About Harold T. Shapiro
Harold T. Shapiro served as President of the University of Michigan (1979-1988) and as President of Princeton University (1988-2001). He is currently Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton. The coeditor of "Universities and Their Leadership" (Princeton), he served as chair of the National Bioethics Advisory Commission from July 1996 to October 2001, and from 1990 to 1992 as ... Read more
Reviews for A Larger Sense of Purpose: Higher Education and Society
"Shapiro clearly and persuasively enunciates his major theme—that universities have a responsibility for performing two important social functions. One is to serve existing society, and the other is to challenge it."—Charles T. Clotfelter, Duke University "This book reflects an effort by one of our most distinguished educational leaders to look beneath the surface of existing controversies and ask deeper questions ... Read more