Toward a More Perfect University [First edition] 9781610392655, 9781610392662, 1610392655

"Jonathan R. Cole, former provost and current University Professor at Columbia University, addresses some of the bi

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English Pages xiv, 409 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm Year 2016

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Toward a More Perfect University [First edition]
 9781610392655, 9781610392662, 1610392655

Table of contents :
Getting in --
Thoughts on undergraduate education and its future --
A house built on a firm foundation --
The contours of the university --
The affordability and value of higher education : fact and fiction --
An accessible, high-quality education for all --
Creating new academic leagues and knowledge communities --
Reimagining the university campus --
The central dogma of a great university --
Reconstructing the university-government compact --
Structural change --
A United States that can accommodate great universities in 2040.

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