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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

Title
The American research university from World War II to world wide web : governments, the private sector, and the emerging meta-university / Charles M. Vest.
Author
Vest, Charles M.
Publication
Berkeley : Center for Studies in Higher Education, University of California Press, [2007], ©2007.
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Description
xii, 127 pages; 22 cm.
Summary
"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."--Publisher's description.
Series Statement
The Clark Kerr lectures on the role of higher education in society ; 1
Uniform Title
Clark Kerr lectures on the role of higher education in society.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 111-116) and index.
Contents
Governments and universities: the roles and influences of the public sector in higher education -- Industry, philanthropy, and universities: the roles and influences of the private sector in higher education -- Openness: education, research, and scholarly communication in an age of globalization and terrorism -- The emerging global meta-university: higher education and scholarship in the age of the Internet.
ISBN
  • 9780520252530 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0520252535 (hbk.)
LCCN
2006029086
OCLC
  • ocm71368975
  • 71368975
  • SCSB-9393200
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Columbia University Libraries