Book description
A view of America's colleges and universities and how they are run, the challenges they face and the issues that affect their "owners" - students, faculty, alumni, trustees and others. Among the issues covered are tenure, the admission process in elite institutions and curriculum.
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1 author picked The University as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
When I received tenure in 1990, I bought this book for myself as a gift.
I thought that now that my university, at the time Ohio State, had agreed to invest in me, I should think more seriously about the idea of a university. I enjoyed it tremendously. It is lively, colorful, and witty. Written by the former dean of arts and sciences at Harvard, the book offers a wide-ranging overview of the American university.
Even if some of the statistics are dated, this book remains one of the most appealing introductions to, and overviews of, the American research university.
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