Our higher calling : rebuilding the partnership between America and its colleges and universities / Holden Thorp and Buck Goldstein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thorp, H. Holden, 1964- author.

Goldstein, Buck, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher--United States--Philosophy.

Education, Higher.

United States.

Philosophy.

Education, Higher--Aims and objectives--United States.

Education, Higher--Aims and objectives.

Universities and colleges--United States.

Universities and colleges.

Education, Higher--Philosophy.

Physical Description:

191 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2018]

Summary:

Americans from all walks of life are losing confidence in American higher education and their numbers are increasing at an alarming rate. Amidst this decline in public support, many American colleges and universities now must confront an unstainable business model. Holden Thorp and Buck Goldstein address these problems head on, articulating the real challenges facing higher education and describing in pragmatic terms what can and cannot change - and what should and should not change.

Contents:

Why American universities are the best in the world

American universities are challenged as never before

Strategy is critical, and very difficult

Students are not customers

Faculty are not employees

University leadership: more complicated and more critical than ever

Academic medicine: the elephant in the room

Economic development is no longer optional

The case for both basic research and entrepreneurship

An education and a job

Framing the conversation

Rebuilding the partnership.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781469646862

1469646862

OCLC:

1027735190