The New Global Universities : Reinventing Education in the 21st Century / Bryan Penprase and Noah Pickus.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Penprase, Bryan, author.

Pickus, Noah, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental education.

Environmental sciences--Study and teaching.

Environmental sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (353 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2024]

Summary:

"Higher education is perpetually in crisis, buffeted by increasing costs and a perceived lack of return on investment, campus culture that is criticized for stifling debate on controversial topics, and a growing sense that the liberal arts are outmoded and irrelevant. Some observers even put higher education on the brink of death. The New Global Universities offers a counterargument, telling the story of educational leaders who have chosen not to give up on higher education but to reimagine it. The book chronicles the development and launch of eight innovative colleges and universities in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and North America, describing the combination of intellectual courage, entrepreneurial audacity, and adaptive leadership needed to invent educational institutions today"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1. Introduction: Start-Up U

2. The liberal arts go global

3. The world's honors college: NYU Abu Dhabi

4. In Asia for the world: Yale-NUS College

5. A culture of continuous innovation: Olin College of Engineering

6. The intangibles of excellence: Fulbright University Vietnam

7. Archimedes's lever: Ashoka University

8. Building an African renaissance: Ashesi University

9. A global solution, African born: African Leadership University

10. Critical wisdom for the sake of the world: Minerva University

11. Essential categories for success in a start-up university

12. Shared governance and global aspirations

13. Conclusion: lessons learned and parting thoughts.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Penprase, Bryan The New Global Universities

ISBN:

0-691-23148-6

9780691231488

OCLC:

1397574534