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The American Research University from World War II to World Wide Web: Governments, the Private Sector, and the Emerging Meta-University

By Charles M. Vest

Book information

Publisher
University of California Press
Year
2007
ISBN
0520252535, 9780520252530, 9781435611412
Google Books ID
-kHAKdNFBpUC
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
368 kB (376908 bytes)
Series
The Clark Kerr Lectures on the Role of Higher Education in Society 1
Edition
1
Pages
141\141
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

Forty years after Clark Kerr coined the term multiversity, the American research university has continued to evolve into a complex force for social and economic good. This volume provides a unique opportunity to explore the current state of the research university system. Charles M. Vest, one of the leading advocates for autonomy for American higher education, offers a multifaceted view of the university at the beginning of a new century. With a complex mission and funding structure, the university finds its international openness challenged by new security concerns and its ability to contribute to worldwide opportunity through sharing and collaboration dramatically expanded by the Internet. In particular, Vest addresses the need to nurture broad access to our universities and stay true to the fundamental mission of creating opportunity.

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