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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 …
The single best description of the inside workings of contemporary universities.Witty and insightful, How Universities Work is destined to be an essential handbook for anyone …
The first nation-wide analysis of the politics of performance funding in higher education.Performance funding ties state support of colleges and universities directly to …
This tightly focused analysis of China's research universities offers important insights on the changing global landscape of higher education and the expanding role of China as a …
The first scholarly edition of Thorstein Veblen's classic indictment of the corporate model of American university governance.Since its publication in 1918, Thorstein Veblen's The …
There was a time when the faculty governed universities. Not anymore.The Rise and Decline of Faculty Governance is the first history of shared governance in American higher …
Why would a university renowned for its school of medicine ever sell its teaching hospital? In his newest book, Dr. John A. Kastor presents an insider's view of why university …
A “magisterial [and] elegantly written” study of Renaissance Italy’s remarkable accomplishments in higher education and academic research (Choice). Winner of the Howard R. Marraro …
Landing a job in today's academic job market is no easy feat. Is graduate school the answer? This informed and candid book provides anyone thinking about pursuing an advanced …
The Enlightenment-era concerns that gave rise to the modern research university can illuminate contemporary debates about knowledge in the digital age.Since its inception, the …