City of intellect : the uses and abuses of the university / Nicholas B. Dirks, New York Academy of Sciences.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dirks, Nicholas B., 1950- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational anthropology.

Anthropology and history.

Anthropological archives.

Education, Higher--United States--Philosophy.

Education, Higher.

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

Universities and colleges--United States.

Universities and colleges.

Higher education and state--United States.

Higher education and state.

Educational change--United States.

Educational change.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxix, 358 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2024.

Summary:

During his four years as the tenth Chancellor of Berkeley (2013-17), Nicholas B. Dirks was confronted by crises arguably more challenging than those faced by any other college administrator in the contemporary period. This thoughtfully candid book, emerging from deep reflection on his turbulent time in office, offers not just a gripping insider's account of the febrile politics of his time as Berkeley's leader, but also decades of nuanced reflection on the university's true meaning (at its best, to be an aspirational 'city of intellect'). Dirks wrestles with some of the most urgent questions with which educational leaders are presently having to engage: including topics such as free speech and campus safe spaces, the humanities' contested future, and the real cost and value of liberal arts learning. His visionary intervention - part autobiography, part practical manifesto - is a passionate cri de cœur for structural changes in higher education that are both significant and profound.

Contents:

Part 1. A Personal History

Part 2. A History of the Future.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 27 Oct 2023).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781009394437 (ebook)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.